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Member Charities that work in Children, Women & Families
In Sub-Saharan Africa, children are threatened daily by poverty, illness, and illiteracy. Rural women face high rates of death in childbirth and almost all the responsibility for family care. The family structure is fragile and weakening due to AIDS, war, and urbanization. Aid for Africa members support children in school, provide safe havens for orphans, advocate for funding for children’s issues. They prevent and treat fistula, work to prevent rape and trafficking, and help women start small businesses. Members help families build wells, create employment, and improve health. Click on the highlighted letters in the alphabet below to view members working on these issues.
A Glimmer of Hope Foundation
Takes an innovative and integrated approach to eradicating poverty in Ethiopia through initiatives in several areas: microcredit, clean water, education, healthcare, irrigation and animal health.
CFC# 31756
A Self-Help Assistance Program
A Self-help Assistance Program, known as ASAP Africa, helps communities in Zimbabwe and Malawi affected by poverty, poor education, and HIV/AIDS improve their own lives through programs that teach self-reliance.
CFC# 10029
Action Africa
Supports rural villages in Nigeria and Sierra Leone by surrounding children with care, learning, and training. Works with local communities to build free medical clinics for families and provide micro-loans for entrepreneurial women.
CFC# 55633
Africa Fighting Malaria
Works to ensure that no African child dies from malaria, by researching and advocating for effective, integrated, and country-driven malaria control in Africa and encouraging the use of high-quality anti-malarial drugs.
CFC# 94685
African Child Care Association
Supports and educates children in Africa with HIV/AIDS, meeting their special needs and bringing joy to them and their families. Provides prevention education to youth.
CFC# 23942
African Childrens Haven
Helps African orphans and children living in extreme poverty lead healthier, more productive lives. Priority programs emphasize the education, well-being, and safety of young girls.
CFC# 19142
African Services Committee
Conducts HIV testing, prevention, and AIDS support in Ethiopia. Provides health, legal, housing, and social services to African immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers in the US.
CFC# 11880
African Solutions to African Problems
Supports community-based programs and women’s networks, to help them better deliver life-affirming care for orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa.
CFC# 34002
Alliance for African Assistance
Provides assistance in the U.S. and Uganda to refugees, immigrants, asylum seekers, and war and torture victims, particularly women and children, helping to restore their self-sufficiency, dignity, and respect.
CFC# 12364
Arlington Academy of Hope
Provides education and health care to children in rural Uganda. Runs a model school for 300 children and health clinics that serve thousands. Supports ten local elementary schools.
CFC# 11640