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Posted on July 18, 2025
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“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.” — Muhammad Ali Our amazing volunteers From its formation in 1998, volunteering has been at the core of how the African Child Trust (ACT) operates and carries out its work as a charity, in the UK and in Africa. Primarily, working…
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Posted on September 24, 2024
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Hello Friends of ACT, Even as I write this letter, I find it hard to believe that I have been an intern at ACT for just over a year. Staying this long with this charity was, of course not the plan when I first came across their advert online on W4MP and applied. More than…
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Posted on December 14, 2023
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What a glorious event it was as ACT celebrated the final event to mark its 25th anniversary in Birmingham, a major city in the UK Midlands on Saturday 25th November. Although the ACT office is based in Croydon, a borough in outer London, ACT has a growing presence in the Midlands and increasingly so across…
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Posted on November 18, 2023
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“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” ― Mahatma Gandhi The festive period is a time for giving. As we approach this special time of the year, we’re reminded that Christmas provides us with the perfect opportunity to help those less fortunate than ourselves. This year marks…
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Posted on November 1, 2022
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“Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have.” – Jim Rohn It’s all about Giving! Volunteering is about serving and serving is giving. ACT gives by serving people who are disadvantaged — fatherless children, orphans, and women (widows and women-led households) in rural African society. That we are volunteer led…
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Posted on March 19, 2022
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ACT is a fantastic charity with a strong vision, great track-record of delivering support and has a friendly and welcoming team. While I started my volunteering journey in the midst of finishing up my masters degree last summer, I continue to help ACT even now that I have a full time job in the charity…