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Our Global Network
While AIG-DRC is the cornerstone of our international work, Afro Innovation Group’s partnerships extend beyond the Congo, connecting changemakers across Africa who share a commitment to equity, opportunity and peace.
Uganda
Partnerships that protect and empower children.
In Uganda, we work alongside community-based organisations that are improving the quality of life for children and families affected by poverty, hunger and illness.
Child of Famine Africa (COFA)
All children deserve to have a happy childhood, regardless of where they were born. That’s why COFA’s primary objective is to provide food, shelter, health, education and protection for children from child abuse. The main areas they operate in are Ibanda, Kazo, Kitagwenda and Kamwenge.
We at Afro Innovation Group believe that all children, regardless of their background, deserve a happy childhood. We’ve come together with Child of Famine Africa to ensure children from underprivileged backgrounds in Uganda attain a sustainable development goal to help them successfully navigate through life. Learn more about their work.
Comfort Centre Uganda
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is the most common monogenic blood disorder worldwide, contributing to a significant burden that is not adequately addressed. In Uganda, it’s estimated that over 20,000 babies are born with sickle cell disease every year, and 80 per cent of these children die before their fifth birthday. Stigma and myths about sickle cell disease are widespread among the population and health workers. This type of stigmatisation isolates sickle-cell patients and their families from their local communities.
Comfort Centre Uganda seeks to contribute to improvement in the health status and quality of life of children living with sickle cell disease and haemophilia, specifically in the Lango region of Northern Uganda. To ensure they can continue providing health care (treatment), psychosocial, spiritual and emotional support, education and basic care (food, clothing, shelter), Afro Innovation Group has taken a strong stand to support Comfort Centre Uganda in terms of prevention, management and control of this burden. Learn more about their work.
Kenya
Partnerships for inclusion, recovery and equality.
In Kenya, we collaborate with grassroots partners in the Lamu region who are leading work on gender equality, community dialogue and addiction recovery.
Sisters for Change
Sisters for Change strives to create brighter futures and meet the needs of all women and girls who are subject to inequality and discrimination. Their organisation is committed to full and inclusive participation by all and that every person, man or woman, has the right and responsibility to contribute their talents, skills and resources to the work they do.
We share their beliefs that everyone should gain a better understanding of womanhood and femininity so that it has a positive impact on the local Lamu community. We are happy to have partnered with Sisters for Change and offer community members in Lamu an open space for them to participate in meaningful conversation and activities, which in turn will help break any discriminatory barriers. Afro Innovation Group will continue to develop, maintain and nurture this partnership for the betterment of coastal Kenya. Learn more about their work.
New Leaf Centre
New Leaf Centre is a rehabilitation and treatment centre in Lamu, Kenya, which aims to provide the needed health support and treatment for local community members struggling with substance use disorder. Afro Innovation Group has joined their initiative to address the ever-growing drug abuse problem in Lamu, especially affecting the local youth.
The organisation’s mission is not only to offer effective, efficient and accessible drug dependency treatment but also to raise needed awareness that such treatment is available to the public. As substance use disorder is heavily stigmatised, research has shown that it is even harder for men and women to come forward and acknowledge their addiction. To ensure New Leaf Centre continues supporting the community within Lamu, Afro Innovation Group is offering the support they need to offer free treatment to families who cannot afford it. Learn more about their work.
Tanzania
Empowering women and young girls.
Asma Mwinyi Foundation
As with many developing countries, a significant number of girls & women in Tanzania grow up in highly impoverished communities, where they face significant challenges. These include limited access to education, physical violence and sexual abuse, child labour, female genital mutilation, unplanned pregnancies, risks of complications associated with abortions and early age marriages, and food insecurity.
We have built a close relationship with the Asma Mwinyi Foundation in Tanzania to ensure these challenges are addressed by providing the much-needed support to create a path for a stronger local community. It’s the organisation’s mission to improve the lives of girls & women in Tanzania by supporting their basic needs for food, clothing, clean water, education, health and social issues. Some of the successful projects they’ve launched include a food & clothing donations programme, healthcare equipment and sanitary products distribution, renovation of a number of buildings to offer better sanitary conditions and the construction of school premises, an orphanage & widow building and hospital premises. Learn more about their work.