1).To recognize and address conditions of historical marginalization and under-representation within the discipline of Anthropology and lobbying Governments to include the discipline of anthropology in the school, college and the University education in India and elsewhere.
2) To promote excellence in anthropology as a professional discipline grounded in the systematic pursuit of knowledge of human nature and to promote its responsible use to solve human problems and lobby Governments to include anthropology as qualifying discipline for the Job recruiters.
3) To undertake ethnographic studies on the indigenous communities and weaker sections of the societies particularly on the denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic people groups of India to uphold the voices of these down trodden and the marginalized people groups, to help them access the benefits of planned development and mainstream civilization.
4) To publish the “International Journal of Anthropological Applications” to promote anthropological knowledge, its applications and its relevance worldwide. To bring out AAfH Newsletter for circulation of anthropological information.
5) To establish the International Institute of Anthropological Applications to promote anthropological teaching, research, enhance innovative and rigorous thinking in terms of anthropological theory, research methods, understandings and application of findings as well as superior integration of sub-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspectives to facilitate significant contribution to our understanding of humankind in order to solve human problems and improve human conditions.
6) To promote nation building process by applying the anthropological insights to do effective character education, inculcate the virtues of Democracy and the constitutional virtues to encourage the cooperative, productive and responsible citizenry to build stronger families, safer communities and flourishing nations to promote Global peace.
7) To bring anthropological understandings to provide policy advices to the legislators, assist ministers, civil servants, judiciary, press, train NGOs and civil society, business and media leaders in cross-cultural and character competencies to help them offer best services to humans that promote human dignity, peaceful social co-existence and collective wellbeing.
8) To promote the anthropological research and training programs to equip students to acquire the job-oriented and life-oriented character competencies to help them lead the respectful, responsible, cooperative, productive and happy lives
9) To organize national Anthropology for India, regional and Bi-annual International Conferences, webinars, and promote professional dialogues not only to update and promote the new departures, theories, understandings, and findings in anthropology but also its applications to various pressing issues worldwide.
10) To maintain close contacts and network with relevant associations nationally and internationally and reinforce anthropological sub-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary and international exchanges to update and promote anthropological knowledge in order to render holistic services to humankind.
The Philosophy of the Anthropological Association for
Humankind (AAfH) is founded on a commitment to elevate anthropology as
an essential discipline that addresses social inequities, deepens knowledge of
human societies, and applies anthropological insights to advance human welfare
globally. AAfH operates on several core principles:
Through these guiding principles, AAfH aims to fulfill its
mission of advancing anthropology as a transformative discipline that not only
deepens our understanding of humanity but also applies this understanding to
promote societal resilience, global harmony, and collective well-being.