Thanks to our experienced employees and partners who live and work in the local communities, we are able to listen and respond to the needs of the local people.
Together with them, we develop programs that lead to sustainable change.
We focus on the following six program points:
We provide rapid and flexible emergency aid in the event of natural disasters and conflicts by providing food, hygiene packages, emergency shelters and water in a targeted and direct manner.
In this way, we alleviate acute need on the one hand and pave the way for sustainable development on the other.
We work with local communities to provide them with access to clean water and sanitation facilities.
This includes drilling or renovating wells, building latrines and washing stations, training mechanics and water committees and hygiene training for the population.
In order to create sustainable food security and a stable livelihood, we set up community gardens, train smallholder farmers and equip them with the necessary seeds and tools.
We save countless lives by identifying and treating malnutrition and providing food rations, vitamins and deworming medication when needed.
We distribute millions of school meals to hundreds of thousands of children in our supported schools, renovate school infrastructure and build school gardens.
In this way, we give these children a new perspective and hope for the future.
It is important to us to promote the economic situation of individuals, communities and even small and medium-sized enterprises so that they become resilient and self-reliant.
That is why we develop suitable programs, such as business and vocational training, mentoring, agricultural projects and access to loans and savings programs.
As Africa’s largest indigenous non-governmental organization, we understand the challenges we face across the continent and how we can best work to create an Africa that thrives.
Our six program points strategically serve to achieve this goal.
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With innovative solutions and our international network, we work together with the local population in various African countries to ensure that Africa continues to develop and prosper.
Angola is one of the most resource-rich countries in Africa, but two thirds of the population do not benefit from these resources and live on less than two dollars a day.
The infant mortality rate in Angola is still very high, and many people have poor or no access to clean water or sanitary facilities.
The literacy rate is very low by continental standards.
In addition, Angola is currently experiencing one of the worst droughts in 40 years.
Although the country has abundant arable land, water, energy and mineral resources, Mozambique is still struggling with a military insurgency in parts of the gas-rich Cabo-Delgado province.
An estimated three million people across the country face severe food insecurity due to conflict, climate change and a fragile economy.
During the brutal civil war and genocide in Rwanda in 1994, many people were robbed of their livelihoods and the national economy is still suffering from the consequences of this war today.
In addition to numerous fatalities, looting and land theft led to the neglect of agricultural crops.
International investment failed to materialize for a long time and the local population is only slowly recovering economically.
Since South Africa’s transition to democracy in the mid 1990s there has been considerable progress and growing prosperity among the population.
Nevertheless, more than half of the population lives in poverty, around 30% are unemployed and the country has one of the highest and most persistent inequality rates in the world.
Despite gaining independence in 2011, the country is still facing a humanitarian crisis, which is being exacerbated by ongoing tribal conflicts, displacement and extreme weather conditions.
In 2022, an estimated two thirds of the South Sudanese population were dependent on humanitarian aid.
The influx of refugees to Uganda is mainly due to conflicts in the surrounding countries and is increasingly turning into a refugee crisis.
The country’s central location and Ugandan generosity provide a haven for refugees.
As a result, Uganda is the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa and the fourth largest in the world (as of 2022).
The Central African Republic is a highly vulnerable country facing numerous challenges after decades of political instability, including coups, dictatorship and rebel uprisings.
Despite its enormous natural resources and agricultural potential, more than half of the population does not have enough food.
We are a global family that stands together for Africa because we can achieve more together than alone. We at the “Stiftung Schweiz ForAfrika” are one of the country offices that support ForAfrika in its work.
and we consider it a privilege to be a part of the fundamental change that is happening through ForAfrica’s work.
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