Laurinda Muhombo, the little Dream seller of Issombo

In the quiet rural community of Issombo, in the Municipality of Bocoio, Angola, 12-year-old Laurinda Muhombo is enrolled in the third grade at Issombo Primary School and is a beneficiary of the school feeding programme supported by ForAfrika. Despite her young age, Laurinda has long had to navigate the tension between survival and her right to simply be a child.
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A fresh start for Khulani Pre-School in Thaba Nchu

Khulani Pre-School in Thaba Nchu, Free State Province, South Africa, underwent a much-needed makeover to revamp the facility to better meet the needs of its learners.
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ForAfrika builds a stronger learning foundation in Lucite, Angola

Ten years ago, no one in the Lucite community could have foreseen the remarkable transformation that would take place at Lucite Primary School.
Students in Viendi Primary School, Angola

International Day of Education 2026 

This year’s International Day of Education invites us to reflect on a crucial question: How can we meaningfully enable children across Africa to invoke their fundamental right to receive an education?

We Never Left: How School Feeding Is Transforming Angola’s Future 

Reaching villages like Viendi and Kalupuca is not easy. After driving 70 kilometres from Benguela, we leave the paved roads behind and slowly make our way across rough terrain for hours, determined to reach the people who need us most. How do we reach them? We never left. ForAfrika stays when everyone else leaves, and we continue delivering life-saving support to the most vulnerable families in Angola.
School learners attend the sensitisation workshop.

“Let’s talk about periods” – Sensitisation for schoolgirls 

“Hello everyone. I’m here today to talk to you about something that happens to me, to you, and to every woman and girl: growing up.” That is how Aunt Ermelinda, as the girls like to call her, begins her workshop in Viendi Primary School, a small village in central Angola.

Growing hope at Khulani: Woolworths and ForAfrika nurture young minds in the Free State

Bongiwe is the kind of educator parents dream of. She’s caring, energetic, and deeply committed to her community. With a university diploma in teaching, she stepped into the role of principal after the passing of her mother, who founded the school.

Breaking barriers at Ekurhuleni School for the Deaf 

Just like spoken languages, sign languages differ from country to country. What might mean “break” in the United States can mean “toilet” in South Africa. That’s the first lesson teacher Nonhlanhla Nyovane cheerfully teaches us as we arrive at Ekurhuleni School for the Deaf.
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Model ECD centre in rural Rwanda sparks new hope for learners 

The impact of education extends far beyond the classroom. It empowers children to thrive despite the challenges their communities may face. In an effort to ensure children in vulnerable communities have access to inclusive, quality education, ForAfrika invested over Rwf 88 million (approximately USD 60,757) in the construction of the Teta Kibondo Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centre.
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ForAfrika breaks ground for a new school in Angola

In a heartening milestone for education in Angola’s remote communities, ForAfrika has officially launched the construction of a new school building in Lusite, a rural village in the Benguela Province.