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Voices of Africa

Hear from those who are working together for Africa to thrive. Every one of them - a story worth sharing.

Our time in the field gives us a personal view on what it's like to get a meal at school each day. The mothers, children and communities that we’ve met inspire our ideas and, often times, solutions. Every one of them has a story worth sharing.

Give clean water today

Water eases Awuru’s pain and serves a whole community in Uganda

Cyclone Freddy hits Mabote

Dercia wonders what her home is like after Cyclone Freddy hit

Escape: Dercia Jose Maunze managed to walk to safety in a neighbouring village after torrential rain caused flooding in Mabote The young student escaped the rising waters, but her village was cut off when roads were washed away Dercia Jose Maunze’s life was turned upside down when Cyclone Freddy hit her small village in the
Cyclone Freddy decimates crops

Cyclone Freddy uproots Maria’s crops

Destroyed: Maria Nguila stands among her decimated cassava crops The full-time farmer is still reeling from the damage the tropical storm wreaked on her land Maria Nguila is devastated. The 57-year-old farmer from Vilankulo in Inhambane province, Mozambique watched as Cyclone Freddy decimated her crops last week. The heavy rains caused flooding; waterlogging her groundnut
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Cyclone Freddy Mozambique Emergency Response

ForAfrika responds to Cyclone Freddy

En route: Roads were blocked by trees that had fallen over in the tropical storm, delaying ForAfrika’s team delivering essential supplies On 24 February, Cyclone Freddy hit the coast of Mozambique as a tropical storm. Heavy rains and flooding ensued. ForAfrika was prepared for the fallout. When Cyclone Freddy made landfall in Mozambique, ForAfrika was
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loveforafrika

Love ForAfrika

Love is: having a little sister to hug In very tough and often heartbreaking contexts, love and compassion for our fellow human beings is what keeps us going. Love is also what allows mothers to walk vast distances to find treatment at a malnutrition clinic or fathers to search for a better source of water,
Lillian Achirochan Pibor Health Care Centre

ForAfrika saves the lives of gunshot patients – and delivers new babies

The good nurse: Lillian Achirochan consults with a patient at the Pibor Health Care Centre. The centre in now under ForAfrika’s management Inter-communal conflict in South Sudan in December left 60 dead and many more injured and displaced. ForAfrika’s clinic staff stepped up to the task and took on emergency cases The lone teenaged gunshot

Photo Essay: Volunteers transform a pre-school – and the lives of children

Keys to a new beginning: Principal Simollang Pooe has dedicated her life to creating a safe environment for the children in her community. The owners of these small crèches often do so for very little financial reward. Now she has the keys to a bright new establishment Early Childhood Development (ECD) – which usually takes

ForAfrika appears on a global stage at COP27

Bone dry: Isak Pretorius, ForAfrika CEO in Angola which is experiencing the worst drought in 40 years. Farming is now a futile pursuit for many. Climate change is a threat multiplier in Africa, the most vulnerable continent to its effects This week, world leaders have congregated in Egypt for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change
Isabel

Isabel’s new beginning

Alvina ‘employs’ mom and dad to work in her vegetable garden

In leaf: Alvina is happiest when busy in her garden Excited to share what she had learnt at school, the 12-year-old replicated the techniques at home and got her family involved By Arcenio Macuende Alvina Castigo Murrombe is just 12 years old but manages her vegetable garden like a professional. She is often knee-high in
KZN Flooding update

ForAfrika and partners bring back smiles to flood-hit KwaZulu-Natal

A box of necessities helps to relieve the suffering, but long-term, sustainable projects are needed in these areas A few months after catastrophic floods hit the coastal regions of the KwaZulu-Natal province, families are still struggling to piece their lives back together. ForAfrika and partners worked together to bring some relief to those worst affected
School feeding in Uganda

Children plant their own school lunches

In Uganda, where land is given to refugees, school children are being taught some valuable gardening skills School feeding in Uganda looks slightly different from the programme in other ForAfrika countries. Whereas most children in our other programmes are younger and receive a bowl of highly nutritious food each school day, the children in senior
Drought in Angola

Drought in Angola ‘dismantles’ families

Agro-pastoralists are being forced to move further and further away from home in search of food for their livestock Caveiambwa, Makahitapi and Mariko of the Muhimba ethnic group have seen their way of life decimated by the drought currently throttling their homeland in southern Angola. The pastures that they relied on for their cattle shrivelled
Mended boreholes Mozambique

Mozambique: Mended boreholes restore hope in Montepuez

In Cabo Delgado, where violent insurgency has displaced many from their homes, ForAfrika is restoring hope and water with a simple maintenance project. ForAfrika successfully carried out the rehabilitation of boreholes and pumps in various rural villages in Montepuez, Cabo Delgado, recently. The municipal pumps had stopped working due to lack of maintenance and a
Emile Morane balcony

One life saved, leads to more lives given

After receiving a second chance in life, successful musician prefers to pay it forward Emile Morane, immaculately dressed, opens the gate to his home in a suburb of Kigali, Rwanda. Behind him are the distinct sounds of a band practising. “Once you are inside here, there are no visitors, only family,” he says with a
World Food Day

Hungry widow Cipriana shields children from seeing other people’s food

This World Food Day finds us with an ongoing pandemic, conflicts, climatic disasters, rising prices and international tensions which all affect global food security. We need to build a sustainable world where everyone, everywhere has regular access to enough nutritious food. “When it starts to get dark, and the hunger increases, I lock myself and
Savings lead to transformation for a refugee family

Savings lead to transformation for a refugee family

Rosemary’s careful money management has allowed her to open a shop and dream of bigger things Rosemary Anania, 47, is a refugee from South Sudan living in the Imvepi refugee settlement in Uganda. Rosemary is a member of the Trust Farmers Village Savings and Loan Association, a group supported by ForAfrika. “My children and I
ForAfrika moves into the Central African Republic

ForAfrika moves into the Central African Republic (CAR)

In one of the world’s most vulnerable countries, farmers’ associations are a lifeline for many, but they need important resources Based on humanitarian reports published by the United Nations Office for Coordinating Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), ForAfrika became aware of large-scale humanitarian needs in the Central African Republic (CAR) and took the decision to move into
A tale of two Peters

A tale of two Peters

Separated by war and joined together by ‘peace gardens’, these two friends have made a new life for themselves and their families Peter Adumba and Peter Khemis have been friends since their youth in South Sudan. They were both forced to flee when violence flared in their home country and separated them in 2018. But,
South Sudan Floods

After floods, more than 30,000 no longer have a home

Although annual flooding happens each year in South Sudan, in the past few years it has become more severe and reaching places it did not before. Along the roads, outside the town of Aweil in South Sudan, families have erected makeshift homes using branches and plastic sheeting. They were forced to flee to higher ground
To thrive, African nations must ensure children are well nourished

To thrive, African nations must ensure children are well nourished

African nations can vastly improve their economic potential by ensuring that children are well nourished, says Sihle Mooi, South Africa country director at ForAfrika Good nutrition is essential for the academic performance that is required for young people to succeed in a modern knowledge economy, says Mooi, ahead of International Literacy Day on 8 September.
Mother of eight finds sustenance and solace through gardening

Mother of eight finds sustenance and solace through gardening

Mary lost her husband 10 years ago; he was killed during a cattle raid, a common occurrence and a major cause of conflict and displacement in the Greater Pibor area where she lives. As is customary in these parts, after the death of her husband, Mary was “handed over” to his younger brother, now the
Teresa prays for a late harvest

Teresa prays for a late harvest in Angola

World Humanitarian Day ForAfrika

#WorldHumanitarianDay

Africa can feed itself

Improving cross-border trade policy is vital in solving the African food security crisis

Amplify the voices of African women

Amplify the voices of African women: Ann Pretorius

Breast feeding

Breastmilk makes the world go round

Africa’s drought reaches far beyond the Horn of Africa

Africa’s drought reaches far beyond the horn of Africa

Run For Afrika

Rehan successfully completes three triathlons in a week

Fred keeps his eye on the big picture

Meet Fred

For Afrika quick to respond to DRC refugee crisis in Uganda

ForAfrika quick to respond to DRC refugee crisis in Uganda

Angola Drought

Three-year-old shares food with his family

Angola on the brink of famine threatening the lives of millions

Angola on the brink of famine, threatening the lives of millions

Fighting hunger, one bowl at a time

Fighting hunger, one bowl at a time

South Sudan bracing for worst hunger crisis ever

South Sudan bracing for worst hunger crisis ever

A sprinkling of nutrients can change a childs life

A sprinkling of nutrients can change a child’s life

KwaZulu Natal Floods

Emergency appeal as heavy flooding hits South Africa  

Just in time

This nutrient-dense food can save children who would otherwise die of hunger

JAM is now ForAfrika

With the same heart and a bigger mission, JAM is now ForAfrika

Media mustn’t forget Africa’s conflicts as Ukraine dominates headlines

Media mustn’t forget Africa’s conflicts as Ukraine dominates headlines

Allow children to dream

The irrefutable link between food and education

ForAfrika appears on a global stage at COP27

Bone dry: Isak Pretorius, ForAfrika CEO in Angola which is experiencing the worst drought in 40 years. Farming is now a futile pursuit for many. Climate change is a threat multiplier in Africa, the most vulnerable continent to its effects This week, world leaders have congregated in Egypt for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change
World Humanitarian Day ForAfrika

#WorldHumanitarianDay

Africa can feed itself

Improving cross-border trade policy is vital in solving the African food security crisis

Africa’s drought reaches far beyond the Horn of Africa

Africa’s drought reaches far beyond the horn of Africa

Run For Afrika

Rehan successfully completes three triathlons in a week

Angola on the brink of famine threatening the lives of millions

Angola on the brink of famine, threatening the lives of millions

Fighting hunger, one bowl at a time

Fighting hunger, one bowl at a time

South Sudan bracing for worst hunger crisis ever

South Sudan bracing for worst hunger crisis ever

JAM is now ForAfrika

With the same heart and a bigger mission, JAM is now ForAfrika

Media mustn’t forget Africa’s conflicts as Ukraine dominates headlines

Media mustn’t forget Africa’s conflicts as Ukraine dominates headlines

Give clean water today

Water eases Awuru’s pain and serves a whole community in Uganda

loveforafrika

Love ForAfrika

Love is: having a little sister to hug In very tough and often heartbreaking contexts, love and compassion for our fellow human beings is what keeps us going. Love is also what allows mothers to walk vast distances to find treatment at a malnutrition clinic or fathers to search for a better source of water,

Photo Essay: Volunteers transform a pre-school – and the lives of children

Keys to a new beginning: Principal Simollang Pooe has dedicated her life to creating a safe environment for the children in her community. The owners of these small crèches often do so for very little financial reward. Now she has the keys to a bright new establishment Early Childhood Development (ECD) – which usually takes
Isabel

Isabel’s new beginning

Alvina ‘employs’ mom and dad to work in her vegetable garden

In leaf: Alvina is happiest when busy in her garden Excited to share what she had learnt at school, the 12-year-old replicated the techniques at home and got her family involved By Arcenio Macuende Alvina Castigo Murrombe is just 12 years old but manages her vegetable garden like a professional. She is often knee-high in
School feeding in Uganda

Children plant their own school lunches

In Uganda, where land is given to refugees, school children are being taught some valuable gardening skills School feeding in Uganda looks slightly different from the programme in other ForAfrika countries. Whereas most children in our other programmes are younger and receive a bowl of highly nutritious food each school day, the children in senior
Drought in Angola

Drought in Angola ‘dismantles’ families

Agro-pastoralists are being forced to move further and further away from home in search of food for their livestock Caveiambwa, Makahitapi and Mariko of the Muhimba ethnic group have seen their way of life decimated by the drought currently throttling their homeland in southern Angola. The pastures that they relied on for their cattle shrivelled
Mended boreholes Mozambique

Mozambique: Mended boreholes restore hope in Montepuez

In Cabo Delgado, where violent insurgency has displaced many from their homes, ForAfrika is restoring hope and water with a simple maintenance project. ForAfrika successfully carried out the rehabilitation of boreholes and pumps in various rural villages in Montepuez, Cabo Delgado, recently. The municipal pumps had stopped working due to lack of maintenance and a
Emile Morane balcony

One life saved, leads to more lives given

After receiving a second chance in life, successful musician prefers to pay it forward Emile Morane, immaculately dressed, opens the gate to his home in a suburb of Kigali, Rwanda. Behind him are the distinct sounds of a band practising. “Once you are inside here, there are no visitors, only family,” he says with a
World Food Day

Hungry widow Cipriana shields children from seeing other people’s food

This World Food Day finds us with an ongoing pandemic, conflicts, climatic disasters, rising prices and international tensions which all affect global food security. We need to build a sustainable world where everyone, everywhere has regular access to enough nutritious food. “When it starts to get dark, and the hunger increases, I lock myself and
Savings lead to transformation for a refugee family

Savings lead to transformation for a refugee family

Rosemary’s careful money management has allowed her to open a shop and dream of bigger things Rosemary Anania, 47, is a refugee from South Sudan living in the Imvepi refugee settlement in Uganda. Rosemary is a member of the Trust Farmers Village Savings and Loan Association, a group supported by ForAfrika. “My children and I
ForAfrika moves into the Central African Republic

ForAfrika moves into the Central African Republic (CAR)

In one of the world’s most vulnerable countries, farmers’ associations are a lifeline for many, but they need important resources Based on humanitarian reports published by the United Nations Office for Coordinating Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), ForAfrika became aware of large-scale humanitarian needs in the Central African Republic (CAR) and took the decision to move into
A tale of two Peters

A tale of two Peters

Separated by war and joined together by ‘peace gardens’, these two friends have made a new life for themselves and their families Peter Adumba and Peter Khemis have been friends since their youth in South Sudan. They were both forced to flee when violence flared in their home country and separated them in 2018. But,
To thrive, African nations must ensure children are well nourished

To thrive, African nations must ensure children are well nourished

African nations can vastly improve their economic potential by ensuring that children are well nourished, says Sihle Mooi, South Africa country director at ForAfrika Good nutrition is essential for the academic performance that is required for young people to succeed in a modern knowledge economy, says Mooi, ahead of International Literacy Day on 8 September.
Mother of eight finds sustenance and solace through gardening

Mother of eight finds sustenance and solace through gardening

Mary lost her husband 10 years ago; he was killed during a cattle raid, a common occurrence and a major cause of conflict and displacement in the Greater Pibor area where she lives. As is customary in these parts, after the death of her husband, Mary was “handed over” to his younger brother, now the
Teresa prays for a late harvest

Teresa prays for a late harvest in Angola

Breast feeding

Breastmilk makes the world go round

For Afrika quick to respond to DRC refugee crisis in Uganda

ForAfrika quick to respond to DRC refugee crisis in Uganda

Angola Drought

Three-year-old shares food with his family

A sprinkling of nutrients can change a childs life

A sprinkling of nutrients can change a child’s life

Just in time

This nutrient-dense food can save children who would otherwise die of hunger

Allow children to dream

The irrefutable link between food and education

Cyclone Freddy hits Mabote

Dercia wonders what her home is like after Cyclone Freddy hit

Escape: Dercia Jose Maunze managed to walk to safety in a neighbouring village after torrential rain caused flooding in Mabote The young student escaped the rising waters, but her village was cut off when roads were washed away Dercia Jose Maunze’s life was turned upside down when Cyclone Freddy hit her small village in the
Cyclone Freddy decimates crops

Cyclone Freddy uproots Maria’s crops

Destroyed: Maria Nguila stands among her decimated cassava crops The full-time farmer is still reeling from the damage the tropical storm wreaked on her land Maria Nguila is devastated. The 57-year-old farmer from Vilankulo in Inhambane province, Mozambique watched as Cyclone Freddy decimated her crops last week. The heavy rains caused flooding; waterlogging her groundnut
Tagged under:
Cyclone Freddy Mozambique Emergency Response

ForAfrika responds to Cyclone Freddy

En route: Roads were blocked by trees that had fallen over in the tropical storm, delaying ForAfrika’s team delivering essential supplies On 24 February, Cyclone Freddy hit the coast of Mozambique as a tropical storm. Heavy rains and flooding ensued. ForAfrika was prepared for the fallout. When Cyclone Freddy made landfall in Mozambique, ForAfrika was
Tagged under:
Lillian Achirochan Pibor Health Care Centre

ForAfrika saves the lives of gunshot patients – and delivers new babies

The good nurse: Lillian Achirochan consults with a patient at the Pibor Health Care Centre. The centre in now under ForAfrika’s management Inter-communal conflict in South Sudan in December left 60 dead and many more injured and displaced. ForAfrika’s clinic staff stepped up to the task and took on emergency cases The lone teenaged gunshot
KZN Flooding update

ForAfrika and partners bring back smiles to flood-hit KwaZulu-Natal

A box of necessities helps to relieve the suffering, but long-term, sustainable projects are needed in these areas A few months after catastrophic floods hit the coastal regions of the KwaZulu-Natal province, families are still struggling to piece their lives back together. ForAfrika and partners worked together to bring some relief to those worst affected
South Sudan Floods

After floods, more than 30,000 no longer have a home

Although annual flooding happens each year in South Sudan, in the past few years it has become more severe and reaching places it did not before. Along the roads, outside the town of Aweil in South Sudan, families have erected makeshift homes using branches and plastic sheeting. They were forced to flee to higher ground
KwaZulu Natal Floods

Emergency appeal as heavy flooding hits South Africa  

Amplify the voices of African women

Amplify the voices of African women: Ann Pretorius

Fred keeps his eye on the big picture

Meet Fred

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