The lack of access to a clean water source can prevent the growth and overall health and well being of communities and is especially prevalent in the poorest remote and rural areas all over the African continent.
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On a small island in Lake Victoria off the coast of Mwanza, Tanzania, is Kome Island. The island is accessible only by ferry or small boat and has no electricity or running water. Bugoro Primary School , on the island, serves over 700 children, who are all taught by 5 teachers. Two buildings, each containing two small classrooms, were built by the government at a time when money was available.
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When Aid Africa’s Children first visited Sjambok School in Erasmus, South Africa, the staff and students proudly showed them their “computer lab.” At the time, their “computer lab” consisted of an empty room with a few counters. There were no computers in sight. Their strong vision and belief that someday they would have a computer lab was impressive.
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How does Aid Africa’s Children and Ryan Moore, a 26 year old man from Lincolnshire, Illinois build a government endorsed school in Zambia for a fraction of the cost of a government school in a timely manner?
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While on a past mission trip to South Africa, members of Aid Africa’s Children had personal witness to the plight of a group of teenage head of household orphans.
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Sophie and her friends noticed a growing number of very young street children in her community. She asked her husband if they could use a spare building on the property to start a creche.
The creche is a pre-school for local children who would otherwise not have a day care or teaching facility because they come from poor families. The creche opened in 2005.
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By providing even the smallest group, sometimes even a single person, with the skills, confidence, and self respect to become independent, productive members of the community, we place in motion the wheels of change. We can help to break the cycle of poverty and hopelessness. One of our continuing goals is to expand on small business ventures such as this in other rural communities.
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Ten years ago, Justice Amadi was living in a hut in Africa with no running water or electricity with little hope for the future after a severe burn injury. Today, he lives in a prominent Chicago suburb and is a MBA graduate with a 3.5 average, working full-time and studying for his CPA exam.
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