African Child Trust (ACT)
Acronym:
ACT
Date started:
1999
| The African Child Trust is a Christian pan-African organisation.It has an ICT education programme in Tanga, Tanzania and works on other projects in six African countries (with widows and child sponsorship). |
Stage within programme:
Implementing
Town / City:
Surrey
Office telephone:
+44 (0) 845 838 5314
General E-mail:
office@africanchildtrust.org.uk
Contact
Telephone:
020 8668 4562
Countries:
Region:
Additional data
Mission:
To relieve the poverty and advance the education of the children of widows in necessitous circumstances in Africa through such charitable activities within the UK, Africa and worldwide as the trustees think fit.
Activities:
ACT provides educational scholarships for children in Africa and enables training in business skills for poor widows in rural communities.
The trust also works with the community by supporting local schools, and by sending out skilled volunteers to work on projects to support the community.
