AID AFRICA
Serving the most vulnerable in rural Malawi
Malawi is regarded as one of the poorest countries in the world; in the remote regions, there’s acute poverty, widespread hunger and malnutrition.
Aid Africa, a small UK charity, powerfully impacts Malawi’s rural areas by running an integrated group of projects, each tailored to local need, designed to empower communities and help individuals in our target group: orphans, the elderly, those living with disabilities and the AIDS-affected.
Our Mission
Providing
food and shelther to the frailest
Enabling
safe water, education, and training to empower communities
Encouraging
self-sustainability over dependency
Our focus this month;-
"Give them a future!"
In September, Malawi will begin its new academic year.
During 2024/5 we had 49 students on our Education Programme who would otherwise have been aimlessly sitting at home, at risk of teen pregnancy or a life of crime, as their parents couldn’t afford Secondary School fees.
Primary education is free, though huge class numbers and limited teaching resources restrict progress. Only a few qualify for a chance of secondary education, but many successful youngsters can’t take up this promising opportunity due to parental poverty.
So we help…. We provide school fees, uniforms, boarding fees where applicable, and exam expenses. Our students are selected from the neediest families who will work hard and value the chance to succeed, submitting their school reports for scrutiny each term.
Annual cost per student varies according to the school, gender and exam level, but range from about £60—£87 (at last year’s cost levels, fees for September term not yet published but expected to be much higher). However, any amount donated is welcome and appreciated, and will help make a difference.
Help keep kids in school—just click "donate now" and your donation in August will empower a child’s hope for the future….
See our Donations Page (via "donate now" button) for more info.... would you urgently consider setting up a monthly Standing Order to partner with us,
or if you're more comfortable sending a cheque, please make it payable to
"Aid Africa" and send to P.O.Box 103, Fakenham, NR21 1BF.
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Many thanks!
Previously:-
"Thank you for our toilets!"
One of the most pressing problems in the impoverished rural areas is the lack of personal sanitation.
Without a toilet whole families have to use open fields despite frailty, age, and disability, risking health and a polluted environment.
So we built 100 new toilet units …. each simply a hand-dug 3m deep pit, covered by a solid floor and a wrap-around bamboo structure, lined with plastic sheeting and covered with grass thatching for privacy, expected to last for years.
Life changing development in 9 villages!
So many more needed, so you can still donate if you'd like to - just mention "sanitation"
Thank you for your help!
Would you like to help further?
Just a little is life-transforming—click “donate now” for ways to give.
Our Projects
A variety of programmes, each a response to local challenges, together serving thousands.
