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AFC/PL001	AFRICAN CHILD FOUNDATION African Child Foundation is an independent, indigenous, non-political, non-governmental organization with a primary mission to provide education to poor disadvantaged and neglected orphans whose parents have died of HIV/AIDS and to help their families to overcome poverty and hopelessness through helping them initiate sustainable income generating projects. Contact: Rev. Jim Nadiope, CEO. Address: PO Box 29523, Kampala, Uganda, East Africa. Tel.: +256 782 626 342. E-mail: admin@acf.org.ug. link to website	Ongoing
AFC/PL002	LEGACY FOR AFRICAN CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL Legacy for African Children International - LACI - is an African effort created to address the enormous challenges faced by millions of African children who have either been orphaned by AIDS or live with parents who are sick or dying from AIDS-related illnesses. Established in 2007, this unique Christian non-governmental organization is the brainchild of three devoted Christians, Mr. Norman Bamwenda, Mr. Isa Byona and Lady Juliet Bandera, together with several other people, including children who have joined their hands to share an international focus on children in Africa by working together to increase the capacity of local communities to provide support services to orphans and vulnerable children in Africa - and, more specifically, in Uganda. Vision: To build a world fit for children and for all of us and to see that every child belongs to a family and grows with love, respect and security and to set open doors for the children in Africa and more so in Uganda. Mission: To address the needs of African children affected by HIV/AIDS and to engage, strengthen capacities, mobilize and share effective practices among stakeholders at all levels. Goals: The goals of the LACI are: to strengthen the capacity of African communities to advocate, care for and support children impacted by HIV/AIDS and prevent further spread of HIV; to improve orphans and other vulnerable children's welfare by increasing access to education, adequate food, psychosocial support, basic health services, and legal rights; and to catalyze a global partnership to expand the resources available to achieve these goals. LACI is based on three fundamental principles: it is child-focused, community-based, and committed to ensure that their programmes are integrated. Since HIV/AIDS-related problems cannot be adequately addressed by any single solution or intervention, many different interventions are needed to respond to the broad range of needs of children, their families and communities. Amongst other projects, LACI provides technical support in community mobilization to community-based organizations working with people affected by HIV and AIDS in order to gather support for children made vulnerable by the disease. It also has an advocacy policy, seeking to strengthen voices from a range of organizations to speak out on behalf of HIV/AIDS affected children and reduce the stigma associated with the pandemic. While creating strong alliances and networks with other local NGOs and community-based organizations to scale up successful programs and interventions that ensure a brighter, better future for orphans and vulnerable children, at the global level LACI is striving to be the lead partnership organization of international NGOs mobilizing additional resources to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS on millions of African children and their families. Contact: Lady Juliet Bandera, Executive Secretary. Address: PO Box 70370, Clock Tower, Kampala, Uganda, East Africa. Tel.: +256 753 048 716. E-mail: laci_uganda@hotmail.com. link to website	Ongoing
AFC/PL003	THE LONDON COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR The London Community Gospel Choir in conjunction with The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund is planning a UK tour leading up to Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebrations on the 27th June, 2008. The tour will raise awareness of the charity through workshops for children and an evening concert. The concert will include guest artists of national recognition, with local celebrities being invited to the event. The organisers are looking for sponsors, who will receive national exposure of their company or brand. The choir will be touring from the 6th June until the 25th June, 2008, inclusive of thirteen concerts at venues each having a capacity of around 2,000 or more. Some venues are much bigger, holding up to 10,000 - which the organisers intend to fill. There are different sponsorship packages to chose from: Platinum, Gold and Silver - each of which ensures maximum exposure of the client's brand. The choir will be playing to around 30,000 people and around 1,500 children through the workshops. This promises to be a very high profile event. Packages can be custom made for sponsors' needs and budget; otherwise they start at around £20,000. "Please contact us for more information regarding the tour and the packages". Contact: Jon Rattenbury, Assistant Tour Manager. Address: Brookdale House, 75 Brookdale Road, Wlathamstow E17 6QH. Tel.: 0208 509 7288. E-mail: jon@choirconnexion.co.uk link to website      Click button to download more information from The London Community Gospel Choir (Word format)	Ongoing
AFC/0001	THE AFRICAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION The African Conservation Foundation is working towards the protection and conservation of Africa's endangered wildlife and their habitats. Founded in 1999, ACF fills a unique niche by creating an Africa-wide network for information exchange and capacity building of conservation efforts in the region. Address: PO Box 105209, Msasani, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Tel. +255 754 653881. link to website	Ongoing
AFC/0002	THE ANGOLAN ADVICE AND INFORMATION CENTRE The Angolan Advice and Information Centre provides free, high quality, impartial advice and information to Angolan nationals in Greater London and elsewhere in the UK. Its advice is always independent of the policies of any funders, as it develops its outreach work services to meet the needs the most vulnerable members of the Angolan community. The AAIC is now seeking sponsorship for a TV programme. The centre is planning a 30 minute programme about the community matters which affect members of the Angolan community in their daily lives. The programme will consist of news, interviews and music and the centre is aiming to have the programme broadcast on either OBE or BEN Television (available on the Sky network). Contact: Joao-Pedro Lunguela, Co-ordinator. Address: Imperial House, 64 Willoughby Lane, Tottenham, London N17 0SP. Tel.: 0208 808 1255. Fax: 0208 885 3471. E-mail: aaic@btinternet.com. link to website	Ongoing
AFC/0003	THE MALAWI EDUCATION TRUST (MATEMA COLLEGE) The objectives of the Matema Educational Trust are 1. To improve the quality of human resources in Malawi by   •   identifying 'beacon projects' where facilities can be established for vocational education by financing colleges, classrooms and equipment   •   providing vocational courses so that people can gain the necessary skills, either to enhance their employment prospects or, and preferably, so that they can start their own enterprises   •   providing the opportunity for school-leavers to improve their communication skills (literacy, numeracy, computing) so that they can upgrade their leaving certificate and thereby gain employment; and 2. To indirectly contribute to the development process in Malawi by   •   supporting the nation's struggle in poverty alleviation by breaking the poverty cycle and initiating a grass roots model   •   promoting sustainability in the economy by introducing concepts and practices of energy and appropriate technology. The first project is to establish Matema College near Karonga in the northern region of Malawi. Sponsorship funds would help build the first classroom block. Much of Malawi's population is in distress through periodic crop failure during drought, HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB - and one of the world's highest population growth rates. After universal free primary education was introduced, enrolment leapt and primary schools have a pupil:staff ratio of 62:1, resulting in a considerable decline in quality. Entry to secondary education is highly selective, just 140,000 pupils gaining places in essentially fee paying schools, where theoretically the pupil/staff ratio is 36:1, but in reality is much higher. More vocational education is essential to empower people with the skills to start their own small business ventures. As the country is burdened with considerable national debt - unlikely to be relieved in the immediate future - and heavily dependent upon outside aid, it's extremely important to support the Malawi Government's intervention into vocational education. Contact: John Weeks. Address: 21 Oakhurst Avenue, Barnet, Hertfordshire EN4 8DL, England, UK.	Ongoing
AFC/0004	MNTWANA CHILD TO CHILD SUPPORT PROJECT MntWANA is a child-centred organisation operating in rural Zimbabwe and focusing on four thematic areas necessary for a child's growth and development, ie child welfare, gender, poverty alleviation and HIV and AIDS. One key area the organisation focusses on is child welfare and that is the basis of this communication. There is an unfortunate issue in a remote area of Zimbabwe where children are abused and neglected as a result of cult practises. Through the intervention of the department of social welfare, the charity was requested to mobilise resources and implement a thorough rehabilitation process. The children in the village require a consolidated psychosocial intervention package coupled with the provision of basic tools for both staff and beneficiaries. "These unfortunate events have no precedent in Zimbabwe but we have since founded a children's village for them and we require ANY FORM OF ASSISTANCE". Contact: Grey Magaiza, Programmes Coordinator. Address: 5 Holmwood Close, Marlborough, Harare, Zimbabwe 264. Tel.: 263-91 899 873 or 263-04-300925. E-mail: programmes@chipawo.co.zw. link to website	Ongoing
AFC/0005	TSOELOPELE WOMEN'S CLUB Tsoelopele Women's Club aims to create jobs for the needy. The club has opened a school where unemployed people are taught lifeskills like knitting shoes, catering, baking, etc. Club members run a soup kitchen for needy children. The club is seeking sponsorship support to continue its work. Contact: Mrs. Gladys Thinane. Address: 1636 Zone 10, Sebokeng, 1983 South Africa. Tel.: (016) 592-1617. Fax: (016) 592-1617. E-mail: rafube@telkomsa.net.	Ongoing
AFC/0006	WIDOWS & FAMILY ADVISOR CENTRE The Widows and Family Advisor Center is a religiously-inclined organisation which helps widows and their families to support themselves and build a better life. The organisation is seeking sponsorship support in the form of second hand materials, including clothes, sewing machines, used electronic equipment, etc. This is an organisation which helps people by providing them with the materials they need to support themselves. Contact: John William Goliama, Lead Coordinator. Address: Box 5009, Tanga, Tanzania, East Africa. Tel.: +255 744 440 507. E-mail: wafacministries@yahoo.com.	Ongoing
AFC/0007	WILDLANDS CONSERVATION TRUST Bio-diversity in KwaZulu-Natal, indeed in South Africa as a whole, is under severe threat. Recognising this threat, the Wildlands Conservation Trust aims to reverse this trend by developing innovative programmes to conserve biodiversity. These include support for both formal and informal conservation. Some of the programmes comprise conservation-based community development projects – so that previously disadvantaged communities can take ownership of biodiversity preservation and use it as an empowerment tool. There are also programmes that act as catalysts for the protection of threatened species and to foster increased conservation awareness amongst the people of South Africa. Concerned corporate organisations can help in a number of ways, for instance via sponsorship support of the Trust's events programme. Contact: Sponsorship Department. Address: PO Box 1138, Hilton 3245, South Africa. Tel.: +27(0)33 343-2669. Fax: +27(0)33 343-1976. E-mail: trust@kznwildlife.com . link to website	Ongoing