Our partners in Africa
AAF has some amazing partners in Africa. Below are brief descriptions of our partners in South Africa however words can not express the incredible work they are doing.
God's Golden Acre
AAF has supported many different projects run by God's Golden Acre over the years. Whilst God's Golden Acre run many programs, AAF is currently funding the Youth Development and Life Skills Program. This program is focused on vulnerable teenage boys and girls in the area called The Valley of 1000 hills, outside Durban. The program includes youth development workshops held at God's Golden Acre, plus the training of local school staff and other young people that have leadership potential and who can assist in facilitating future workshops and providing follow-up support in their communities.
Heather Reynolds and her team give dignity, love and support to those in need.
For more information go to www.godsgoldenacre.org.uk
Tabitha Ministries
Tabitha Ministries has a comprehensive range of programs to assist the community and urban areas around Pietermaritzburg in South Africa. These programs include coordinating home-based care services in urban and rural communities, providing school age and adult training on HIV/AIDS, and providing care for orphaned and abandoned children, ranging from babies through to teenagers.
AAF has supported a range of the different programs Tabitha has run over the years. More recently AAF provided funds to purchase food parcels for Tabitha's volunteer team of home-based carers. Home-based carers are African women who walk large distances within their communities to care for those suffering the effects of HIV/AIDS. They do not receive payment for their tireless work.
For more information go to: www.tabithaministries.co.za
Philakahle Wellbeing Centre
Philakahle has been operating with the support of AAF since 2005. It aims to reduce poverty in the Okhahlamba Municipality in Kwa-Zulu Natal Province through promoting integrated programs that are primarily focused on caring for people impacted by HIV/AIDS in their communities, and avoiding placing them in institutional care.
The Philakahle project was one of the first in South Africa to begin distributing Government supplied antiretroviral (ARV) medication to people with HIV/AIDS. The program has more than doubled its patient capacity since 2005 with the goal to keep people alive and help them become contributing members in their communities.
Philakahle has many other programs including education on how to live a healthy lifestyle, training for community care workers, establishing community and home gardens, providing counselling services and small business opportunities.
Zamimpilo Training Centre
Zamimpilo is a new project supported by AAF. The centre was unused for a number of years and AAF along with other financial supporters provided funding to renovate the facility and establish a training centre. Currently the centre holds Youth Life Skills camps. The program aims to assist children, as young as 7 years old, to better understand HIV/AIDS and to make healthy lifestyle choices. These vulnerable children are taught to know and respect themselves, value others, know their boundaries, respect others, choose good behaviour and more. AAF provides the funds to employ the program leader and expenses related to the follow-up aspect of the program.
