2006 - 2010 Program

PLATFORM #1
Non-Traditional Entrepreneur
Women are seizing the
reins of entrepreneurship because they realize that it is the key to
economic survival. As they become more of the business landscape and
their enterprises grow, women are coming face to face with the
challenges of managing and expanding new ventures. To build a strong
foundation for women in business, Alpha Kappa Alpha will create economic
expertise, success in business and power networking opportunities for
the non-traditional entrepreneur.
PLATFORM #2
Economic Keys to Success
Economic development is expanding its reach to a new global
frontier. The Sorority must be poised to compete in these world markets.
Simultaneously, living standards within the Black community must be
improved. To achieve these goals, Alpha Kappa Alpha will, through
education, synergy and partnerships, develop and disseminate the
economic keys to success.
PLATFORM #3
Economic Growth of the Black Family
The strength of the Black community hinges on the viability of
the family. If the family foundation is weak, so too will be the broader
societal structure that gives life and nourishes the family unit. Alpha
Kappa Alpha is sensitive to the fact that within the core structure, the
Black male, in particular, faces potentially daunting challenges.
Recognizing this, a powerful remedy lies in devising strategies for
assisting young males in overcoming the formidable challenges to their
educational development and well-being. Through activities that enable,
support and provide access, Alpha Kappa Alpha will work to achieve the
economic growth of the Black family.
PLATFORM #4
Undergraduate Signature Program:
Economic Educational Advancement Through Technology
Technology must be mastered if there is any hope of economic
educational advancement. To address this powerful reality, Alpha Kappa
Alpha resolves to work with higher educational institutions and other
organizations that reach students to develop an exemplary model
technology access and training program that serves the community and
becomes part of the central activities of the institution. Driven by
this platform, the Sorority will initiate an undergraduate signature
program: Economic Educational Advancement through Technology.
PLATFORM #5
Health Resource Management and Economics
To reach that stratosphere of satisfaction where one is
physically and mentally fit and poised to embrace all of life's rewards
and challenges requires a balance of emotional intelligence, optimal
psychology and spirituality. Studies prove that when all of these
elements are in divine order, physical health, relationships and life
satisfaction will be the result. Through health resource management and
economics, Alpha Kappa Alpha will address the many health issues and
crises that face the Black community in the United States and globally.
The mandate in this platform is to gain emotional empowerment, develop
social support networks and raise public awareness.


