By Patrick Kigongo – Act4Africa Country Manager UgandaUganda’s population is both young and rapidly growing. Almost half the population is under 14 and those aged 15-24 years constitute a further...
By Zohra Meghji, Act4Africa Volunteer UK Volunteer Zohra Meghji tells us why she chooses to volunteer with Act4Africa in the UK and some of the things she and her family have...
by Moris Kabunzugwire - Act4Africa Project Manager Moris Kabunzugwire, Act4Africa Team Manager in Kasese, Western Uganda, brings us his latest report on the HEAL programme currently running for adolescent mothers in...
By Sarah Istephan, Marketing Manager It is with mixed feelings that we bring you news that Act4Africa’s Big Lottery funded project promoting HIV prevention and gender equality in Kasese, Western Uganda,...
Martin Smedley, CEOThe way to reduce levels of poverty, hunger and HIV, is to empower women. Unfortunately in many developing nations women are faced with societal and structural discrimination which...
By Martin Smedley, CEOAnna told me that Malawi is well known for tea growing and since Act4africa came to her village she has benefitted by being able to invest in...
The ‘Act’ in ‘Act4Africa’ means more than just ‘do something’ – it’s about acting, in the theatrical sense. Our intern Max Hurst has been exploring what Theatre for Development (TfD)...
This month saw us recognised with a USAid award for our contribution to family health via our Mayuge District-based Strides project. The Strides project, completed in 2012, was designed to...
