Africa
Below is a sample of some of the projects which UWC students have made a difference in Africa with GoMakeADifference’s support.
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Project Jipende (Project Self-love) — Nairobi, Kenya – (2019)
Creating awareness on mental health, sex-education and consent.
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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.
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Go with the flow, Period — Nairobi, Kenya – (2019)
This project is on reaching out to the silent necessities of menstruating homeless women and girls.
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Child Marriage and HIV/AIDS awareness — Mogovolas and Mecuburi, Mozambique – (2019)
Give awareness about child marriage and HIV/AIDS to young girls
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Bloom Classroom — Mitundu, Malawi – (2019)
Renovation of classrooms in local Primary Schools in Mitundu to provide a better learning environment
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Adriatic Cup — Limpopo province, South Africa – (2019)
Empowering 1000 teenage girls from rural areas by providing them with reusable menstrual cups.
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A better Kadongo — Wakiso District, Uganda – (2019)
Providing a more conducive environment to learn by refurbishing the classroom block at Kadongo.
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In A Pickle Situation — Mitundu, Malawi – (2019)
Plan to open a small pickle making business for the elderly to help them support themselves.
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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.
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Revitalizing the Extraordinary Seeds of Swaziland — Motjane, 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.