whatimpact - Africa's Gift

Organisation Overview

Areas of Interest

Girls and women

Our History

Born out of a community partnership in 2000. This led to partnership impact visits from the UK to Lesotho and from Lesotho to the UK. Registered as a charity in 2008 with a beautiful but alas too challenging a name Khokanyana - Phiri. Our new name conveys our experiences of many years, namely when you connect with Africa you receive her gift!

Areas of Operation

England - Nationwide
Wales - Nationwide
Botswana
Ghana
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Namibia
Netherlands
South Africa
Tanzania, United Republic of
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Beneficiaries

Children / Young People
Many girls in Africa are unable to access schooling as they are harvesting wood & water & spend hours preparing the daily meal over a smoky fire. This lack of opportunity leads to depression and the inhaled smoke leads to illness & premature death.
Children / Young People
Many young girls are unable to attend schooling during their menstruation period as they lack access to affordable sanitary pads. We wish to employ more community members successfully making washable sanitary pads for women & school girls to use.
The General Public / Mankind
Climate change is making food production more difficult. Those on greatest need are most affected. By introducing conservation agriculture agriculture & permaculture principles food can be grown successfully & in a restorative way. It takes change!
Nature
3 billion people each day cook their meal on open fires. Trees, shrubs & undergrowth are used as fuel. This is hazardous to the environment releasing CO2 into the atmosphere, destroys habitats & leaves soils exposed to erosion. Enter Wonderbags!

Our Vision for a better future

We wish to see a future where many of the poorer community members in Africa become more self reliant & take care & stewardship of their environments. Where many more young girls access schooling and cooking is done without harm. Where food can be grown in a restorative manner through conservation agriculture using permaculture principles.

Our Work

50% of our 400 annual beneficiaries are able to live on their own without institutional care

30% of young adults are able to attend job related internship organised by us with our partners

All of our beneficiaries have a sense of security and care by attending our programmes, which again helps in the recovery process

Our goals to make a difference

Prevent premature death through smoke inhalation via the introduction of Wonderbags - slow cookers.
Teach and demonstrate conservation agriculture & permaculture via the development of a teaching farm
Teach local farmers suffering crop failure & soil erosion conservation agriculture via outreach prog
Lift people from poverty via employment making washable sanitary pads for local women & school girls
Enable many more young girls to access schooling and learn about their human rights.

Beneficiary Testimonials

Scurrah Wainwright gave Africa's Gift two grants in the last 5 years. Africa's Gift used their grants in an efficient and timely way (even during COVID) and seemed to have constructive and respectful relationships with the communities they supported"

Kerry McQuade

Scurrah Wainwright Charity

Partner Testimonials

I wish to express the very sound support received by Africa's Gift over the past 15+ years. Scholarship programs to get children into school & the introduction of Wonderbags to enable safe & time saving cooking. Conservation farming & tree planting."

Tello Moeketse

Malealea Development Trust

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