About AFG
Africa Goodwill Foundation, AGF is a registered Charity in England and Wales in 1999. It was set to assist in the relief of poverty and preservation and protection of health, advancement of education and the provision of humanitarian relief in both United Kingdom and Africa.
The more specifically to support the most disadvantaged people in the conflict area of
Northern Uganda that has suffered the war that lasted for over two decades. As well, any
other geographical area as determined by the trustees.
Ongoing Need :
The poorest families are struggling to recover from war raged for almost three decades by
Joseph Kony (LRA), in post conflict areas of Northern Uganda. Infrastructure and social
economic fabric of the area has been destroyed. Children and young people have been the
most affected leaving behind 2.5 million orphans having sadly missed their parents,
education and other life skills. Young people now need to gain skills to maintain healthy
living and make a future economic contribution.
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Mission Statement:-
Relief of poverty
Advancement of education
Preservation and protection of health
In United Kingdom; weare providing after School Support for young people in South West
London. Since its inception, it has been reaching out the people living on the margins of
society, and bringing them back to the mainstream. Peer support for young people against
drugs and alcohol, conducting health awareness workshops and seminars on sexual health,
organising community social events and providing emergency relief.
In Africa; we are lasing with partner organisations on small-scale grassroots projects that
target the specific causes of poverty and environmental degradation in particular
communities. We are running capacity building projects in Northern Uganda, promoting
adult and youth literacy education at community centres, promoting income generating
skills, health awareness campaign through publications, supporting orphans of war and of
victims of HIV/AIDs. Assisting war disabled people by means of skills training geared towards
self-sustainability, fundraising as a way of supporting our noble commitments, training
authorities, shipment of items of goods and monitoring evaluation. We are committed to
assisting the disadvantaged communities in Lango through participatory capacity building,
by enhancing and empowering people. We achieve this by providing fundraising and
volunteer support to our projects.
Our Mission is to create learning environments that empower children to lift themselves,
their families and their communities out of poverty. Is for the children and young people in
our case to be safe, happy and to achieve the best possible outcomes so that they are
valued and valuable members of their communities. Is to provide quality education for all
children and to facilitate a better future and open new opportunities to children from
deprived areas.
Our Vision Is an Africa whose children have the opportunity to realise their true potential
through education and to live healthy, prosperous lives. Is a world where communities live
without poverty in a clean and protected natural environment.To see a world where
children and young people do not need to depend upon the streets in order to survive.
Our Values Is that everybody has the ability to learn and make a real difference, given the
opportunities. We are committed to promoting an inclusive culture by asking all our
stakeholders to embrace, our aim through the following values:
Our Approach:–Sustainability-Honesty-Realistic- Ambition.
We work with local partner organisation on small scale grass-roots projects that target the
specific causes of poverty and environmental degradation in particular communities. We
achieve this by providing fundraising and volunteer support to our projects.
Needs:
The core areas are on human rights promotion and protection, gender mainstreaming and
HIV awareness through conducting and lobbying and advocacy. Since inception Africa
Goodwill Foundation has worked with organisations such as Africa Women Development
Fund, USAID, NUSAF, NAADS, FIRDS
Solutions:-
By creating child rights awareness in schools through club meetings, trainings and debates
among other core activities. This project will do a great deal in empowering children who
are vulnerable to abuse and thus report cases to relevant authorities for intervention. This
project will strengthen the work of district Human promotion and protection. The project
will pave way to in the fulfilment of the recommendations of international and regional
protocol on the rights of children.
We can’t do this without you.