GoMakeADifference

Africa

Below is a sample of some of the projects which UWC students have made a difference in Africa with GoMakeADifference’s support.

• The Resilience Thread — HhoHho Mbabane, Eswatini – (2026)

  Empowering adolescent GBV survivors through resilience workshops and sustainable sewing skills to promote healing and economic independence.

  Genre: Social | Lead Name: Nkanyiso Gama & Paul Wali

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• Amazzi For Life — Kasenje, Gayaza, Uganda – (2026)

  Amazzi For Life assembles water pumps and filters to provide safe drinking water in rural schools vulnerable to waterborne diseases.

  Genre: Water, Health | Lead Name: Kayla Esther Mpanga & Lin Jing-Hua

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• Mental Health, Creativity & Community Engagement in Togo — Kara, Togo – (2026)

  Leadership and mental health awareness addressed by young UWC students for the youth in northern Togo.

  Genre: Health | Lead Name: Gracia Yawa Atchrimi, Esso-Houna Alexandrine Amana & Essotolom Tchoude

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• Let’s Clean The City Initiative — Ilesa, Nigeria – (2026)

  Let’s Clean the City initiative is a project dedicated to educating people on waste management to enhance a sustainable environment.

  Genre: Environment | Lead Name: Iyanuoluwa jegede

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• Stitching Futures — Mahenge, Morogoro, Tanzania – (2026)

  The goal is to improve school attendance and youth empowerment in the Mahenge district by training out-of-school youth in tailoring.

  Genre: Education | Lead Name: Bernard Joseph Kicheleri, Elizabeth Nelson Boniface, Thomas Nicolas Roussos

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• Destigmatisation: Mental Health Awareness for Mozambican Youth — Maputo, Mozambique – (2026)

  Interactive workshops in Maputo secondary schools that challenge the stigma “Africans don’t suffer from depression,” with the goal to provide adolescents mental health education.

  Genre: Health & Education | Lead Name: Walney Manjate

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• Restoring Hope — Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia – (2026)

  A trauma-informed program supporting displaced girls to heal psychologically and re-engage with education after conflict.

  Genre: Health & Education | Lead Name: Haftom

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• EcoJiko — Makueni, Kenya – (2026)

  Training students how to convert school waste to eco-friendly briquettes to reduce deforestation, pollution, and charcoal dependence.

  Genre: Environment | Lead Name: Purity Kamene Kyalo

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• GREENER KITEEZI CAMPAIGN — Kiteezi, Wakiso, Uganda – (2026)

  Empowering Kiteezi residents to transform landfill waste into charcoal briquettes.

  Genre: Sustainability | Lead Name: Alice Judith Kefeeza Birungi

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• Second Harvest — Nairobi, Kenya – (2026)

  Combating donor fatigue by using a Solar-powered dehydrator to preserve produce and generate income.

  Genre: Environmental | Lead Name: Kwame Mureithi

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