Who are the B For Africa Foundation?
B for Africa Foundation has been created for the benefit of underprivileged children and their communities in Africa. The Foundation focuses on the welfare, healthcare, education and social protection of these children, who are either homeless, abandoned, abused or living in extreme poverty.
Our aim is to provide lasting solutions for children’s needs through personal involvement, local assistance and funding.
Our ultimate goal is to make a positive and enduring change in the lives of these children and where possible to assist the orphanages, schools or communities to become self sufficient.
The B for Africa Foundation is a charitable foundation that was created in 2010.
“Be the change you want to see in the world.”
Mahatma Gandhi
“Be the change you want to see in the world.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Who are the B For Africa Foundation?
B for Africa Foundation has been created for the benefit of underprivileged children and their communities in Africa. The Foundation focuses on the welfare, healthcare, education and social protection of these children, who are either homeless, abandoned, abused or living in extreme poverty.
Our aim is to provide lasting solutions for children’s needs through personal involvement, local assistance and funding.
Our ultimate goal is to make a positive and enduring change in the lives of these children and where possible to assist the orphanages, schools or communities to become self sufficient.
The B for Africa Foundation is a charitable foundation that was created in 2010.
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."
Maria Robinson
The Facts About Children Across Africa
- Today 850 million people are hungry and malnourished. Over half of them are children. 18,000 children die every single day because of hunger and malnutrition. There are 100 million malnourished children in Africa. (Source: UN (morris)
- 1 in 6 African children die before the age 5. Most of these deaths could be prevented. (source: Africa 2015)
- Nearly one third of children in Sub-Saharan Africa are underweight. (source: UNICEF)
- In sub-Saharan Africa, measles takes the life of a child nearly every minute of every day. An effective measles vaccination costs as little as $1 per child. (source: UNICEF)
- Between 12 and 14 million African children have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS. (source: World Bank/UNICEF)
- 43% of children in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have safe, accessible drinking water. (source: UNICEF)
- 64% of children in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have adequate sanitation. (source: UNICEF)
- Only 57% of African children are enrolled in primary education, and 1 in 3 of those do not complete school. (source: Africa 2015)
- About 16 million children under five, or 25% of all children that age group are underweight, while 28 million, or 44 % suffer from stunted growth. (source: UNICEF)