Mission Statement

All for Africa will seek opportunities to support sustainable economic development through the encouragement of small and medium size enterprises, through training and small scale capital formation, through investments in health and education and through the cooperation with and support of existing non-profit and non-governmental Organizations already mobilized on the ground... Read More

Past Projects

All for Africa’s first project in Africa was the construction of the Bassiya Health Center in the Republic of Guinea. In partnership with Guinea Farms, Ltd., All for Africa raised more than $100,000 to construct a health center in Bassiya together with associated medical staff housing. Prior to the opening of the health center the nearest medical facilities available were nearly 40 km away, a daunting distance for individuals with little access to motorized transportation. As a result of the success of the Bassiya Health Center All for Africa was able to attract additional funding from the German government to build several satellite clinics linked to the health center and its medical staff.

Since opening, the health center has been responsible for the vaccination of more than 7,000 children in the area against measles, tetanus, diphtheria and a host of other potential childhood killers. The center has dispensed treated mosquito nets to battle malaria and delivered scores of healthy babies resulting in a significant drop in infant mortality rates. The positive impact on the health of the community has translated into positive impacts for worker productivity for Guinea Farms while the companies focus on community health needs has contributed to an excellent relationship between the community and management.

Bwafwano is a community-run multi service center located in Chipata, a squatter’s settlement on the northern outskirts of Zambia’s capital city. The Bwafwano Community suffers from extreme poverty, over population, poor housing and limited health care.

In 1996, a Zambian nurse named Beatrice Chola established the Bwafwano Community Home Based Care Organization in the heart of Chipata. Determined to curb the suffering, Beatrice founded a comprehensive community center that provides:

-Hospice care for HIV and tuberculosis (TB) patients -Education and meals for orphaned children -Healthcare for mothers and infants -A micro loan and business-training program for women

In 2001, Bwafwano expanded its programming to incorporate an income generating initiative for women in the community. The purpose was to identify healthy means of earning income and to offer training in business development, management and entrepreneurship skills. To date the program was a definite success, enabling, for example, 15 women to form the Bwafwano Women’s Club, a quilting cooperative that is currently marketing and selling their products in the United States.

Bwafwano’s services now serve over 3,700 orphans and children, 2,700 HIV and TB patients and countless mothers and infants in need of support.

All for Africa contributed $24,000 to the Bwafwano Project in 2006.

May Lan Dong learned first hand what poverty is about from her first visit to Africa when she was ten years old. With the help of All for Africa and Global Alumina Corporation she has raised more then $50,000 to support the construction of a women’s dormitory at the Boke Vocational Training School in the Republic of Guinea. The dormitory will double the number of girls able to attend the school. The project improves the ability of women in Guinea to access the higher paid jobs tied to specific vocational skills normally reserved for the male population.

In addition to funds for the dormitory May Lan and All for Africa raised funds to supply vocational training and related equipment for an orphanage for 90 girls in the Sangaredi area of Guinea. Included among the equipment was more than 40 sewing machines, paints, dyes, cloth, thread, cooking utensils which were purchased so that the girls could develop basic domestic skills such as sewing, embroidering, and cooking which might lead to a sustainable livelihood.