Projects Awarded

Africa

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

  • Project Jipende (Project Self-love)Nairobi, Kenya(2019)

    Creating awareness on mental health, sex-education and consent.

    Genre: Healthcare | Lead Name: Kamene Mang'oka & Aisha Yusuf

  • Life after Ebola (LAE)Kono and Kenema / Eastern Region, Sierra Leone(2019)

    The projects aims to help Ebola survivors with eyesight problems and preach social re-integration.

    Genre: Healthcare | Lead Name: Martha Soko Tetema Tondoneh & Victoria Martha Thorpe

  • Go with the flow, PeriodNairobi, Kenya(2019)

    This project is on reaching out to the silent necessities of menstruating homeless women and girls.

    Genre: Healthcare | Lead Name: Elizabeth Kako Gimba

  • Child Marriage and HIV/AIDS awarenessMogovolas and Mecuburi, Mozambique(2019)

    Give awareness about child marriage and HIV/AIDS to young girls

    Genre: Healthcare | Lead Name: Geraldo António Sibinde

  • Bloom ClassroomMitundu, Malawi(2019)

    Renovation of classrooms in local Primary Schools in Mitundu to provide a better learning environment

    Genre: Renovation | Lead Name: Ulele Noella Kachilele

  • Adriatic CupLimpopo province, South Africa(2019)

    Empowering 1000 teenage girls from rural areas by providing them with reusable menstrual cups.

    Genre: Healthcare | Lead Name: Julie Tilling Niemann & Etumu Mavie Schoster

  • A better KadongoWakiso District, Uganda(2019)

    Providing a more conducive environment to learn by refurbishing the classroom block at Kadongo.

    Genre: Renovation | Lead Name: Ndagire Mercy Ritrisha Morella

  • In A Pickle SituationMitundu, Malawi(2019)

    Plan to open a small pickle making business for the elderly to help them support themselves.

    Genre: | Lead Name: Khushi Mehta & Akshita Jaswal

  • Metsi Arona (Our Water)Mahalapye, Botswana(2018)

    This student-led initiative aims to reduce water insecurity within a small village in Mahalapye, Botswana through the provision of Ceramic Water Filters and workshops educating the residents regarding the importance of water sanitation.

    Genre: Water Supply | Lead Name: Vanessa Meyer & Tinaye Mawocha

  • Revitalizing the Extraordinary Seeds of SwazilandMotjane, Swaziland(2018)

    This project involves implementing a sustainable agricultural plot for the Motjane Hope House orphanage in Swaziland to fulfill their needs for basic needs such as nutrition for the Motjane community, which comprises of approximately 150 children.

    Genre: Agriculture | Lead Name: Vanessa Chonyera & Angelo Kristian Dumaraog