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

ForAfrika Impact Map

We are the largest African humanitarian and development organisation working for an Africa that thrives.

As an African organisation, we address the unique challenges of our continent through an African-led approach that focuses on long-term impact because Africa is home, and we don’t leave.

Our approach

We implement integrated, community-led programmes that save lives, build resilience, and enable transformational community development. Over the past four decades we have built strong partnerships with our communities, delving deep into their challenges and aspirations for fair and sustainable growth. Our guiding principle is simple yet profound: progress thrives when it springs from within communities themselves. We work hand in hand, amplifying their existing plans, developing strategies together, and ensuring they have the resources they need to sustainably provide for themselves and thrive.

Our approach places communities firmly in the driving seat, instilling a sense of ownership and responsibility. We empower communities with the knowledge, skills, and resources to chart their own sustainable path forward, without relying on temporary external aid.

Our programming pillars

Across our six core programming pillars, developed through tried-and-tested processes, we address a myriad of interconnected community vulnerabilities.

Emergency Response

We offer vital support and resources to our communities when they need us most.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

We work with communities to provide access to clean water and better hygiene.

Food Security and Livelihoods

We help create food security and more sustainable livelihoods for our people.

Health and Nutrition

We provide health and nutritional support for healthier, stronger communities.

Education

We build better futures by enabling a strong and stable educational environment.

Economic Empowerment

We equip our communities with the right skills and access to grow Africa’s economy.

Our proven process

We facilitate a continuum of transformation involving three stages: Emergency Relief, Early Recovery and Transition, and Transformational Development. At each stage, we implement locally led, integrated interventions that are carefully organised and layered within and across our core programming pillars, to holistically address community development challenges.

Principles of our programmes

  • Community-centered and empowering.
  • Integrated, holistic, transformational, and conceptualised and managed as a Programme rather than projects.
  • Seek to build household resilience.
  • Contribute to the global SDGs as well as National Development priorities, as outlined in the National Development Plans for each respective country of operation.
  • Needs-based, with age-appropriate interventions, removing barriers for participation and promoting fair access for all.
  • Partnership and localisation.
  • Rigorous monitoring and evaluation.

What sets us apart

African expertise and understanding

As an African organisation, we possess an inherent understanding of the continent’s diverse contexts, cultures, and challenges. This deep-rooted familiarity allows us to tailor our interventions effectively, ensuring they resonate with local needs and aspirations.

Established presence in Africa

ForAfrika has the largest footprint of any African Humanitarian and Development Organisation, with over 40 years of active engagement across the continent.

Community integration

We are deeply ingrained within the communities we serve, earning their trust through decades of dedicated service, expertise, and respectful partnership.

Proven credibility

Our track record of competence, respect for human rights, and diligent collaboration with local communities has established ForAfrika as a trusted and credible entity in the region.

Emergency preparedness

We are always ready for quick deployment and effective response to humanitarian crises, leveraging
our presence within communities to save lives and alleviate suffering promptly.

Comprehensive support

From life-saving interventions like WASH facilities and emergency provisions to long-term recovery efforts, ForAfrika remains committed to supporting communities throughout every stage of development, tapping into local resources and skills for sustainable impact.

Programme resources

Our goal is to empower 20 million Africans to sustainably provide for themselves by 2032.

Impact

Thanks to your support, in 2023 we impacted the lives of 4,221,541 people across Africa.

Emergencies

637, 224 people reached

WASH

192, 968 people reached

Food Security and Livelihoods

1, 236, 219 people reached

Health and Nutrition

636, 408 people reached

Education

1, 471, 014 people reached

Economic Empowerment

47, 708 people reached

*ForAfrika Education programming impact in 2023.
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Our core programmatic pillars

Across our six core programming pillars, developed through tried-and-tested processes, we address a myriad of interconnected community vulnerabilities.

Sustainable Development Goals

Our interventions directly contribute to SDGs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 13.

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Where we work

We operate in Angola, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan and Uganda.

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We are poised for further growth with plans to extend our reach to Democratic Republic of Congo, eSwatini, Kenya and Tanzania.

Our trusted partners

Through a successful partnership, we’ve provided highly nutritious meals to children and families in Angola, Mozambique, and South Sudan, becoming a trusted implementing partner.

Our partnership with UNICEF in Mozambique, South Sudan and Angola has delivered years of lifesaving and high impact interventions across multiple sectors including Health, Nutrition, WASH and Education.

Partnering since 2020, we continue to deliver lifesaving Health and WASH projects in South Sudan and Mozambique in response to the Covid-19 crisis.

Actively participating in emergency coordination, we have a longstanding partnership via the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SSHF) and the UN Cluster system.

Since the 1980s, our partnership has served millions of Africans with life-saving food and essential provisions.

Running the Pibor Primary Healthcare Clinic in South Sudan since 2022, we’ve upgraded it to hospital status in 2023, achieving zero maternal deaths in 2024.

We’ve significantly contributed to refugee integration in Uganda since 2017 and are aiding in the 2023 Sudan Crisis response in South Sudan.

As a partner since 2003, we’ve assisted in various programmes and managed warehouses and food distribution, eventually becoming the largest implementing partner in South Sudan in 2011.

The latest updates

World Immunisation DayRead more +10 November 2025 By ForAfrika in Health and Nutrition, South Sudan

Bringing integrated health services closer to communities 

Tucked away in the rugged terrain of southeastern South Sudan, Jebel Boma is a remote and underdeveloped region, bordering Ethiopia, and home to mobile pastoralist communities. Infrastructure is sparse, roads are few, and access to clean water and healthcare is a daily struggle.
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)
• United Kingdom (ForAfrika UK, England and Wales Registered Charity Number: 1050992, Scotland: SC043643)
• USA (ForAfrika USA, EIN: 38-2726350)
• Canada (Canada ForAfrika, Charity Number: 865982573 RR 0001)
• Germany (ForAfrika Deutschland e.V., Tax Number: 99019/38930)
• Switzerland (Stiftung Schweiz ForAfrika, Registration Number: CHE-114.509.322)
• Australia (ForAfrika Ltd, Registration Number: 651 493 980)
• Norway (ForAfrika Norge, Registration Number: 828 055 232)

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