Search Nonprofits

Using education, entrepreneurship and local leadership to empower families in Uganda

Friends of Humanity SA is a Geneva-based non-profit organization supporting initiatives and projects in five essential areas: - Human rights and dignity - Education and training - Healthcare and medicine (including alternative medicine) - Environmental protection and conservation - Microfinance

MISSION: Providing material and financial assistance and support to small rural agricultural projects in Sierra Leone and other countries in (West) Africa. Our mid-term goal: Fighting malnutrition and poverty by improving agricultural success in Malal-Mara chiefdom, Sierra Leone. Started in 2016, within 5 years we aim to support 500 families (3,000 people) in giving them a better life by: * Funding seeds and fertilizers * Buying or renting Agricultural machinery * Educating and training in more sophisticated and sustainable agricultural techniques * Using solar energy to generate electricity for lighting, water pumps and engines. By giving these families a helping hand, they can build a better life for themselves and offer their children a healthier and better future.

ASAP aims for a sustainable improvement of the economic, social and health conditions of villagers in Burkina Faso. To secure the future of the current generation children, ASAP has a strong focus on the development of the children, their parents and their environment. This is accomplished by projects in the fields of education, knowledge, health and economic means.

Zahana in Madagascar is dedicated to participatory rural development, education, revitalization of traditional Malagasy medicine, reforestation, and sustainable agriculture. It is Zahana's philosophy that participatory development must be based on local needs and solutions proposed by local people. It means asking communities what they need and working with them collaboratively so they can achieve their goals. Each community's own needs are unique and require a tailor -made response