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Africa Empowered

  • Removed

  • This charity was removed from the register on 10 Dec 2018
  • Charity no. 100102
  • Date registered. 16/05/2014

Public benefits

For the prevention or relief of poverty Relief for the poor in Africa, through the provision of grants, new or renovated buildings in schools, and community facilities. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include improved educational outcomes as well as improved facilities for local community support. These benefits are evidenced

through feedback from local educational authorities principals, teachers and community workers. We can see no harm arising from this purpose. The beneficiaries of this charity are members of the public who live in Africa, mainly but not exclusively in South Africa who will benefit from improved education, medical care or community support. A private benefit to community workers in Africa may arise from our programme of ongoing training in good governance, finance etc. Through this training they may gain skills and experience which are transferable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. The advancement of education Enhanced knowledge and understanding in young people in Africa, through receiving an education. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include improved educational outcomes through improved personal and social education and employment prospects. These benefits are evidenced through feedback from Local educational authorities principals, teachers and pupils. We can see no harm arising from this purpose. The beneficiaries of this charity are members of the public who live in Africa, mainly but not exclusively in South Africa who will benefit from improved education. There will be no private benefit flowing from this purpose. The preservation and protection of health Individuals in Africa, becoming well as a result of receiving medical care. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include improved health outcomes in hospitals, hospice and community care. These benefits are evidenced through feedback from Hospital and hospice managers, doctors, nurses, health workers and patients. We can see no harm arising from this purpose. The beneficiaries of this charity are members of the public who live in Africa, mainly but not exclusively in South Africa who will benefit from medical care or community health support. There will be no private benefit flowing from this purpose.

What your organisation does

Since 2006, we have built a barn for a drugs and alcohol in Romania. In Durban, South Africa, we refurbished a burnt out sports facility and provided a computer room in an inner city secondary school for the use of their pupils. We refurbished a maternity unit (1700 births a year), provided a baby unit and provided funds for an HIV/AIDS unit in an

inner city Durban public hospital. In Durban we also provided a mobile classroom in Durban for pre-school children. We have provided funds to a Non Governmental Charitable Organisation in Durban as it delivers Life Skills to local Teenagers in secondary schools. We have also provided funds to the same NGO to provide self esteem camps for disadvantaged children.. We would plan to continue providing benefit in the same way in South Africa.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives

Who the charity helps

  • General public
  • Hiv/aids
  • Overseas/developing countries
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • Education/training
  • Gender
  • Grant making
  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Playgroup/after schools
  • Relief of poverty
  • Youth development

Charitable purposes

The company’s objects (“Objects”) are specifically restricted to the support by the means of voluntary work and financial assistance to any charitable project for the prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of education, and the preservation and protection of health in South Africa (hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) and in particular to: (a) to support the education and development in particular, but not exclusively, of young people living in the area of benefit by financing youth projects and by assisting in the delivery of life skills in co-operation with local schools; (b) to support the building or refurbishment of educational, medical, and recreational facilities in the interest of social welfare and improving the quality of life of those living in poverty within the area of benefit; (c) to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the directors may, from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity

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