We have three key projects:

BUILD A SCHOOL
Improving access to quality education.
50% of schoolchildren in Uganda do not complete their primary education and only 12% of young people enroll for secondary education.

BUILD A BUSINESS
Improving access to quality, vocational and business skills training and to credit and land.
69% of the active female workforce in Kenya is unemployed and dependent on subsistence farming. A hand-to-mouth existence leaves them and their children prone to chronic poverty.

BUILD A FARM
Improving incomes and the quality of life for young farmers.
Farming is the mainstay for almost 80% of Ugandans.

Issues we cover in all our projects include:

LIFE SKILLS
Building the skills of young people to make safe, positive choices and to participate in the development of their communities.
12% of girls in Kenya drop out of school due to early pregnancy.

HIV/AIDS
Enabling young people to make informed decisions around reproductive health and HIV/AIDS.
There are over 7,000 new HIV infections per day amongst 15 to 24 year olds in sub-Saharan Africa. Many don’t understand how it is spread and believe there is no way to protect themselves from the virus.

We do this by:
Build Africa works by supporting local organisations to run low-cost, sustainable and replicable projects. This means that our projects continue to run long after we’ve set them up.

We make sure young voices are heard: we campaign, advocate and encourage young people to take on leadership roles in their communities.