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Working Hand-In-Hand

We are only ever as strong as our teams and our partners, so being closely aligned with non-profits means we’re always monitoring and evaluating the positive impacts we’re making through volunteering.

African Impact was integral in the establishment of The African Impact Foundation in 2008, which was established with the aim to increase our positive impact in rural communities.

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The African Impact Foundation

Our Foundation (previously known as the Happy Africa Foundation) helps to independently monitor our projects and provides tools and expertise that help to ensure our sustainability, as well as ensure that donations given by our volunteers are managed responsibly. The African Impact Foundation has also been instrumental in guiding us through the creation of our Child Protection Policy and maintenance of the protocols around it.

Through our close partnership with them, The African Impact Foundation has grown into an organization that has funded numerous initiatives and programs in the communities where African Impact volunteer projects are based. The charity is proud to have financed the building of clinics, crèches and school classrooms, provided communities with education and skills training, and helped beneficiaries improve their wellbeing and quality of life through improved nutrition and the provision of much-needed health equipment.

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Mission and Focus

Pathways out of poverty

Our mission is to equip young people with education and skills to move out of poverty. Getting an education is a challenge for many children in Southern and Eastern Africa. Try maintaining high attendance and good marks when you’re one of 80 children in a crowded classroom, your empty stomach grumbles as you try to concentrate, and you have no space at home to study.

We improve access to education by sponsoring school fees, enhancing school facilities, and providing after-school study spaces. Adolescence is a time of physical and mental wellness vulnerabilities. With little support available, it can be an overwhelming time – bodily changes happen, risky practices can result in life-changing consequences, and negative peer pressure becomes difficult to navigate.

By providing support and safe spaces for youth to focus on their wellbeing, we hope to set them up for healthy and opportunity-filled futures. Even for the most ambitious young person, securing a livelihood when you’re surrounded by poverty is almost impossible. Without the opportunity to further your education, learn skills or gain entrepreneurship experience, there are little to no options for employment. The hope to make an income is lost and poverty persists.

By connecting young people to further learning opportunities, we provide pathways to sustainable futures. For girls and young women, these challenges are made worse by widespread gender inequality. By empowering young women to be confident, they become leaders that are capable of moving entire communities out of the cycle of poverty.

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Each community has its own challenges and opportunities for pathways out of poverty. With our local teams, community committees and expert advisors, we design programs to overcome the hurdles for young people locally.

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Together we can set young people up for healthy and opportunity-filled futures.

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African Impact Foundation FAQs

What are the benefits of doing an internship with an NGO?

Joining an NGO internship in Africa is an incredible way to boost your CV. Supporting the initiatives of local non-profit work, you’ll leave your experience with newly developed professional skills, an excellent placement to attach to your CV, a variety of projects/accomplishments to show off, and professional references to guide your future career search.

Why should I do an internship with the African Impact Foundation?

We go beyond basic tasks. You’ll be an integral part of our African Impact Foundation team, contributing meaningfully to projects and gaining valuable real-world experience. We also customize the internship to your strengths and interests, allowing you to develop relevant skills and explore potential career paths. You’ll be challenged and supported throughout your experience, fostering both personal and professional growth.

Where can I do the NGO Internship?

Our primary base for the NGO Internship is Livingstone, Zambia. This is where the Head Office of the African Impact Foundation is situated. Our offices are fully operational with a team working alongside community stakeholders.

However, we do offer interns the opportunity to also do the NGO Internship in Cape Town, South Africa. On submission of your project enquiry form, you can leave a note for our team of Destination Specialists, letting them know you’d be interested in joining us in Cape Town, South Africa, instead of Livingstone, Zambia. This may not always be possible, but we will do our best to accommodate you!

For interns who want to join us but are unable to travel, you can join our Virtual NGO Internship.

How else can I support the foundation if I am unable to join a project?

If you’d like to support the impactful work that the African Impact Foundation does, there are a variety of ways to assist;

Make a recurring or once-off donation. You also have the opportunity to donate to a specific cause
Fundraise for the Foundation
Enter into a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategic Partnership

You can also support the Foundation and spread awareness by purchasing merchandise here.

At African Impact, we create life changing responsible travel experiences. We are leaders in the volunteer travel industry in Africa and experts in responsible volunteering, gap year programs, study abroad service learning and internships in Africa. Come and join our passionate teams and experience projects built, grown and developed hand-in-hand with local African communities since 2004.

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0808 1644 055 (UK Toll Free)
1 844 939 4115 (US Toll Free)
info@africanimpact.com

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