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Jacqueline can See for the First Time!
Jacqueline is a house help in Bondo and her albinism means she is virtually blind. Challenge Africa volunteers gave her a pair of glasses. When she tried them on, she started jumping around the room shouting out things she could see excitedly. Then she started...
Medical Bay at Abimbo Centre
This is a lovely project which has cost only £150 and should improve the health of the 35 orphans and vulnerable children at the centre. The sick bay is a welcoming space for children who are ill during the day to stay and recover, and is stocked with medicines and...
New shoes to prevent wounds and disease
This week, in rural Kenya, children got a pair of shoes for the first time. Basic things like this should be paid for by families and local communities but the area is just so poor this still can't happen. We are working with local people to develop self sufficient...
Educated, Empowered, Employed- More Training Successes
Challenge Africa is celebrating with the graduates from the Tailoring Training Programme. Mercy is one of our many success stories. Mercy was looking for a way to work herself and her family out of poverty. She studied tailoring for three years at the Challenge Africa...
Fundraising Hero
Marathon hero Raphael Bruneau ran 26 miles in just a mankini raising £2000 for Challenge Africa. His fundraising efforts will provide a school teacher and books for orphaned children in Abimbo village. He completed the London Marathon in 3 hours 11 minutes after...
National Tailoring Qualifications for our Students
We are very proud of 6 of the tailoring students taking their national exams this month. Beryl, Lillian and Margaret, all orphaned young women, came to the Challenge Africa Abimbo Centre three years ago looking for a way to support themselves. They now have the...
Work for Challenge Africa
Have you ever wanted to make a difference? Are you bored of your job and want to try something meaningful whilst getting paid? Would you like experience in International Development? Vodafone have launched their successful World of Difference programme for 2012 and...
Faith in Mosquito Nets!
Faith is ten. He lives in a village in Kenya. The name his mother chose for him is significant. Some of her children had been still-born and others had lived for only a few hours. She prayed earnestly that this baby would survive. His...
Aid is on its way… 40ft container of supplies heading to Abimbo and Wagusu
A 40ft container full of aid is heading to the villages of Abimbo and Wagusu. The shipment includes medical and educational equipment and furniture, solar panels and generators, sewing machines, tools, bicycles and computers. Individual buckets full of basic items for...
