All
For
Africa’s
Trust
of
the
Month
–
July/August
All
For
Africa
is
inviting
and
encouraging
you
to
vote
for
the
“Trust
of
the
Month.”
• Help
us
choose
an
organization
that
you
believe
should
receive
their
trust
this
July.
• The
organization
that
receives
the
highest
number
of
votes
will
be
named
a
Beneficiary
of
the
Palm
Out
Poverty
Initiative.
As
a
beneficiary,
the
organization
will
receive
a
trust
that
will
cover
its
operational
expenses,
up
to
$
30,000
per
year,
for
the
next
30
years,
allowing
such
organization
to
focus
its
internal
or
other
donor
funds
on
its
core
activities.
• Through
July
and
August
we
will
be
encouraging
our
friends
and
donors
to
purchase
the
1500
trees
for
the
winner’s
oil
palm
trust.
($30,000)
The
nominees
are:
Batonga
Foundation
–
Sierra
Leone
–
Nominated
by
Angelique
Kidjo
Christian
Child
Care
Program
–
Uganda
–
Nominated
by
Paula
Naggaga
Face
Africa
–
Liberia
–
Nominated
by
Taa
Wongabe
Hospice
Association
of
the
Witwatersrand
–
South
Africa
–
Nominated
by
Ron
Kunene
and
the
Cast
of
Lion
King
• Shine
On
Sierra
Leone
–
Sierra
Leone
–
Nominated
by
Gbenga
Akinnagbe
• • • •
What
is
a
trust?
Under
All
for
Africa’s
Palm
Out
Poverty
Initiative,
one
million
oil
palm
trees
will
be
planted
in
various
countries
in
West
Africa.
The
one
million
trees
will
be
subdivided
into
700
individual
oil
“trusts,”
each
“trust”
consisting
of
1,500
trees
on
25
acres
of
land.
We
project
that
each
“trust”
will
generate
annual
revenue
of
$25,000
per
year
over
30
years.
This
revenue
will
be
awarded
to
Africa‐based
beneficiaries
such
as
schools,
health
facilities,
vocational
training
centers
or
other
Africa‐based
community‐based
initiatives.
The
annual
revenue
will
maintain
day‐to‐day
operations
for
each
beneficiary
organization
and
allow
the
organization
to
focus
on
service
delivery
rather
than
on
the
struggle
to
raise
operational
funds.
For
more
information
visit
http://www.allforafrica.org/campaigns/
BATONGA
FOUNDATION
‐
“Girl’s
Changing
Africa”
Nominated
by
Angelique
Kidjo,
a
Grammy
award‐winning
Beninese
singer
and
song
writer.
Angelique’s
personal
experience,
as
a
girl
educated
in
her
home
country
of
Benin,
gave
rise
to
her
passion
and
commitment
to
leverage
her
enormous
talent,
visibility
and
credibility
as
an
internationally
renowned
performer
to
advocate
for
girls
education
across
Africa.
Mission:
The
Batonga
Foundation
is
a
registered
501(c)(3)
non‐profit,
which
gives
girls
a
secondary
school
and
higher
education
so
they
can
be
the
at
the
forefront
of
change
in
Africa.
Batonga
does
this
by
granting
scholarships,
building
secondary
schools,
increasing
enrollment,
providing
school
supplies,
supporting
mentor
programs,
exploring
alternative
education
models
and
advocating
for
community
awareness
of
the
value
of
education
for
girls.
Project
nominated:
Batonga’s
Sierra
Leone
Education
Program,
Waterloo
&
Freetown,
Sierra
Leone
In
Sierra
Leone,
Batonga
supports
secondary
school
and
vocational
training
scholarships
for
girls
who
are
orphaned,
disabled,
war
or
HIV/AIDS‐affected,
or
otherwise
disadvantaged
in
Freetown
and
Waterloo.
This
scholarship
program
aims
to
assure
that
deserving
yet
vulnerable
girls
are
able
to
complete
courses
in
a
safe,
supportive
environment
and
develop
the
skills
they
need
to
be
the
mothers
of
change
in
Africa.
In
Waterloo,
Batonga,
in
collaboration
with
in‐ country
NGO
partner,
the
Forum
for
African
Women
Educationalists,
currently
supports
scholarships
for
104
girls
with
packages
that
include
a
set
of
school
uniforms,
a
school
bag,
a
pair
of
school
shoes,
7
core
text
books
including
business,
grammar,
math,
and
literature
studies,
a
packet
of
12
exercise
books,
a
math
set
including
pens,
pencils
and
erasers,
school
fees,
and
mentoring
activities.
In
Freetown,
Batonga,
in
collaboration
with
in‐country
NGO
partner,
Children
Associated
with
the
War,
is
supporting
25
girls
at
a
Vocational
Training
School
that
rescues
girls
from
brothels
and
gives
them
job
training.
These
are
girls
who
were
forced
into
the
sex
trade
by
crushing
poverty
and
a
lack
of
opportunities
for
women.
They
are
currently
enrolled
in
two‐year
training
programs
in
professions
such
as
sewing,
photography,
carpentry,
basket‐weaving
and
pottery,
tie
dying,
tailoring,
and
soap
making.
Batonga
also
provides
“employment
kits”
to
graduates
so
that
they
have
the
tools
they
need
to
start
their
own
business
when
they
graduate.
A
trust
from
All
for
Africa
would
allow
Batonga
to
expand
the
number
of
girls
supported
annually
from
104
to
approximately
143
per
year
at
the
current
cost
per
girl
in
Waterloo
and
also
to
expand
the
number
of
girls
in
Freetown
supported
annually
from
25
to
approximately
65
per
year
at
the
current
cost
per
girl.
CHRISTIAN
CHILD
CARE
PROGRAMME
“
Skilled
Hands
for
Self
Reliance
”
Nominated
by
Paula
Naggaga.
Paula
works
for
All
For
Africa
and
lives
in
New
York
City.
Support
CCP,
an
organization
that
is
doing
great
work,
been
doing
so
for
over
20
years,
and
striving
to
better
lives.
CCP’s
vision,
“skilled
hands
for
self
reliance,”
though
simple,
has
already
changed
the
fortunes
of
many
young
Ugandans.
We
need
to
support
this
organization
so
that
it
can
continue
to
expand
its
impact
in
the
future.
Mission:
CCP
is
a
registered
non‐profit,
serving
communities
in
Eastern
Uganda.
It
was
founded
in
1984
to
address
social
imbalance
and
vulnerability
caused
by
Idi
Amin’s
military
dictatorship,
war,
cattle
rustling,
famine
and,
more
recently,
HIV/AIDS.
It
focuses
on
the
education
and
development
of
orphaned
and
other
vulnerable
children
and
vocational
skills
training
for
disadvantaged
youths
and
young
adults
from
communities
in
Eastern
Uganda.
CCP
has
two
main
programs,
the
Child
Welfare
Program
and
Vocational
Training
Institute.
Over
the
last
25
years,
CCP
has
educated
about
4000
children.
These
children
have
attained
educational
and
skills
training
at
various
levels
and
in
various
fields,
including
lawyers
and
doctors.
Project
nominated:
Vocational
Training
Institute,
Mbale,
Uganda
CCP
operates
a
vocational
training
institute,
providing
free
vocational
skills
training
for
literate
but
unskilled
youth,
including
CCP
supported
children
and
other
disadvantaged
youth
from
the
surrounding
communities.
CCP
had
determined
that
only
through
skills
training
would
these
youths
attain
economic
self
reliance
and
break
the
cycle
of
poverty
in
their
families.
The
vocational
training
program
has
a
solid
track
record,
having
trained
over
2000
young
adults
in
a
range
of
vocational
skills,
including
computer
training,
office
administration,
nursery
school
teaching,
building,
catering,
motor
vehicle
mechanics,
hair
dressing
and
plumbing.
CCP
has
developed
a
strategy
to
conduct
mobile
vocational
skills
training
centers
in
communities
in
north‐eastern
and
northern
Uganda,
ravaged
by
armed
conflict
over
the
last
two
decades,
and
affected
by
disproportionately
high
levels
of
poverty.
A
trust
from
All
For
Africa
would
cover
almost
100%
of
CCP’s
current
operational
expenses,
especially
salaries
for
professional
teaching
staff
and
support
staff
and
salaries
for
projected
additional
professional
staff
needed
for
mobile
vocational
training
centers.
The
$30,000
freed
up
annually
would
be
used
to
expand
the
institute
in
Mbale
and
reach
further
into
northern
Uganda
through
the
mobile
training
centers.
FACE
AFRICA
–
“connecting
communities
to
life
–changing
programs”
Nominated
by
Taa
Wongbe.
Taa
is
a
Managing
Partner
at
The
Khana
Group,
NJ.
“I
really
hope
FACE
Africa
is
selected
because
it
is
not
just
a
nonprofit.
It’s
a
system
that
needs
to
be
mirrored
by
other
nonprofits…selecting
sustainable
and
replicable
projects
that
will
help
save
lives
and
improve
livelihood.”
said
Taa.
Mission:
FACE
Africa
is
a
nonprofit
organization
working
to
identify
and
bring
innovative
and
results‐oriented
non‐profit
programs
to
communities
in
Africa
that
have
the
potential
to
address
critical
needs.
Face
Africa
aims
to
identify
and
replicate
proven
models
for
development
and
social
change.
The
organization
envisions
a
network
of
like‐minded
organizations
learning
and
working
together
to
propagate
exceptional
nonprofit
solutions
that
achieve
meaningful
and
measurable
results
in
communities
in
Africa.
FACE
Africa
supports
programs
that
address
rural
issues
affecting
women
and
children
in
five
key
areas:
education,
health/nutrition,
technology,
clean
water
and
women’s
Rights
Project
nominated
for
Trust:
Water
Purification
Initiative,
Liberia
This
initiative
involves
bringing
sustainable
clean
water
solutions
to
vulnerable
communities
in
Liberia,
a
tiny
West
African
country
recovering
from
fourteen
years
of
a
brutal
civil
war.
Years
of
civil
war
has
left
the
country’s
infrastructure
in
ruins.
For
the
majority
of
Liberians,
ground
water
fetched
from
wells,
streams,
or
rivers
remain
the
primary
source
of
drinking
water.
Unpurified
water
causes
diarrhea,
dysentery,
cholera,
and
typhoid
fever
among
other
diseases.
To
address
the
problem
of
water
purification
in
Liberia,
FACE
Africa
is
installing
a
water
purification
system
based
on
a
solar‐powered
nano‐ porous
membrane.
The
membrane
known
as
Skyhydrant
™
can
produce
a
guaranteed
minimum
of
10,000
liters
of
drinking
water
per
day,
with
an
expected
15,000
‐
20,000
liters
of
drinking
water
per
day.
This
technology
operates
under
minimal
head
conditions
without
the
need
for
power
and/or
conditioning
chemicals.
It
is
intended
to
be
used
on
poor
quality
feed
waters
such
as
surface
water
or
ground
water
where
conventional
purification
technologies
may
be
unable
to
produce
acceptable
treated
potable
water.
Installing
one
Skyhydrant
costs
$19,000.
FACE
Africa
is
in
the
process
of
installing
a
Skyhydrant
in
a
small
community
in
Barnerville,
Liberia
with
a
population
of
400‐650.
This
community
currently
has
several
wells,
but
no
source
of
clean
water
supply.
FACE
AFRICA
also
plans
to
install
three
to
five
Skyhydrants
per
year
in
other
communities,
schools,
slums
and
orphanages.
A
trust
from
All
For
Africa
would
cover
almost
100%
of
FACE
Africa’s
operational
expenses
in
Liberia
including
wages
for
27
staff
members
in
Liberia,
rent,
transportation
etc.
This
cost
saving
of
$30,000
a
year
will
allow
FACE
AFRICA
to
install
2
more
Skyhydrants
a
year.
SHINE
ON
SIERRA
LEONE
–
“education,
clothing
and
food
for
children
in
impoverished
mining
communities”
Nominated
by
Gbenga
Akingabe.
Gbenga
is
an
American
actor
best
known
for
his
role
on
the
HBO
original
series
The
Wire
as
Chris
Parlow
and
his
recent
role
the
recent
release
of
The
Taking
of
Pelham
1
2
3.
Gbenga
has
been
an
Ambassador
and
supporter
of
All
for
Africa
since
May
2008.
Mission:
Civilians
residing
in
the
diamond
mining
communities
of
Sierra
Leone,
West
Africa,
are
faced
with
the
insurmountable
task
of
daily
survival.
Unsafe
drinking
water,
dangerous
roads,
dilapidated
schools
and
minimal
housing
present
challenges
that
make
what
we
know
as
basic
needs
seem
like
a
luxury.
In
response
to
this,
Shine
on
Sierra
Leone
is
a
human
service
foundation
that
provides
education,
mentoring,
and
nutritional
support
to
African
diamond
mining
schools.
Project
nominated
for
All
for
Africa
Trust
:
Muddy
Lotus
Primary
School,
Sierra
Leone
Adequate
and
safe
learning
space
is
a
necessity
for
every
student
around
the
globe.
Muddy
lotus
Primary
School
in
Sierra
Leone
will
provide
shelter
from
torrential
rains
as
well
as
offer
students
a
nurturing
environment.
In
addition,
these
class
rooms
will
double
as
an
Adult
Literacy
Centers
offering
free
classes
to
the
parents
of
the
students
at
Muddy
Lotus.
The
literacy
center
will
answer
the
call
to
an
80%
illiteracy
rate
in
the
community
of
Bongema.
The
literacy
Center
will
give
over
200
adults
per
year,
the
priceless
gift
of
reading
and
writing.
A
trust
from
All
For
Africa
would
Provide
funding
for
primary
school
&
adult
Literacy
teaching
staff,
fund
Adult
Literacy
learning
material,
assist
with
teaching
costs
and
for
the
maintenance
of
the
building
and
donated
solar
panel.
HOSPICE
ASSOCIATION
OF
THE
WITWATERSRAND
Nominated
by
Ron
Kunene
and
the
cast
of
the
Lion
King.
Julie
Taymor's
acclaimed
staging
of
the
Disney
animated
film,
The
Lion
King,
has
been
hailed
as
a
Broadway
landmark.
The
story
focuses
on
a
young
lion
cub's
personal
journey
toward
his
destiny
as
king.
The
cast
came
together,
with
performer
and
friend
of
All
for
Africa
Ron
Kunene
to
nominate
the
Hospice
of
Witwatersrand
for
this
month’s
trust
of
the
month.
Mission:
Within
an
atmosphere
of
care
and
compassion,
we
offer
palliative
care
service
that
focuses
on
the
quality
of
life,
promoting
physical
and
psychosocial
well‐being
for
people
with
active,
progressive
and
advanced
diseases
for
whom
the
prognosis
is
limited.
This
is
achieved
by
providing
holistic
palliative
care
and
support
services,
including
training
and
education
to
patients,
their
families
and
care
givers
in
the
Greater
Johannesburg
and
Soweto
areas.
Project
nominated
for
All
for
Africa
Trust
:
Care4Soweto
Project
–
Soweto,
South
Africa
The
Soweto
Hospice
cares
for
over
700
patients
per
day
in
their
homes
and
in
the
hospice
impatient
unit.
Hospice
cares
for
a
great
number
of
Orphan
and
Vulnerable
Children
(OVC’s).
The
Hospice
Day
Care
Center
accommodates
100
children
who
are
infected
with
HIV/AIDS
or
are
orphaned
by
AIDS.
An
Aftercare
Service
is
available
to
the
children
from
the
Soweto
community.
This
project
provides
meals,
educational
supervision,
spiritual
and
physical
support
to
more
then
50
children
who
are
also
either
infected
or
affected
by
the
pandemic.
More
than
70%
of
the
children
in
the
day
care
are
receiving
anti‐retroviral
treatment.
A
Trust
from
All
for
Africa
would
allow
the
Hospice
to
cover
ongoing
operational
costs
including
the
purchase
of
treatments
and
to
expand
programming
by
training
additional
professional
health
care
workers
and
community
caregivers,
and
to
provide
training,
education
and
support
group
for
children
and
families
living
with
HIV/AIDS.