A donation of $10 can:
- Provide 10 children with an effective treatment for malaria
- Protect 500 old growth trees for one year
- Send $200 worth of medical supplies to an African country
A donation of $20 can:
- Buy 52 books for school children
- Supply 10 treatments of antibiotics for sick children
A donation of $100 can:
- Provide school and personal supplies for 2 students for one school year
- Buy goats for two families or widows with children
Donate Online
Aid for Africa is a unique partnership of some 80 select charities, all dedicated to solving the complex, inter-related challenges facing Sub Saharan Africa. Whether we are distributing books to school children, introducing medical strategies to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS, supporting small businesses for women, or finding new approaches to protect endangered elephants and lions, Aid for Africa members are working to build a better future for Africa’s children, families, and communities. Our member charities:
- Are fully vetted, meeting some of the strictest tests of fiscal accountability, governance, and programmatic impact in philanthropy.
- Have a track-record of introducing innovative solutions to seemingly intractable problems.
- Partner with each other and share best practices for maximum efficiency and top results.
A donation to Aid for Africa helps support the work of all our member charities. A donation to the Aid for Africa Girls Education Fund—a special project—will help more African girls and young women get an education. You can also donate to a specific charity directly below by clicking on the first letter of the name of the charity.
Don’t want to give online? There are other ways to give too.
Aid for Africa
Helps African children, families and communities through a network of charities providing health (HIV/AIDS, malaria), education, food, economic improvement, conservation, wildlife protection, and arts programs.
CFC# 11069
Aid for Africa Girls Education Fund
This special project supports our member charities that provide scholarships to girls and young women so they can go to school, stay in school, and succeed in life.
Member Charities
A Glimmer of Hope Foundation
Takes an innovative and integrated approach to eradicating poverty in Ethiopia through initiatives in several areas: microcredit, clean water, education, healthcare, irrigation and animal health.
CFC# 31756
A Self-Help Assistance Program
A Self-help Assistance Program, known as ASAP Africa, helps communities in Zimbabwe affected by poverty, poor education, and HIV/AIDS improve their own lives through programs that teach self-reliance.
CFC# 10029
Action Africa
Supports rural villages in Nigeria and Sierra Leone by surrounding children with care, learning, and training. Works with local communities to build free medical clinics for families and provide micro-loans for entrepreneurial women.
CFC# 55633
Africa Action
Informs and mobilizes the public to improve the policies of the U.S. and multinational organizations toward Darfur and other African concerns. Works for political, economic and social justice.
CFC# 11384
Africa Classroom Connection
Builds and improves South African schools serving children—40 percent are AIDS orphans—ages five to 21. Provides programs and emergency funds to help students stay in school.
CFC# 58293
Africa Development Corps
Helps communities in Africa achieve economic and social justice through grassroots programs in education, HIV/AIDS prevention, and food security, implemented with collaborative, self-reliant volunteers.
CFC# 10716
Africa Fighting Malaria
Works to ensure that no African child dies from malaria, by advocating for effective, integrated, country-driven malaria control and encouraging the use of safe and effective anti-malarial drugs and insecticides.
CFC# 94685
Africa Infectious Disease Village Clinics
Provides quality health care education, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, including tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, to rural communities in southeastern Kenya. Trains local health care workers.
CFC# 12365
African Aid Organization
Supports and educates children in Africa with HIV/AIDS, meeting their special needs and bringing joy to them and their families. Provides prevention education to youth.
CFC# 23942
African Childrens Haven
Helps African orphans and children living in extreme poverty lead healthier, more productive lives. Priority programs emphasize the education, well-being, and safety of young girls.
CFC# 19142
African Conservancy
Works with partners in Africa to protect and rehabilitate wildlife areas, supports education to reverse trends in habitat destruction, and funds the Adopt-An-Animal program in Zambia.
CFC# 11879
African Rainforest Conservancy
Conserves and restores African rainforests by empowering local men, women, and children through training, community development, research and education to preserve their natural heritage.
CFC# 46974
African Services Committee
Conducts HIV testing, prevention, and AIDS support in Ethiopia. Provides health, legal, housing, and social services to African immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers in the US.
CFC# 11880
African Solutions to African Problems
Supports community-based programs and women’s networks, to help them better deliver life-affirming care for orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa.
CFC# 34002
African Studies Association
Largest organization in the world devoted to promoting information exchange about Africa. Publishes research, supports African studies, and provides information to the general public.
CFC# 11881
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
Supporting health needs of children, families, and communities in Gabon, West Africa, at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital through medical fellowships and in villages through model healthcare program.
CFC# 85593
Alliance for African Assistance
Provides assistance in the U.S. and Uganda to refugees, immigrants, asylum seekers, and war and torture victims, particularly women and children, helping to restore their self-sufficiency, dignity, and respect.
CFC# 12364
American Leprosy Missions
Provides care to people in Africa and around the world with leprosy and related disabilities. Working to develop a vaccine to prevent leprosy.
CFC# 10717
Arlington Academy of Hope
Provides education and health care to children in rural Uganda. Runs a model school for 300 children and health clinics that serve thousands. Supports ten local elementary schools.
CFC# 11640
Ashesi University Foundation
Supports a liberal arts college in Ghana attended by students from throughout Africa with the goal of educating a new generation of ethical, entrepreneurial leaders in Africa.
CFC# 55666