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Education

Education is more than just classroom learning—it’s about enabling children to thrive amidst the broader challenges their communities face.

We are breaking down these barriers—one school, one child, one community at a time.

Our approach to Education programming in Africa

ForAfrika works to ensure that children in the most vulnerable communities have access to quality education. Our programmes address socio-economic barriers like food insecurity and inadequate infrastructure, creating holistic, child-friendly environments that support students’ emotional, physical, and cognitive well-being. By integrating schools, communities, and local stakeholders, we make education a pathway to long-term success and resilience.

Key objectives of our Education programming

Education ForAfrika is transforming lives and empowering communities across Africa.

Healthier students

By integrating nutrition and healthcare into our programmes, we reduce illness and improve.

Empowered women and girls

With targeted interventions, more girls can enrol and stay in school, promoting gender equality and empowering future female leaders.

Improved academic outcomes

Access to quality education and trained teachers leads to higher literacy and numeracy rates among children.

Reduced inequalities

Inclusive education practices ensure that children with disabilities and those from marginalised groups receive equal opportunities to succeed.

Key interventions of our Education programming

Child-friendly schools

We create inclusive, safe, and supportive learning environments with improved infrastructure, WASH facilities, and disability-friendly spaces, prioritising the emotional and physical well-being of all learners.

School feeding and gardens

We combat food insecurity and improve nutrition with school feeding programmes and gardens, providing daily meals and teaching sustainable farming skills for long-term food security.

Early Childhood Development (ECD)

Our integrated ECD programmes include health screenings, nutrition support, safe water, hygiene practices, and pre-primary education to ensure holistic growth and cognitive development.

Teacher training

We focus on enhancing student outcomes by equipping teachers with evolving skills through continuous professional development in collaboration with teacher training colleges.

Education programme resources

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Proven Process for Self-Sufficient Communities
Our Proven Process illustrates our approach to working with communities to become self-sufficie...

Impact

Thanks to you, last year we enabled quality education for 726,531 people.

Our core programmatic pillars

Emergency Response

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Food Security and Livelihoods

Health and Nutrition

Education

Economic Empowerment

Sustainable Development Goals

Our Education interventions directly contribute to SDGs: 2, 4, 5, 6 and 10.

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Where we work

We implement Education programming in Angola, Central African Republic, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan and Uganda.

Click on a country for more information:

Our trusted partners

• World Food Programme
• Save The Children
• Unicef
• Sasol
• Ministries of Education/National Council for Children at National and Local levels in each country of operation

The latest updates on Education

Read more +16 December 2025 By ForAfrika in Angola, 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.

Read more +12 December 2025 By Carolyn Cramer in Angola, Education, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

“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.

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.