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Photo Essay: Faces that tell stories

Wednesday, 24 May 2023 by ForAfrika

Published in From the field

Floods in Rwanda

Tuesday, 09 May 2023 by ForAfrika

Heavy rainfall in Rwanda caused floods which led to landslides and killed at least 127 people with many more losing their homes and livelihoods.

Published in Current emergencies

Thousands flee conflict in Sudan

Friday, 05 May 2023 by ForAfrika

Published in Current emergencies

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

Tuesday, 21 March 2023 by ForAfrika

Published in From the field

Tagged under: Water

Cyclone Freddy Mozambique Emergency Response

ForAfrika responds to Cyclone Freddy

Tuesday, 07 March 2023 by ForAfrika

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

Published in Emergency response

Tagged under: Cyclone Freddy, Emergencies

Cyclone Freddy

Friday, 24 February 2023 by ForAfrika

Published in Recovery phase

Love ForAfrika

Tuesday, 14 February 2023 by 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,

Published in From the field

Lillian Achirochan Pibor Health Care Centre

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

Monday, 30 January 2023 by ForAfrika

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

Published in Emergency response

Tagged under: Emergencies

South Sudan: Conflict leaves families in turmoil

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 by ForAfrika

Published in Recovery phase

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

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 by ForAfrika

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

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Tagged under: Education

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Leadership team

01. Emergencies

We respond quickly in emergencies​

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

Our emergency teams responding quickly to Cyclone Freddy in Mozambique

Thanks to your support, last year we helped 259,797 people in emergencies​

People reached

259,797

Emergency packs provided

11,499

Food delivered

421,710 kgs

02. Water

We provide access to clean water​​

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

Clean water serves a whole community in Uganda

Thanks to your support, last year we provided clean water for 463,191 people

People reached

463,191

Water wells installed

140

Handwashing stations installed​

448

Toilets installed

2,392

03. Food

We boost ​food security and livelihoods​

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

Watering fields to boost food security in South Sudan

Thanks to your support, last year we boosted food security for 875,835 people

People reached

875,835

Food distributed

8,214,783 kgs

Meals served

17,359,771

Household gardens supported

17,179

04. Health

We ensure ​good health and nutrition​

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

Ensuring ​good health and nutrition for a child in South Sudan

Thanks to your support, last year we ensured good health for 494,039 people

People reached

494,039

Treated for malnutrition

49,206

Health screenings​

452,905

Therapeutic food provided​

438,264 kgs

05. Education

We support ​​quality education​

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

Quality education is vital for an Africa that thrives

Thanks to you, last year we enabled quality education​ for 787,175 people

People reached

787,175

School meals served

27,871,785

School makeovers​

42

School gardens created

1,079

06. Economy

We drive ​economic growth

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

A woman plants vegetables which she can sell at the local market

Thanks to your support, last year we upskilled and empowered 244,296 people​

People reached

244,296

Trained in business skills

11,101

Savings groups created

263

Help millions of Africans
provide for themselves.

[email protected]
+27 11 548 3900

[email protected]
+27 11 548 3900

We respond quickly in emergencies

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

Thanks to your support, last year we helped 259,797 people in emergencies

We provide access to clean water

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

Handwashing stations installed

We boost food security and livelihoods

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

We ensure good health and nutrition

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

Ensuring good health and nutrition for a child in South Sudan

Health screenings

Therapeutic food provided

We support quality education

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

Thanks to you, last year we enabled quality education for 787,175 people

School makeovers

We drive economic growth

Thanks to your support, last year we upskilled and empowered 244,296 people