The Mediterranean Foundation for the Survival of African Migrants started as a welfare group founded in Greece by two social workers made up of one African and an European namely Ambassador Agiri Daniel and Dr Vasilis Koniaris, after seeing how many people from Africa and other continents were being maltreated and dying in their quest to move over to Europe for greener pastures by all means and without following the right channel but journeyed either through the Mediterranean sea or the desert illegally, and the ill-treatment being melted to those that finally made it to Europe and are seeking for asylum.

Some migrants follow the desert path that take them some weeks and others months to get to their destinations while some preferred using the Mediterranean sea with over crowded boats or balloon at the mercy of the tempest, pirates or even some Government security agencies that do capsize their boats on the high sea. Some end up been eaten by fishes or drown, while others are taken as slaves, with their ladies and mothers being countlessly raped and their young men as labourers who are at the mercy of their masters. Many of these migrants are being deceived by traffickers which has grown to a very big cartel or gang who cash in on their ignorance to feed fat on them while promising them mouth watering opportunities abroad.

The foundation name was formerly known as migrants crossing Mediterranean which started on facebook page in 2019 where the illegal activities of these cartels were exposed and also used in soliciting for help for stranded individuals who were passing through difficult time, and seeking for assistance from the public to help the less privileges, but the name was later changed to Mediterranean foundation for the survival of African Migrants in order to broaden the activities of the foundation. The foundation’s new name (Mediterranean foundation for the survival of African Migrants) is now fully registered in Nigeria with the Corporate Affairs Commission as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)

Aims and objectives of the Organization:

MFSAM main aims and objectives are to fight and create awareness on the societal ills viz:
(1) Human trafficking
(2) Child abuse
(3) Illegal/Irregular migration: To combat illegal immigration and design of actions and information Campaigns at National and International level in accordance with International Law and Conventions.
(4) Racism/xenophobia: The Foundation also fights against racial discrimination which some of the Africans are being indicted because of no Authorized papers or document. The Foundation sends some Lawyers on their behalf to look into their cases. The Foundation involves in caring for the illegal/irregular Migrants' health conditions by consulting Doctors of the World to take good care of their health. Even those immigrants Germans are given shelters by the Foundation. The Foundation has even extended its Humanitarian works down to African Country, even some sick people are being taken care of by the Foundation e.g (Nana). The Foundation has gone to the extent of providing her with a wheel chair, and still planning to secure artificial limbs to make her life more better. The Foundation are also helping some students who cannot afford money to go back to school to acquire their education.

We are working towards achieving this for the benefit of our target group the poor, socially and economically deprived people.
* To create awareness among the people on prevailing socioeconomic situation and encourage them for active participation in socioeconomic development program.
* To build capacity of women, teens, children and youth to demand for quality public services.
* To build and develop institutions that promote dialogue and reconciliation among the refugee.
* To promote and initiate community advocacy and rights approach to development in the community.
* Initiate and promote alternative livelihoods in the post conflict era among communities.
* To undertake suitable projects and programs with special emphasis on illegal traveling, drug abuse, human trafficking, empowerment, Family Welfare/Comprehensive Rural Development/Preservation of environment and other humanitarian work.

Our membership span across African Nations, other Continents and the globe at large because it involves humanity and its welfare.

Some of the achievements of MFSAM

* Peace talk/visit to Ukraine
* Supply of three wheel chairs to the physically challenged patients
* Resolved 100 cases in favour of women and children through medications
* An SOS visit to Ogundijo community in Badeku village, Ibadan, Oyo State. School children were given study materials and school sandals.
* Contributed food supply to over 100 refugees.
* Supported redistribution of the care burden in over 100 households; men are helping their wives in executing house chores.
*The Meditranean Foundation for the Survival of African Migrant is still working hard with some other Countries of the world in helping a lot of individuals who are tired of staying abroad to return to their Home Countries.
*The Mediterranean Foundation for the Survival of African Migrants has been able to go to Libya – Malta – Greece – Italy and Spain to rescue people with the German ship of which 70% of the victims are Africans (Pictures Attached).
* Most of the achievements are shown in pictorials