What We Do
- MOAA organizes and participates in a variety of awareness campaigns to ensure the District’s African community has access to local services and resources.
- Award funding to African community-based organizations whose programs provide culturally and/or linguistically targeted services and resources to the District’s African residents and businesses.
- MOAA supports the Office of Human Rights (OHR) and other entities to implement The Language Access Act of 2004 (LAA) by supporting African residents language access needs through data collection, outreach, quality control, recruitment, and cross-cultural communications training.
- MOAA promotes awareness of and appreciation for the District’s diverse African community by organizing cultural symposiums, commemorations, and exhibits to explore African identity, celebrate heritage, and support community building.
Meet the Director
With ten years of experience managing multifaceted operational and strategic development across government and nonprofit ecosystems, Aly Kaba has served at the Mayor's Office on African Affairs (MOAA) in various capacities since 2015, including Interim and Deputy Director. Throughout his tenure at MOAA, Kaba has dedicated Himself to ensuring the District's African immigrants have greater awareness and access to DC government programs and services of health, education, employment, social services, safety, and business for their economic and social development. Kaba is a dedicated global change advocate known for driving mission success through critical partnerships and informed decision-making. Kaba is a member of the Executive Office of the Mayor (EOM) grant making committee to inform decisions on community grant cycles for 190+ grants supporting non-governmental projects. Projects include the $10M DC HOPE Community Grants in response to COVID19, the $2.5M Immigration Justice Legal Services Grant Program, and the $100K African Community Development Grant program. In coordination with the Deputy Mayor's Office for Planning and Economic Development, Kaba drove a new competitive DC global business strategy to include African countries and participated in Mayor Bowser's Diplomatic & Trade Mission to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Certified Public Manager from the Georges Washington University Center for Excellence in Public Leadership, Kaba holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Social Policy and a Master of Arts in International Economics and Globalization focusing on International Development from the University Pierre Mendes. Originally from Guinea, he is fluent in French, English, Pular, Sosso, and Mandinka. Director Kaba is a proud resident of Ward 5.
View the Mayor’s Office on African Affairs' organizational chart.
History
In March 2006, the Council of the District of Columbia enacted DC ACT 16-313, mandating the establishment of an Office and Commission on African Affairs within the DC government.
Contact Us
Mayor’s Office on African Affairs
899 North Capitol Street, NE Suite 7200
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 727-5634
Email: [email protected]
FOIA Information
If you cannot find the information you are looking for here or elsewhere on DC.gov you can submit a FOIA request online via the DC government Public FOIA Portal. Requests may also be submitted by mail, fax, or email. However, please note that FOIA requests submitted online will be easier to track and process.
To understand the process before making a request, please see foia.dc.gov.
Administrative Appeals
An administrative appeal is submitted to the Mayor. An administrative appeal may be submitted online via the DC government Public FOIA Portal. An appeal may also be submitted by mail or email. The appeal must include a copy of the original request as well as a copy of the public body's written denial letter issued to you, if any. In addition, the appeal must include a written statement of the arguments, circumstances, or reasons in support of the information sought by your request. The appeal letter must include "Freedom of Information Act Appeal" or "FOIA Appeal" in the subject line of the letter as well as marked on the outside of the envelope. You may direct a written appeal to:[email protected]
Or
Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel
FOIA Appeal
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 407
Washington, DC 20004
A copy of the appeal must be provided to the public body whose denial you are appealing. The appeal must be addressed to the public body’s FOIA Officer.
FOIA Officer
The FOIA Officer is the principal contact point within MOCA for advice and policy guidance on matters pertaining to the administration of the FOIA. All requests are handled professionally and expeditiously. MOCA’s FOIA Officer’s information is listed below.
Henry Johnson
Executive Office of the Mayor
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20004
[email protected]
Phone: (202) 727-3384
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