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Caleb Centre for Autism, Zambia: “Inclusion 360 Autism Care Connect Community Project (IACCCP)” will work with 30 caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy and Down’s Syndrome. 

In addition to training them in childhood development and communication, they will equip them with practical skills through Income Generating Activities that will enhance their economic well-being. In doing so, they also will create a support network for the caregivers.

  “Thank you so much for the great news! As an organisation we are so grateful for this support which will greatly contribute to the growth … of our projects and positive impact in the lives of our beneficiaries. Warm regards”.

 

Seven years ago, George James and Aidah Olwack’s daughter, Genevieve, was born. As they tried to understand her lack of development, they learned she had cerebral palsy. They also learned how difficult it was to get the diagnosis, and what a lack of resources existed for families in their situation. Determined to raise awareness of this condition, and of the crucial importance of early intervention, they created this foundation to educate the public, the medical community, and traditional healers. They have established close relationships with several local vocational and educational programs to help the children reach their full potential. Now they also are providing services to the families.

This is their second year of funding. Unfortunately, they had a difficult first year: Genevieve died in March 2024, and they also were unable to obtain all the funding they had planned. However, they have established close relationships with several local vocational and educational programs to help the children reach their full potential. They were able to provide varied services to 20 families, including educational placements and income-generating activities, and to train both medical professionals and traditional healers in the prevention of and early signs of cerebral palsy. They have a comprehensive plan for educating the community and aiding the families. We would like to help them gain more success this year.

 “Thank you so much for the wonderful news! … This support will greatly enhance our ability to implement our planned activities for the Lea Nasi project and make a meaningful impact on the community we serve. …   Thank you once again for your generosity and support.”

 This project will help 40 women between 18 and 65 by providing high-quality seedlings and planting materials, and creating a demonstration farm where they can learn to incorporate sustainable farming practices into their planting. It also will support partnerships with local markets, and help with active bargaining and negotiations to secure fair prices on favorable terms. In addition, it will create a peer network for support in all aspects of the project.

“We are thrilled to receive the full amount requested and grateful for your organization's support. Thank you again for your guidance and support throughout this process.”

250 vulnerable women, ages 19-55, in the oldest slum in Nairobi will be helped through learning vocational skills needed in the market place and receive revolving microloans to provide financial support for the women to invest in their entrepreneurial ventures. In addition, they will be helped through support networks and mentorships, with guidance, advice and encouragements from experienced mentors and fellow participants.

“On behalf of Light and Hope Initiative, I would like to extend our deepest gratitude to you and the Action Africa Giving Circle for awarding us this generous grant.  We are truly honored to have been chosen, and we are excited to put this support to work in advancing the Inua Mama project. Thank you once again for believing in our mission and helping us create positive change in our community. Your support means the world to us.”

 

This is TDI’s third year of funding, after two successful grants for Menstrual Health Management. In that work the volunteers found many children with HIV who were not receiving any services. This year they will focus on helping the women caring for these children work together to learn financial skills benefitting their families. Through this the families will have access to basic needs, and the Project also will connect children to health facilities to receive treatment and monitor their viral loads.

"Thank you so much for the great news!"

This new Project will serve 30 HIV-positive women and girls selected because of their current vulnerability. Indirectly it will serve 125 children and 15 men (husbands). In addition to training women in entrepreneurship, it will establish two savings groups to ensure economic and financial empowerment. It also will establish an HIV testing and counseling center, and will raise community awareness on prevention and management of HIV.

“Many thanks for selecting our proposal and the trust placed in our organization. We are very happy to be part of the new partners of Action Africa Grants. “
 

CRI is entering their third year with this very successful Project: Starting in 2022, they worked with 22 women in two villages to prepare and cultivate land that was already theirs, but for which they lacked the resources to use successfully. Last year they increased the number of women to 29 and added another village, and this year they will help 39 women, ages 25-50 from four different communities.

The food they grow will feed the women’s large families (at least 350 additional people) and they will sell the surplus. The project has been designed with input from the women it serves, and what they learn is shared with the members of a large women’s group who are not yet participants, but who learn farming strategies from the Project’s participants.

“Thank you so much for all your help."

WCI was one of our Giving Circle’s very first grantees, in 2020, and was funded for three years for their women’s empowerment initiatives, training women in sewing, including reuseable sanitary pads, and in making and selling peanut butter.

In this new Project they will serve 100 grandmothers who are raising 415 children orphaned by AIDS. The grandmothers are over 65 years old, and are no longer as active or energetic as they once were. There will be trainings for grandmothers and the older children in several different income generating skills, and the Project will make sure that children are enrolled or returned to school.

“We wish to express our gratitude to you for the approval of this new grant to WCI. This is exciting news for us and our grandmothers and their families. We have … communicated this great news to our Board. Once again, we say thank you very much.”