Eswatini
Vusumnotfo
Strengthening skills in sustainable practices to advance child development and learning.
Through early childhood development programs, nutrition and livelihood support, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs, Vusumnotfo is nurturing the next generation to ensure that all children reach their full potential.
The organization was formed by 17 communities in northern Eswatini in 1992.
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Zambia
Village of Hope - Mongu Branch
Bringing lasting hope to children
Village Hope provides nutrition, medical care, education, and psychosocial support to orphans, vulnerable children, and their families living in Mongu District of Western Zambia.
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Tanzania
Umoja Tanzania Incorporated
Improving the lives of young Tanzanians
Umoja empowers young people in Arusha to thrive through holistic education, good physical and mental health, and safe employment. Umoja offers a range of services to vulnerable Tanzanian youth, their families, and their communities including education and youth empowerment services, skills training, and social enterprise development.
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South Africa
Uhambo Foundation
Enabling children living with disabilites to lead full and happy lives
Uhambo Foundation provides the design and production of posture support, mobility devices, and therapy products to children living with disabilities in Cape Town.
They are committed to the inclusion of children living with disabilities by partnering with government, NGOs, community members, and families within a holistic, ecosystem approach.
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Kenya
Tumaini International Trust
Tumaini means hope
Tumaini provides education and healthcare services to orphaned and vulnerable children, and those impacted by HIV/AIDS, as well as income generating activities to their caregivers and the communities where Tumaini operates. Currently they serve children and families in 11 counties in Kenya.
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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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Lesotho
Touching Tiny Lives Trust
Saving one child at a time
Touching Tiny Lives Trust (TTL) is the only organization caring for orphaned and vulnerable children in the rural, mountainous district of Mokhotlong, Lesotho that supports children affected by severe malnutrition and HIV/AIDS.
Since 2004, TTL has directly supported thousands of children under the age of five with services that include nutritional rehabilitation, health assessments, immunization support, and vitamin supplementation. With an increased emphasis on prevention, TTL has expanded their scope to improve the nutritional status of families.
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Zambia
Tiny Tim and Friends
Envisioning a world where no child has HIV
Tiny Tim and Friends is one of the few providers of specialist pediatric HIV services in Zambia. Their clinic, which sees 850+ patients each year, offers medical, nutritional, and psychosocial support to HIV+ children and pregnant women.
Tiny Tim and Friends works in communities across Lusaka providing HIV testing and prevention services, with an emphasis on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission as well as counselling and support groups.
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Lesotho
Thuso-E-Tla-Tsoa-Kae Handicapped Centre Primary School
Creating happy, healthy, and productive lives for children
Thuso Centre is a tuition-free boarding school and care center for children living with physical and intellectual disabilities.
Located in Butha-Bothe, they provide developmental support through academic, vocational, and life skills classes so that their students will become more independent and have meaningful roles within their families and communities.
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South Africa
Westlake United Church Trust
Building a vibrant community in Westlake
The Westlake United Church supports vulnerable youth, children, and families living in Westlake, a community of 20,000 people. They provide access to quality early childhood development, pre and postnatal on-site support by a registered nurse, psychosocial support, and nutrition for the youth and the elderly.
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South Africa
The Rachel Swart Fund
Empowering people living with disabilites in South Africa
Throughout South Africa, Rachel Swart Fund (RSF) provides assistive devices to children living with disabilities who are placed on the state waiting list.
They partner with therapists at state health facilities who first assess the patients, and if the state facility does not have a budget for a device, apply on behalf of the child to RSF for the device.
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Namibia
The Promiseland Trust
Caring for vulnerable children
The Promiseland Trust offers a child-friendly and safe environment that provides early education and day care services, nutrition, and psychosocial support to children in Walvis Bay.
In addition to education, Promiseland provides daily home-cooked meals to school children, and advises seven area schools on improving their food programmes. Their Foster Care Project employs a foster mother from the community to care for two children, ensuring they are raised in a stable and caring environment.
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South Africa
Butterfly Art Project
Supporting children's healing from trauma through art
The Butterfly Art Project trains and mentors Community Art Facilitators (CAFs) to provide psychosocial support through art therapeutic classes to children in communities of the Western Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Gauteng, and Northern Cape.
CAFs’ therapeutic art classes help children to stabilize by developing healthy coping mechanisms for processing stress and healing from trauma.
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South Africa
Thanda After-School
A safe environment for children to have fun, learn, and grow
Thanda provides innovative solutions for sustainable development in their community of Hibberdene, KwaZulu-Natal. They create safer, stronger communities by providing educational and skills-building opportunities to individuals and their households through early and creative learning and organic farming training.
In 2022, Thanda piloted its Baby Programme, which aims to support caregivers to learn how to engage and play with babies.
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Kenya
Stara Peace Women Organization
Transforming communities through empowerment, education, and healthcare
Located in Makina, Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa, Stara Peace Women Organization has supported nearly 10,000 children since 2000 through education, early childhood development, girls and women’s empowerment programs, as well as psychosocial and nutritional support, and income generating projects.
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Kenya
St. Vincent de Paul Community Development Organization
Protecting children and strengthening families
By providing access to essential services to children and families living in Kibera, Kenya’s largest informal settlement, St. Vincent’s is building a community in which children and their families can thrive.
St. Vincent’s provides early childhood development, education, healthcare, nutrition support, business training, and runs a rescue centre for abused and abandoned children.
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South Africa
Siyakwazi
Improving learning outcomes for children living with disabilities
Siyakwazi helps children living with disabilities to reach their full potential by providing therapy, education, and home-based learning interventions as well as advocating for the rights of children with disabilities and barriers to learning.
They work with primary schools and early childhood development centers in KwaNzimakwe, KwaZulu-Natal, to ensure that children with special needs and learning difficulties and their caregivers are equipped with the knowledge and tools to access mainstream educational opportunities.
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Zimbabwe
Rozaria Memorial Trust
Changing norms, behaviours, and practice
Rozaria Memorial Trust supports girls and women living in rural communities by providing them with education and healthcare services, leadership, empowerment, and entrepreneurship programs. They actively engage in advocacy—on a local, national and international level—to influence behavior change and policies around gender-based violence, early marriage, and other issues impacting the live of girls and women.
Rozaria’s headquarters are located in Magaya Vilage of Murewa District where they invest in community activities in Mashonaland East and Central provinces.
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Malawi
Rights Institute for Social Empowerment
Building a human rights-based culture
Rights Institute for Social Empowerment (RISE) is a human rights organization that protects, empowers, and advocates for women and girls, including LGBTQ+ and those living with HIV/AIDS and disabilities in Lilongwe District.
RISE is dedicated to ensuring that women and girls are protected from all forms of gender-based violence, have access to sexual and reproductive health services and information, are empowered to make informed decisions about their lives, and actively participate in the governance of their communities.
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South Africa
Refugee Children's Project
Supporting refugee children and their families to build new lives
Refugee Children's Project supports the integration of refugee children and their families into local communities within their country of asylum.
Refugee Children’s project ensures that children and their families receive education, nutrition, and health care support, and provides vocational skills training and empowerment programs to parents and caregivers.
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