Life Concern Organisation

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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Lesedi Educare Association

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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Kyaninga Child Development Centre

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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Kwakha Indvodza

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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Kuyasa Horizon Empowerment

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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Kuvumbana Associação

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.

Kliptown Youth Program

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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KINDLE Orphan Outreach

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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Karon Relief and Development Foundation Limited

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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Kakenya's Dream

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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Kabubbu Development Project Limited

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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Kidzcan, Children's Cancer Relief

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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Heather Chimhoga Orphan Care

Zimbabwe

Heather Chimhoga Orphan Care

Health, social services, educational, and psychosocial support to over one thousand orphans

Heather Chimhoga Orphan Care's (HCOC) services ensure that children remain in school, and have access to nutritional support, health, and psychosocial services. HCOC runs a child-friendly clinic and school-based feeding program, offers scholarships to vulnerable children and provides psychosocial and livelihoods support in the rural district of Murehwa.

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Jitegemee Children's Program

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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Girl Up Initiative Uganda

Uganda

Girl Up Initiative Uganda

Building a vibrant movement of girls and young women

Girl Up is building a vibrant movement of strong and empowered girls and young women through transformative leadership, sexual and reproductive health education, and skills development.

Girl Up provides life skills and entrepreneur training, medical care, education scholarships, and psychosocial support. They are also equipping boys to become champions of gender equality. Since their start in 2012, Girl Up has reached more than 50,000 young women and girls living in and around Kampala.

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HI HOPES

South Africa

HI HOPES

An early intervention partner for families of deaf and hard-of-hearing babies and children

HI HOPES works across six provinces in South Africa and provides home-based early intervention services to hearing-impaired children ages 0-3 and their families.

Families receive weekly visits from Parent Advisors, who tailor lesson plans to the individual child and family’s unique needs and perform follow-up assessments to see how the family and child are adapting. Deaf Mentors are selected from the community to act as role models, mentoring and supporting families, especially around issues of language and communication with their child.

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Njira Impact

Malawi

Njira Impact

Community Health, Community Wealth

Njira Impact, formerly known as 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.

They have two overarching programmes: Health and Livelihood. The Health Programme focuses on maternal, neonatal & child health, nutrition, sexual/reproductive health, and HIV & AIDS. While the Livelihood Programme is focused on economic processes, resilience, disaster response, and catalyst microgrants.

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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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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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