Introducing the African Children’s Foundation.
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A look into the website of African Children’s Foundation gives the following details:
A Global Community dedicated to providing the unmet educational and living needs of children in West Africa.
The African Children’s Foundation is dedicated to providing for the unmet health, housing, nutritional and educational needs of poor children from Sub-Saharan Africa. The Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable agency created to fund the most urgent needs of the most vulnerable inhabitants of one of the poorest regions on earth. The Foundation is currently involved in Nigeria and is planning stages to extend outreach to other African countries.
EDUCATION: The African Children’s Foundation (ACF) is dedicated to educating the children of Africa. ACF sponsors basic educational programs for as many young orphans as resources permit. We offer scholarships for university tuition and trade schools. The foundation also furnishes various digital equipment, including computers and software. Our long term aim includes building new orphanages and improving existing facilities.
DIGITAL CITY: ACF is committed to helping children in Sub-Saharan Africa succeed in the Digital Age by supplying computers and training in computer skills to public schools.
In some towns, we are setting up “Digital City” computer centers in order to provide schoolchildren with computer access.
This program is intended to benefit African children primarily by:
(1) Ensuring that they have employable skills applicable to developed countries where computers.
(2) Bringing the educational and cultural advantages of the internet to the children of Sub-Saharan Africa.
(3) Making the education of children in Africa compatible with the demands of higher learning institutions of North America and Europe.
ACF contributed donations to UNICEF in support of two disaster relief efforts: for the 14 January 2002 volcanic eruption in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo and for the 27 January 2002 explosion disaster in Lagos, Federal Republic of the Nigeria.
ACF launched its first World Children’s Day celebration.
ACF and the Catholic Archdiocese, Holy Trinity Parish in Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria in a move against HIV/AIDS formed a partnership marking the emergence of Parish Action Committee on Aids (P.A.C.A.) ACF initiated a partnership with the retired Peace Corps, Massachusetts chapter.
Devised new curriculum that covers basic business and technology skills.
Launched an aggressive found raising campaign and expanded donor base.
ACF awarded scholarships to 4 orphans in elementary and secondary schools in Nigeria as part of its on-going Literacy Program.
ACF lunched its first annual clothing and toy drive for Sub-Saran African Orphans.
ACF initiated a partnership with The Alliance for Children. The Alliance for Children, Inc is a non-profit international adoption agency based in Massachusetts, serving families throughout the USA.
ACF provided the Motherless Baby Home (Abuja Nigeria), Victory Motherless Baby’s Home (Abuja Nigeria), poorest of the Poor Anawim Home (Abuja Nigeria), The Holy Family Orphanage (Abuja Nigeria) with the following: School supplies, Shoes, Clothing & Toys.
