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Kids4Kids

Kids4Kids, our great new project, is underway.

Borehole brings Clean Water to Hundreds

We are very excited that a bore hole 75 ft deep has now been installed which brings clean water to the villagers of Abimbo.

Education Matters

Challenge Africa believes in challenging the causes of poverty and inequality. Education is the best gift we can give to help people to help themselves.

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...

Climate Change in Wagusu and Abimbo

Climate change has already affected the villages of Wagusu and Abimbo. The rain does not fall when expected and farmers struggle to adapt to the challenges posed by changing conditions. Challenge Africa recognises that our western lifestyle choices are affecting the...

Christmas Thank Yous

Who doesn't love Christmas? On Christmas day we held an orphan party and gave donated clothes and shoes to the orphans. It is our hope that all our projects will become sustainable and clothing will be made locally at our centre but until this is possible, your...

Project update

Another shipment We are delighted to be sending out another shipment of tools, stationery and sewing items for our projects. Our partners Blythswood Care ran a sanitary towel collection across South Wales for this and provided the shipping. Thank you Blythswood...

Welcome to Challenge Africa

Thank you for visiting our website- it's great to have your support. Challenge Africa is running projects, programmes and activities in Kenyan villages; helping local people to help themselves. I set up Challenge Africa in 2006 because I found people trying...

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