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Posted on September 22, 2021
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… Going from Success to Success The Ipaja Summer School, sponsored by ACT, is held each year in August in the Ayobo-Ipaja-Alimosho local government area of Lagos state, Nigeria. It provides the opportunity for vulnerable children, many of whom are orphans we already support, to come together during the long school holiday and participate in…
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At ACT, our support for disadvantaged fatherless children and orphans goes well beyond just providing them with educational opportunities. Our support is holistic, it’s about body, mind and soul and this means ensuring that they also enjoy good health in addition to having access to education. An important example of this is assisting with medical…
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Posted on August 27, 2021
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Elodie, as one of our alumni, has just reached another important milestone in her life – having a baby! This gives opportunity to reflect on the significant challenges Elodie, who lives in Burkina Faso, has had to overcome to get to this exciting point. Burkina Faso is the 20th poorest country in the world meaning…
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Posted on August 13, 2021
Blog, Children, International Youth Day, Nigeria, Uganda, Widows
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Yesterday marked International Youth Day. This annual event was created by the United Nations to raise awareness of the challenges that many young people, particularly those in poorer parts of the world, face growing up. It provides an opportunity for people to stand in solidarity with children across the planet who have lesser opportunities to…
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Posted on July 30, 2021
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ACT works with multiple partners in Zambia to provide sponsorship for fatherless children to pursue an education that would otherwise be unaffordable. Currently, nineteen (19) of these young people are following their dreams and studying at university for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in a wide variety of fields across the 8 countries where we…
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Posted on July 16, 2021
Comments Off on Spotlight on our work in Zambia
ACT has been supporting projects in Zambia, a landlocked country in south central Africa since its formation in 1998. Although ACT became a registered charity in March 1999, our work really began in 1998 in Zambia. The majority of our activities focus on the Copperbelt, a mineral rich region stretching along the western border with…