Fai th in Act ion

Working in Partnership with the Church in Africa

Current Projects

Family Business Loan Scheme

Many people have valuable skills, but often lack the finances to buy the materials required, and also to travel to a market to sell their goods. We are providing small interest-free loans which enable skilled families to set up profitable businesses. A renewable six-month contract is also secured for the sale of the items made.

Current businesses include: Tinsmiths, mat and basket-making, carpentry, tailoring, poultry-keeping, and canoe-making. Loans range from £65—£135.           

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Orphan Support

We provide one male and two female goats for families who foster orphaned children. Each goat costs £24 each. Families build their own kraal, and give their first kid to another family. Goats thrive in Africa, and need little veterinary care. Each female goat will produce two kids twice each year. If all these kids are sold, a yearly income of £195 can be gained. However, if one female kid is kept each year to build their stock of breeding females, a yearly income of £1,071 can be gained by the tenth year.                            

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Wells

During years of drought, women may have to walk for six hours to find water, and many water-sources are contaminated. Water is carried in large buckets on their heads, which can cause neck and spine injuries.

Our wells are built to a depth of 40 metres, and so they should not dry up during drought years. We use Afridev pumps, the spare parts for which can be bought in local markets. We train a committee from each village to maintain the well. Each wells costs £1,965.  The total price with a protective wall is £2,223.

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