Overviewof our work in Africa
The Family International in Africa is a proactive force, supporting sustainable development via multifaceted projects and outreach programs throughout the continent. With a few small mission outposts in the late 1970s through the mid 1990s, the Family's work in Africa has grown concertedly over the last ten years to now include 22 Family community centres, 24 missionary teams, and a number of associate projects, active in 19 countries.
From Senegal to Tanzania, Kenya to Namibia and South Africa, Family members use their expertise as missionaries, educators, motivators, trainers, and facilitators to bring hope, faith, and love to those in need. From the highly acclaimed STEPS character-building educational program to ongoing rural medical relief projects, student outreach initiatives to sustainable micro enterprises, the Family's efforts have been recognised by NGO and government experts alike. Our primary goal is to make a difference through sharing God's love and message in real and tangible ways that will have maximum impact.
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Project Highlights
Public Service Radio Broadcasts
| An important focus of our work in Uganda over the past eight years has been the production of public service radio shows and spots. On average, we broadcast a total of 56 shows every month on eight different radio stations that collectively reach the entire country. These broadcasts include Night Light, a late-night radio programme; Nu Beat, a weekly syndicated youth programme; and Reflections, an inspirational spot, presenting motivational reflections on a variety of topics.
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Donation Distribution and Charity Work, Countrywide
| Thanks to the generosity of people in the community, who care sincerely for those whose lives are challenging and difficult, over the past eight years we have been able to distribute many tons of donated goods, including clothes, shoes, school supplies, and food to poorly funded or totally destitute communities, with very touching results.
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Hope of the Future, Cape Town
| We celebrated our community center's eighth anniversary with the opening of a soup kitchen, which was constructed by the Rotary Club. The centre serves meals to over 100 children daily and over 200 families weekly. Our contributions include large quantities of meat, which have been a real boost to the diets of HIV/AIDS sufferers and destitute and needy families. The centre has received recognition from the Western Cape Health Department, and over the course of a year, over 50 international volunteers came to help serve meals.
Free Healthcare, Countrywide
| The need for accessible healthcare in Nigeria's rural areas has continued to spur us on to reach out to remote communities with Family Care's free healthcare projects. Over the years we have established relationships with scores of medical professionals who are ready to volunteer their time to accompany us to remote communities. They give of their time, skills, and energy to extend a helping hand—or stethoscope as the case may be—to diagnose patients' maladies and offer relief.
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Olives Rehabilitation Centre, Mombassa
| Since its inception, the Family International’s Family Care Missions project in Kenya has sponsored the Olives Rehabilitation Centre for street children and orphans in Mombassa. Daily, over 200 of these children receive schooling and a nutritional meal. The programme helps to prepare and place these destitute children in local primary schools, and we locate sponsors for those who successfully make the transition. A teacher-training course is held twice a year for the centre’s teachers and staff, which helps maintain a high standard. The project has recently launched a weekly Bible club and Sunday school and also offers counseling for single mothers.
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Mother and Baby Support Group, Johannesburg
| In a social environment where there is a huge stigma attached to HIV/AIDS, and which normally leads to isolation (and in extreme cases can lead to beatings and even stoning), our project has been highly successful at having affected mothers come together and openly discuss their status. Due to ongoing education and support, many of their babies are testing negative. The project also includes a programme for TB sufferers, 90% of whom are HIV positive, but most of whom are not at this point able to speak about their HIV status openly.
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Sustainable Poultry Farms, Countrywide
| Several poultry farms were constructed and have commenced operation after training for the recipients was concluded. The poultry farms, specializing in layers, broilers, cockerels, and even turkeys in some instances, have been highly successful. These farms generate income and economic empowerment for the communities, orphanages, homes for deaf and mute youths, as well as centers for the disabled for whom they have been set up. An additional benefit to the poultry farms is the nutritional supplements it provides for the beneficiaries' diet.