Empower 20 million Africans to sustainably provide for themselves by 2032.

This Christmas, help us reach the children who need it most.

We believe every child should have the opportunity to dream, learn, and grow.

Early Childhood Development (ECD), which usually takes place at a crèche or pre-school, is a crucial part of a child’s education, ensuring that they develop their full cognitive, emotional, social and physical potential.

In South Africa’s informal settlements, however, most of these pre-schools are simple set ups, housed in shacks of corrugated iron that are boiling hot in summer and icy cold in winter. They leak in the rain and have little ventilation. There are very few educational toys and equipment, and few qualified staff. Most do not have adequate toilets.
Despite these dire conditions, these centres are the heart of communities, a place where parents can leave their children and go to work with peace of mind. The centres nurture hope and offer a chance at breaking the cycle of poverty and inequality that are prevalent in these communities.
This Christmas, you can help us reach the children who need it most.

With your support, we can give every child the strong start they deserve. Your gift can turn their wishes into reality.

Your contribution you can help us:

Provide daily nutritious meals to children in ECD centres which constitute 75% of the daily nutritional requirements of a child.

Enhance access to clean and safe drinking water and handwashing facilities which promote hygiene for children in ECD centres.

Education numeracy and literacy resources which help with child stimulation in the ECD centres.

Upgrade and renovate substandard ECD structures into decent and safe learning facilities for children which foster stimulation and childhood development

Empower teachers with teaching qualifications which enable them to teach the children adequately.

Stories

agro-ecology-ForAfrikaRead more +03 December 2025 By ForAfrika in South Africa, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Mary’s story: A household transformed by water and hope with support of ForAfrika and the Embassy of Switzerland in South Africa 

For years, the community of Suurman in Hammanskraal lived under the weight of a crippling water crisis. Municipal water trucks would arrive periodically, but the water came at a cost which many families could not afford.
Read more +14 November 2025 By ForAfrika in South Africa

A new beginning for Ekhayeni ECD centre 

Laughter, song, and celebration filled the air as eight volunteers from ForAfrika Switzerland stood proudly beside Principal Thandile Zenzile during the handover of the newly rebuilt Ekhayeni Early Childhood Development Centre in Mangaung, Free State.
Read more +05 November 2025 By ForAfrika in Education, South Africa

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.
Read more +05 November 2025 By ForAfrika in Education, South Africa

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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© 2025 | For Afrika to Thrive (Registration Number: 2010/025117/10) is a multi-national public charity with a global reach. We have affiliate offices in:
• South Africa (ForAfrika South Africa NPC, Registration Number: 1983/011022/08, NPO Number: 052-455-NPO, PBO Number: 130000144)
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