Local Outreach

Resources

AMATEA undertakes certain pro bono consulting projects that are aligned with its mission of social betterment:

In Appalachia (and in Nicaragua), AMATEA has engaged community members around the issues of business start-up as a means to alleviating poverty and other social problems.

In Northern Virginia, Dr. Amat provides consultations to Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations serving refugee and immigrant communities; and

In Leesburg, Virginia, Dr. Amat conducts Life Skills (Empowerment) Workshops for the Transitional Housing Program, applying the framework of Appreciative Inquiry (discovery, dream, design, destiny) to spark life-affirming and uplifting positive change among community members.

Join the Blue Heart Campaign. As an International Women-Owned Business Enterprise, AMATEA calls to your attention the United Nations Secretary-General's call to "Unite to end violence against women." United on this front, UNODC Executive Director Costa has called on all of us to join the UNODC's Blue Heart Campaign against human trafficking "in order to end enslavement, and achieve women's equality." Do your part to influence public opinion against human trafficking. Follow the Blue Heart. International/UN campaign co-ordinated by UNODC.

Report Human Trafficking. Call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-3737-888 (Multi-lingual & Toll Free). See also the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families’ Web Form to submit questions online and Brochure to learn how you can recognize victims of human trafficking.