Projects
How we work
African Revival works directly with communities in Africa. Through this, our objectives are to...
* Support universal basic education for children by providing fundamentals such as classrooms, books, desks, water, sanitation and teacher support.
* Establish financial and educational linkages between schools in the UK and Africa.
* Sponsor appropriate vocational, health and agricultural training.
* Pilot and develop income generating projects, for example bee-keeping and vegetable farming, designed with specific reference to the local need and context.
At African Revival, we also believe that how we do what we do is as important as what we do. As such we hold to these core values that guide us in our work overseas and in the UK...
Impact: We prioritize making a direct impact in our communities; as such our UK administration costs are sponsored to maximize donations to Africa.
Accountability: We take the responsibility for both our donors' funding and beneficiaries' expectations seriously through close monitoring of project implementation and spend.
Sustainability: We seek to ensure ownership and minimize dependency through the active involvement of local communities in the development and implementation of projects.
Appropriate intervention: We assess local context and adapt our support so that it is appopriate to community needs.
Coordination: We seekout, collaborate and exchange ideas with others who share our vision.
Organizational effectiveness: As a team of volunteers, staff and trustees we seek to maximize our effectiveness through a professional and best practice approach.
Where we work
Zambia
In four decades of independence, Zambia has found peace but not prosperity; today it is one of the poorest and least developed nations not only in Africa but also in the world. Around two-thirds of Zambians live below the international poverty line, which translates to about 7.5 million people. Annual incomes are considerably below the level at the time of independence.
Read about our work in Zambia…
Northern Uganda
Gulu and the northern districts of Uganda have suffered rebel insurgency since 1987 . Insecurity has displaced over 80 percent of the district population into the Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps. Currently there are 30 major IDP camps and over 57 satellite camps nearer to peoples’ farm lands. Insecurity has also brought many people to the municipality where they could get protection and access to social services like education, health services, good supply of water and other social amenities.
Read about our work in Northern Uganda…
South Sudan
The 20-year civil war in Sudan is estimated to have caused the death of up to two million people and the internal displacement of up to four million in Southern Sudan . According to the UNDP, 90% are estimated to be living below the poverty line of less than $1 a day. 40% of the population does not have access to safe water, with nearly 70% not having access to adequate sanitation.
Read about our work in South Sudan…
The United Kingdom
The world is becoming an increasingly interconnected place, with the need to know about other cultures and people being ever more important. Knowledge of this ‘Global Dimension’ is something that UKschools need to communicate to and equip their students with, and African Revival is working to create a learning environment which promotes and sustains this.
Read more about our Schools Linking Programme for UK schools…