Pick between our general donations, reading center program, or scroll down to see the conservation and education programs we sponsor!
When you donate to the Africa Hope Fund, 90% of your donation is directly invested into the causes that we support.
Changing Kids' Lives One Word At A Time
Over the last five years twenty-five local Zambian reading assistants have been teaching over 2,300 children daily to speak, read, and write English in the Luangwa valley of Zambia. Before they were hired and trained by African Hope Fund’s Debby Lott and Jenny Waterhouse of Raise a Smile to do this important work many children dropped out of school by grade four as that is when schools in Zambia began the switch to teaching in English from the local language, Nyanja.
Reading assistants are paid a salary of $1,500 a year and teach in one of six libraries opened by Jenny Waterhouse at remote village schools. The libraries have been equipped with books and teaching aids provided in part by Africa Hope Fund.
Because of this program, hundreds of children stay in school and many go on to higher education lifting them and their families out of poverty. The total number of students that receive reading instruction daily during open library times is over 2,300!
BUT we need your help to keep this valuable program running! The annual budget for salaries and reading supplies is over $35,000. Our primary source of support is through our volunteer program, which happens only twice a year. We currently have enough funding for the next three months, but would like to keep this program ongoing, and therefore need your help in raising the remaining funds. We have a commitment for a match of $10,000 from one of our dedicated donors through year end, so we hope you will consider doubling your money by donating now.
Your generosity helps us and these other key organizations to support vital work in the region!
THANK YOU!
Our partner organizations include:
CSL works with community and conservation partners in the protection of the wildlife and habitats of the South Luangwa ecosystem. They are dedicated to the long-term survival of wildlife and habitats in South Luangwa under the custodianship of the Zambian people.
Conservation Lower Zambezi is a non-profit organization committed to the protection of wildlife and the sustainable use of natural resources in the Lower Zambezi in Zambia. Includes anti-poaching, education programs, detection dog program and aerial surveillance.
Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust
The Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust teaches Zambian children the value of wildlife and their environment so they may be conserved for present and future generations.
Will you help us continue to support the boots on the ground in Zambia? Click below to donate. We are so thankful for you.
"Project Luangwa believes in providing a platform to raise disadvantaged communities out of poverty, through education, female empowerment, sustainable development and habitat protection."
Learn more about how you can help!
wHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? mAKE A DONATION NOW! YOUR GIFT TO the Africa Hope Fund WILL go to:
Increase Anti-Poaching Patrols
Provide Income to Reading Assistants
Continue Detection Dog Training
Now we will stay on course with sending children to school and building future schools and libraries. And we’ll continue to further our efforts to conserve Africa's wildlife through education. No contribution is too small!
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AFRICA HOPE FUND
9328 Elk Grove Blvd ste 105 #315
Elk Grove, CA 95624
For as little as $20 a month you can feed 5 families
Looking to Fund a Specific Need?
$25,000 Covers the cost Detection Dog Program for 1 year. This is one of our most effective tools in catching poachers.
$8000 covers the cost of training, care and handling of a detection dog specializing in anti poaching
$5,000 Builds Classrooms at a school.
$3500 Sponsors a student to attend college classes for 1 year
$3200 Provides 1 Year of Internet Service at Student Center
$2000 Will Pay a Teachers Annual Salary at one of our Schools
$1800 Pays a reading assistants salary for one year. Without these assistants our students wouldn't have the highest level of English speaking, reading and writing skills in the Luangwa Valley of Zambia they do now.
$850 Sponsors a Student in Secondary School for a Year. Includes: school fees, uniforms, supplies and boarding. 90% of grade school children (1st to 7th grades) never go beyond the 7th grade because of the cost
$800 Allows for Clean water at the School
$100 Helps a scout go on an anti-poaching patrol for three weeks.
$70 Provides two Children with a Desk (double) for Uyoba School so they don't have to sit on the floor for their lessons everyday.
Just let us know what you would like to sponsor.
THE FUTURE OF AFRICA NEEDS YOUR HELP.
Zikomo (thank you)!
AFRICA(N) HOPE FUND IS A 501C3 EIN #26-4484055
DONATIONS CAN ALWAYS BE REFUNDED UPON REQUEST IF MADE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT.
OUR PRIMARY OFFICE OR OPERATION IS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, USA.