About us

AfriKids believes in the rights of all children, everywhere and that they should be valued, protected and met by all.

We exist to make this the reality for children in northern Ghana, where more than half of all families live in poverty and need our support to give their children the protection, health and education they need to escape poverty for good.

Our work is entirely led by local staff with a simple approach of listening to their communities and empowering them to make sustainable changes themselves.

We work with all levels of society from parents and community groups, to the government and private sector to so that child protection, education and health systems work for all children, but especially those most at risk, including children without a safe home, children living with disabilities and girls.

How we do it

Local leadership - with an award-winning team of local staff and volunteers in Ghana that have the expertise, dedication and trust of their communities to make real change happen.

Firm principles - with unwavering principles of local leadership and complete accountability.

Listening, empowering, sustaining - with a simple but effective approach of always listening to local people and empowering them to make sustainable change themselves, never creating dependence on charity.