Changes

In 2011, in the wake of the Haiti Earthquake foriegn aid scramble, the Foundation established '''The Institute on Higher Awesome Studies''' with the resounding cry for alternatives to traditional forms of aid, ''"Yo, I know this sounds cray-cray. But like, check this argument out..." . ''Mainstream aid is plagued with many inefficiencies in short sighted goals, rigidity and use of outsiders over indigenous resources and knowledge. AF recognized that their flexibility in being a sum of many decentralized small parts allowed them to adapt to tough aid crisises, chapter by chapter, month by month, and empowering taskforces native to the areas they are trying to help. These chapters are already cropping up in New Orleans and Detriot.

Awesome Chapters are becoming valuable nodes in their communities; creating a reason for very interesting, imaginative, cross-disipline people to encounter eachother and public attractions which alllow them to bond. Many Awesome Projects are very communiy-centric, here are a few: