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Fount for Nations

Malawi

Fount for Nations

Creating right beginnings for children with disabilities

 

Since 2015, Fount for Nations has been complimenting the efforts of the Government of Malawi in building equal learning opportunities for Malawi’s children living with disabilities in order to ensure no child is left behind. They partner with teachers, parents and caregivers, health workers, and entire communities to provide a holistic experience for children.

Programmes include providing teacher and therapist training, early detection of disability, family support, early childhood education, and advocacy on behalf of children with disabilities. Fount for Nations is headquartered in Lilongwe.

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Development Concept

Malawi

Development Concept

Improving the lives of women, children, and youth

 

Development Concept supports children attending five area early childhood development centres, and children in five primary schools with nutritional food, educational materials, and scholarships.

Concept Development serves Liwonde, in the eastern region of Malawi.

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Feed The Babies Fund

South Africa

Feed The Babies Fund

Supporting the growth and development of babies

 

Feed the Babies facilitates the growth and development of babies during their formative years—birth to six years old—by focusing on their nutritional and educational needs.

Throughout rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal they provide nutrition support at early childhood development (ECD) centers, train ECD practitioners on best practices and basic management of ECD centers, and offer infrastructure support by renovating existing ECD centers.

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Foundation for Community and Capacity Development

Malawi

Foundation for Community and Capacity Development

Participatory and sustainable solutions for communities

 

Foundation for Community and Capacity Development (FOCCAD) provides essential services that improve the health and livelihoods of women, children, and young people living in hard-to-reach communities in Nkhotakota, Malawi.

Their programming includes early childhood development, HIV prevention and healthcare services, vocational training, and supporting women and girls' empowerment.

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Forever Angels

Tanzania

Forever Angels

All children should be raised in a loving family

 

Forever Angels supports orphaned, abandoned, and malnourished babies while focusing on family preservation.

Their Family Homes program serve children in Mwanza and provide short-term care in family-style homes until a permanent family is found.

They also provide life-saving nutrition to babies in their homes and empower their caregivers to care for their children and to live independently. This program was established as a way to prevent child abandonment and keep orphaned babies at home.

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Fr. Alex You Memorial School

Uganda

Fr. Alex You Memorial School

Empowering communities through education

 

Father Alex You Memorial Schools provides children and young people living in Western Uganda with quality pre-school, primary, and secondary education, vocational, and life skills training as well as healthcare and psychosocial support.

They believe that an empowered mind, paired with a quality academic education and vocational skills, fosters the transformation of individuals and communities in a sustainable way.

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Enlighten Education Trust

South Africa

Enlighten Education Trust

Improving the quality of teaching, learning, and life

 

Enlighten Education Trust addresses the social and learning needs of children in the underserved communities of the Overberg District. They support early childhood development, remedial educational, and cultivates leadership skills of school children.

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Edward Ndlovu Memorial Trust (ENMT)

Zimbabwe

Edward Ndlovu Memorial Trust (ENMT)

Empowering communities through literacy

 

ENMT promotes literacy, education, and skills development in Gwanda in southern Zimbabwe.

At their library children are able to borrow books, improve literacy skills and enjoy storytelling and other activities such as crafts, writing, and drama.

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Ewang'an Nadede Advocacy Initiative

Kenya

Ewang'an Nadede Advocacy Initiative

Passion to empower, protect, and enlighten girls and women from indigenous communities

 

Ewang'an Nadede Advocacy Initiative (ENAI - Africa) protects and empowers indigenous young girls and women facing early marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) through education and health services, livelihood support, food security programs and anti-FGM and gender-based violence advocacy.

ENAI - Africa is the only organization providing these essential services within a five-village radius in Kajiado County, a rural part of the south rift in Kenya.

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dlalanathi

South Africa

Dlalanathi

A happy child leads to a healthy community

 

Dlalanathi provides psychosocial support for children and families in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, who are experiencing trauma and loss through play by training and supporting caregivers.   

Through unique healing processes designed for children, youth, families, Dlalanathi is strengthening safety networks to ensure children’s rights are realized and are protected by families and the community.

Dlalanathi serves families in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal.

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