Hammanskraal: The South African town where water ‘smells like death’
Thursday, 13 February 2025
Despite existing infrastructure, many residents of Hammanskraal have gone more than ten years without reliable access to clean water. The cholera outbreak in 2023, which left more than 30 people dead, underscored the urgent need for a lasting solution.
- Published in South Africa, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
ForAfrika Rwanda – Country Manager
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
The Country Manager (CM) is responsible for the strategic leadership, design, and implementation of all country programmes, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, accountable programming that aligns with ForAfrika’s mission and strategic objectives.
- Published in Careers
The critical link between nutrition and learning in Africa’s future
Thursday, 23 January 2025
Without regular, nutritious meals, a third of children in Africa face major barriers to learning, growth, and reaching their full potential
- Published in Education, Health and Nutrition
ForAfrika Ethiopia – Accountant
Monday, 20 January 2025
The position holder will ensure stewardship for ForAfrika Ethiopia’s resources and sound financial reporting in line with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, ForAfrika policies and procedures, local laws and donor
requirements.
- Published in Careers
Proven Process for Self-Sustaining Communities
Friday, 13 December 2024
Our Proven Process illustrates our approach to working with communities to become self-sustainable. Developed through four decades of working closely together with African communities, this process involves a continuum of transformation across three stages:
Digitalisation of the rural economy through Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs)
Friday, 13 December 2024
ForAfrika presents a vision to transform the traditional systems through digital innovation. Our project doesn't just aim to solve problems; it seeks to unlock the full potential of rural communities, fostering economic growth and self-reliance. By blending cutting-edge technology with deep respect for local traditions, we're writing a new chapter in Rwanda's development story.
- Published in Economic Empowerment Programme Resources, Rwanda
Photo Essay: Our Community
Thursday, 12 December 2024
Over the years in our 40-year history, our photographers have captured the joy that meeting men, women and children across Africa have brought. They share some of their best images in this commemorative photo essay.
- Published in Africa
Climate-Smart Solutions
Friday, 25 October 2024
Africa faces serious environmental challenges and extreme vulnerability to climate change. Despite being the lowest contributor to climate change, its people are disproportionately affected by its consequences.
A life inspired by Africa
Thursday, 03 October 2024
“Potatoes! Potatoes!” came the cry up the stairwell of the six-story apartment block in Maputo. It was the early 1980s and Mozambique was in the midst of civil war – and a famine.
Photo Essay: World Food Day
Tuesday, 01 October 2024
The United Nations’ 2024 report on Food Securityfound that the African continent is not on track to meet the food security and nutrition targets of Sustainable Development Goal 2 on Zero Hunger for 2030.
- Published in Food Security and Livelihoods