The Action Foundation

Kenya

The Action Foundation

Building equitable, inclusive, and resilient communities for children, women, and girls with disabilities

The Action Foundation empowers caregivers, teachers, and institutions to nurture and support children, women, and girls with disabilities by providing them with psychosocial support, skills, and resources needed to effectively care for children with disabilities. Their interventions improve access to health care, education, and economic empowerment through direct service provision and strengthening the capacity of existing education, health systems, and networks.

The Action Foundation serves the major informal settlements of Nairobi including Kibera, Mukuru, Mathare, and Kawangware and partners with schools in all eight regions of the country.

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Hantam Community Education Trust

South Africa

Hantam Community Education Trust

Investing in communities

Hantam serves children living in the Upper Karoo, a remote part of Northern Cape, South Africa’s largest and most sparsely populated province.

Hantam's services include early childhood development programs, a government Grade R-9 school, a library, teacher’s housing, youth vocational skills training, and a community health clinic.

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Childsafe South Africa

South Africa

ChildSafe

Preventing childhood injuries

ChildSafe is an injury prevention unit based at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital that aims to reduce and prevent injuries of children in South Africa.

ChildSafe provides important education on injury risks and prevention measures at community and national levels. Their core focus is on the prevention of unintentional injuries such as burns, falls, drowning, road traffic crashes, choking, and poisoning.

Childsafe serves the provinces of Western Cape, Gauteng, and Eastern Cape.

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Breede Valley Association of and for Persons with Disabilities

South Africa

Breede Valley Association of and for Persons with Disabilities

Advocating and facilitating for inclusion and equality

Breede Valley APD provides therapeutic, social, and community development services to persons living with disabilities in the Breede Valley Municipal area.

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Just Grace

South Africa

Just Grace

Holistic care for disadvantaged children and youth

Just Grace, which started as weekend tutoring, has now grown into an organisation with four main focus areas geared towards improving the lives of children and youth in Langa township. These programmes support young people through holistic support for high school learners, skills development, school dropout intervention, and psychosocial services.

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Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA)

Eswatini

Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA)

Fighting to keep women and children safe from abuse

For nearly 40 years, the Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA) has worked to combat the scourge of gender-based violence (GBV), sexual abuse, human trafficking, and child abuse. Through its three pillars, prevention, care and support, and access to justice, SWAGAA is helping to shape the agenda to end GBV.

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Jerusalem Children and Community Development Organization (JeCCDO)

Ethiopia

Jerusalem Children and Community Development Organization (JeCCDO)

Empowering organisations that help children thrive

JeCCDO strengthens the capacity of community-based organisations (CBOs) across Ethiopia, enabling them to design and deliver community-led programmes that support vulnerable children. Its work includes a CBO training centre, early childhood development (ECD) services, and a primary school, alongside relief programmes for children and mothers in conflict-affected regions. Since its inception, the organisation has reached over 50,000 children.

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Organisation of Special Needs Education Teachers (OSNET)

Tanzania

Organisation of Special Needs Education Teachers (OSNET) 

A voice for children living with disabilities  

OSNET is dedicated to ensuring children and young people living with disabilities in the Mara Region have access to quality education and are equipped for self-sufficient, independent living. 

In addition to providing technical and life skills training to students, OSNET works directly with educators, principals, and government officials to promote inclusive teaching methods in schools.  

Since 2019, the organisation has certified over 3000 sign language interpreters and continue to provide schools with assistive devices and essential learning materials to ensure that all students have the tools they need to learn and thrive

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Cabrini Ministries

Eswatini

Cabrini Ministries

Essential care for children and their families

Cabrini Ministries Swaziland is a faith-based organisation serving children and families in the Lubombo region. Through programmatic work in education, health, and family services, they are uplifting the community and tending to their most immediate needs.  

To ensure they can provide the most essential care possible, Cabrini collaborates with the Ministry of Health, the Department of Social Welfare (DSW), hospitals, and others, reaching more people in the communities they serve.  

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Family Care for Children (FCC)

Rwanda

Family Care for Children (FCC) 

Empowering children and youth to thrive

Since 2017, FCC has been supporting children and youth in Gatsibo District who are affected by poverty, neglect, life on the streets, drug abuse, school dropout, exploitation, child labour, domestic violence, and teenage pregnancy. 

Through programmes in climate change, education, girls’ and women’s empowerment, livelihoods, nutrition, and psychosocial support, FCC works to protect, uplift, and advocate for the rights and well-being of children and youth. 

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South African Education Project (SAEP)

South Africa

South African Education Project (SAEP) 

Educating for a brighter future

Since 1994, SAEP has been dedicated to improving the lives of people in the Philippi community of the Western Cape.  

SAEP empowers young children and adolescents to become confident, capable, and compassionate members of society by providing education to children from their early years through to tertiary education.  

Their programmes include Early Childhood Development, after-school enrichment, academic support to post-matric students, psychosocial support, environmental awareness, community service, and girls’ and women’s empowerment. 

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CATCH Projects

South Africa

CATCH Projects

Caring, Affirming, and Training for Change

CATCH Projects was established in 2002 to support the people of Mzamomhle in the Eastern Cape, a community of more than 40,000 residents facing the daily realities of poverty, violence, and HIV.  

To address these challenges, CATCH runs four key projects that uplift and empower vulnerable women and children. 

Through its programmes, CATCH helps residents provide for their families, ensures that children are nourished and engaged through after-school activities, offers psychosocial counselling, and supports young people in their studies and pathways to employment. 

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Start a Library Trust

Kenya

Start a Library Trust

Fostering a Reading Culture, One Library at a Time

Start a Library Trust was founded in 2012 and supports more than 200 fully equipped school libraries in 19 counties, each led by a teacher-librarian trained by the trust. 

Dedicated to closing the literacy gap in Kenyan public primary schools, the organisation establishes functional school libraries, trains teachers and community reading champions, and creates engaging reading experiences.  

Their comprehensive programming builds core literacy skills (fluency, comprehension, and writing) and essential life skills, including imagination, critical thinking, and communication. 

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Youth Changers Kenya

Kenya

Youth Changers Kenya

Towards a Healthy and Violence-Free Society

Since 2015, Youth Changers Kenya has worked across Kakamega, Kiambu, Kisumu, Nairobi, and Vihiga to build a society free from violence. 

The organisation runs programmes that promote sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), economic empowerment, the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, and access to quality education for girls.  

Through its research and advocacy efforts, YCK works to influence policy and legislation that advances equality and protects human rights. 

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Zambian Childhood Cancer Foundation (ZACCAF)

Zambia

Zambian Childhood Cancer Foundation (ZACCAF) 

Fighting Childhood Cancer Together

ZACCAF provides holistic care for children diagnosed with cancer, blood, and bleeding disorders in seven provinces. 

The organisation also offers practical and psychosocial support to their families, ensuring they are equipped to care for their children as best as possible.  

ZACCAF runs dedicated programmes for cancer, sickle cell disease, haemophilia, von Willebrand disease, and other bleeding disorders, with support varying from diagnosis guidance to long-term care.   

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Nhlangano Aids Training Information and Counselling Centre (NATICC)

Eswatini

Nhlangano Aids Training Information and Counselling Centre (NATICC) 

Building Relationships, Endurance, and Dignity

NATICC is dedicated to combating Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and preventing teenage pregnancy in the Shiselweni region. 

Established in 2002, the organisation began its journey by providing HIV prevention, care, and support services. Over time, its mission expanded to include GBV and teenage pregnancy awareness as key pillars of its programming. 

To drive change, NATICC facilitates community dialogues and broadcasts a national radio programme, fostering education and awareness across the country. 

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Bizweni Centre For Children With Disabilities

South Africa

Bizweni Centre For Children With Disabilities

Where children living with disabilities have the opportunity to learn and develop to their full potential

Bizweni is an educational day care centre in the Western Cape for children aged 2-18 years old living with physical and intellectual disabilities. They are the only facility in the surrounding community that provides this specialized care.

Each child is assessed by a specialist and receives an individual education plan. Bizweni also provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy as well as a music program, nutritional support, and transport to and from the center.

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Community Based Inclusive Development Organization (CBIDO)

Tanzania

Community Based Inclusive Development Organization (CBIDO) 

Leave no one behind  

CBIDO works to enhance the resilience and quality of life of children and young people with disabilities. 

CBIDO provides holistic support to individuals under the age of 25 in the Kayanga, Karagwe, and Kagera districts. CBIDO empowers these children and youth through prevention initiatives, comprehensive rehabilitation, inclusive education and sports, life skills development, and social inclusion programmes. 

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Ikamva Labantwana Bethu (ILB)

South Africa

Ikamva Labantwana Bethu (ILB)  

Investing in the future of children 

ILB is transforming the lives of youth in Crossroads and surrounding communities in the Western Cape as well as those in Tarkastad in the Eastern Cape. Their aim is to close the gap in education access and to give youth skills they need to bring more opportunities that would assist them to access employment opportunities.  

ILB assists children from primary school level with academic support to ensure that they are ready for high school. Youth are supported through a skills development programme which builds their soft and hard skills.  

The greater community is also uplifted through a development programme that addresses key socioeconomic issues such as unemployment, poverty, and violence.  

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Lebone Centre (ICDP Trust)

South Africa

Lebone Centre (ICDP Trust)  

The light in the lives of vulnerable children 

Lebone, meaning “light” in Sesotho, is a haven for vulnerable children. The Makhanda-based organisation takes a holistic approach to supporting children aged 0–9 years—nurturing their social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development.  

Its early childhood development (ECD) programme includes a multilingual preschool where children are taught equally in English, Afrikaans, and isiXhosa. 

For primary school learners, Lebone provides support through reading and writing programmes at non-fee-paying schools, with a focus on language and literacy development. The organisation also runs an aftercare programme at its centre, offering nutritious meals, literacy and numeracy enrichment, life skills, and psychosocial support. 

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