Kenya
Our Lady of Perpetual Support
Where there is love, great things happen
Our Lady of Perpetual Support brings health, wellness, and opportunity to vulnerable children and those living with HIV/AIDS in the Kisumu region of Kenya.
OLPS runs a school that provides education to children from kindergarten to grade 8. Their children’s rescue centre offers orphaned and abused children a nurturing and safe environment creating a healthy space for them to thrive.
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Kenya
Kiwimbi
Opportunity through education
Committed to transforming lives through learning, Kiwimbi partners with underserved communities in Amagoro, in Busia County, Kenya to create educational opportunities through locally run libraries and community learning centres.
Their team employs evidence-based interventions derived from successful educational models to ensure that students receive personalized instruction that matches their individual skill levels.
Programs include: tutoring and mentorship, trade and skills building for young adults, preparing students for national exams, providing access to books and library resources, and a community arts centre.
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Zambia
Lubuto Library Partners
Libraries transforming Africa’s next generations
Lubuto Library Partners runs libraries to promote literacy, education, and skills development and provides safe spaces for children and adolescents living in under resourced communities of Lusaka and Southern provinces. They also lead interventions focused on keeping girls in school and preventing early marriage.
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Uganda
Kawempe Homecare Limited
A vibrant, self-sustaining centre of excellence, providing compassionate healthcare to children with cancer
Through a community-based holistic care model, Kawempe Home Care delivers quality healthcare, psychosocial, and nutritional support to children and people with HIV, TB, cancer, and other health related issues.
Their New Hope Children’s hostel provides children with cancer access to specialist care and a secure and safe home environment whilst they undergo treatment. Kawempe’s home education support program provides opportunities for orphan children and those impacted by HIV/AIDS to attend and stay in school.
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Kenya
Little Rock Inclusive ECD Center
Ensuring every child has a great start at growth and learning
Little Rock IECD plays a vital role by providing resources and services to orphans, children with special needs, those affected by HIV/AIDS, and families living in Kibera, Kenya's largest informal settlement, an area where support is limited.
Little Rock has reached over 3,000 children with inclusive early childhood development services, therapeutic care, educational and nutritional support, daily meals, daycare services, and economic strengthening for families.
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Namibia
Light for the Children Foundation
Creating an oasis in the desert for children
Every day Light for the Children welcomes hundreds of children from their community of Gobabis to their early education center.
The center provides pre-school and kindergarten education as well as day care services, after school classes for older children, and home based care services.
Light for the Children also provides nutritious meals for each child prepared from the center’s vegetable garden.
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Malawi
Life Concern Organisation
An empowered community leads to informed decisions
Life Concern Organisation has been empowering their community, particularly women and girls, in Rumphi district in the northern region of Malawi since 2008.
Their support includes HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs, sexual and reproductive health services, economic and psychosocial empowerment of girls, women, children, and those living with disabilities, and increasing access to quality education.
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South Africa
Lesedi Educare Association
Making a difference where it matters most
Lesedi Educare serves communities in Bloemfontein, by providing integrated early childhood care through a comprehensive community owned and managed intervention.
Their programs include providing access to quality early childhood education centres and playgroups including for children living with disabilities, supporting and training caregivers in best practices for at-home care, and promoting the rights of children to ensure their well-being and community support.
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Uganda
Kyaninga Child Development Centre
Creating equal opportunities for children living with disabilities
Kyaninga Child Development Centre offers support to children living with disabilities and their families in Kabarole District through a holistic approach that aims at helping children reach their full potential.
They provide access to physical, orthopedic, and occupational therapy, distribute assistive mobility devices to children, as well as provide training, education, and psychosocial support to caregivers.
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Eswatini
Kwakha Indvodza
Mentoring men and boys to become allies for gender equality, social justice, and well-being
Kwakha Indvodza, which means “building a man” in IsiSwati, mentors boys and young men in Mbabane. The first mentoring organization in eSwatini, Kwakha Indvodza provides access to health and counseling services, financial management education, and vocational skills training.
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South Africa
Kuyasa Horizon Empowerment
Empowering the next generation of leaders
Kuyasa provides integrated after-school care, early childhood development services, nutrition support, and youth development to vulnerable children and adolescents living in communities in Stellenbosch.
Their programming includes performing arts and sport programs, leadership development, educational and psychosocial support, holiday camps, and recreation opportunities.
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Mozambique
Kuvumbana Associação
Kuvumbana provides orphans, caregivers, and victims of gender-based violence and child marriage living in communities of Limpopo, Xai-Xai, and Chongoene with early education, livelihood support, and access to child protection, health, and counseling services.
South Africa
Kliptown Youth Program
From poverty to opportunity
Kliptown Youth Program (KYP) is located in Kliptown, Soweto, an area that has high rates of HIV/AIDS, unemployment, substance abuse, and food insecurity. KYP was formed by community members in 2007 to ensure young people become the architects of their own future.
It is one of the few organizations in the area providing a holistic range of services that focus on educational support and tutoring, nutrition, extra-curricular activities, mentorship for children, and work readiness training for unemployed graduates.
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Malawi
KINDLE Orphan Outreach
Empowering orphans and vulnerable children to reach their full potential
KINDLE addresses the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of orphans, vulnerable children, and their caregivers by providing healthcare and educational services, economic development, and spiritual support to the communities of Katawa and Salima.
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Uganda
Katalemwa Cheshire Home for Rehabilitation Services
Empowering children living with disabilities to realize their potential
For over 50 years, Katalema Cheshire Home has been providing comprehensive services to children living with disabilities as well as economic empowerment to their caregivers.
They have become a center of excellence in disability service provision by providing a range of medical rehabilitation, therapeutic and psychosocial services, orthopedic management, nutritional support, education, and advocacy, as well the fabrication and distribution of assistive devices for children. They serve children and families in Central Region of Uganda.
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Uganda
Karon Relief and Development Foundation Limited
Strengthening communities through education
Karon Relief Foundation promotes self-reliance through education and economic empowerment, servng young people in Kampala. They run a primary school, provide medical care and nutritional support to children, food security programs, and vocational skills training in areas such as tailoring, computer literacy and hair dressing.
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Kenya
Kakenya's Dream
Investing in girls from rural Kenya
Kakenya’s Dream supports girls through educational, health, and leadership initiatives to create agents of change. Through community-driven holistic, and replicable programs including quality education, medical care, shelter, and nutritional support, young girls from pastoralists communities are empowered to achieve their full potential.
Kakenya’s Dream serves girls from indigenous communities in southwestern Kenya, one of the most marginalized regions in the country.
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Uganda
Kabubbu Development Project Limited
A community that is empowered and transformed
Kabubbu Development Project (KDP) was formed in 2002 by local leaders from rural Uganda with a vision to transform communities into vibrant, healthy, and self-sustaining communities. Today the organization serves the entire sub-county of Nangabo in rural Wakiso District.
Education and health care provision is core to KDP programming. Their schools provide access to quality early childhood, secondary education, and vocation training. KDP's health care centre provides comprehensive and affordable quality services to a community of over 25,000 people annually.
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Zimbabwe
Kidzcan, Children's Cancer Relief
Caring for children with cancer
Kidzcan supports children and families affected by cancer. They provide clinical care, advocacy, and case management, along with essential resources like chemotherapy drugs and diagnostic services as well as conduct cancer awareness campaigns and supports caregivers through counselling and play-based activities.
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Kenya
Jitegemee Children's Program
Envisioning all children and youth have access to education and become self-sustaining
Jitegemee Children's Program provides educational and integrated support services to children and youth living in underserved communities in Machakos, Kenya.
Their child-centered holistic programming includes education services, vocational and livelihoods training, and psychosocial support for youth and their caregivers.
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