Happy Africa Foundation

Here you can find out more about the work we do and about how you can get involved in making a difference to the lives of adults and children in impoverished regions of Africa.

Our ethos is based on building and maintaining strong partnerships with the communities we work in. We work to enrich people’s lives through implementing improved health and nutrition infrastructures, building opportunities for better education, creating safe places for children to play and helping to generate sustainable sources of income for families.

Each community has unique needs and we pride ourselves on striving to understand and address those needs in a sustainable and impactful way.

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Kikuyu Paediatric Ward build, Kenya
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News

Tomkins conquers Xtreme Storm

by Happy Africa 14 May 2013
This April Shelley Tomkins set out to challenge and torture herself in an effo... Read more

Thanda TEN campaign

by Happy Africa 9 May 2013
The Happy Africa Foundation want to raise £10,000 for the Read more

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Making a difference

May 3: 62 bags of rubbish collected on Earth Day by the St Lucia community and our volunteers.

April 30: New roof for Karuri Health Centre completed.

April 18: New crutches given to help one of the women with Kaposi's Sarcome. Now she can walk!

April 13: New sinks installed at our Red Hill Pre-School giving our teachers and children easy access to running water

Mar 13: Money raised to start building at Kikuri Labour ward in Kenya

Mar 13: New equipment for Linda Community School in Livingstone for street children

Feb 13: Mwandi teachers house finished in Zambia, giving security to the teachers and school

Feb 13: Educational supplies given to 8 creches around St. Lucia - KZN

Feb 13: All our grade 9 sponsor a child participants passed to grade 10!

Jan 13: Camera trap launched in Thanda KZN to help combat Rhino poaching

Dec 12: Computers for the HIV support group - Kenya

Dec 12: World AIDS Day events run in three different countries contributing to the fight against HIV

Nov 12: 1st ever children finish high school through sponsor a child program

Nov 12: Thomas Rotherham helps the children at Jones Safe House in Cape Town go on a weekend camp

Aug 12: Donated a cow to help generate income for Body of Christ Children's Home

Sep 12: A new scale for Khula clinic to measure the patients weights.

Sep 12: New books for Body of Christ Children's Home, Kenya, to assist with the children's reading.

Sep 12: Donation of text books and equipment to sponsor a child schools in Livingstone

Aug 12: 21 Lab coats donated for health workers in Livingstone

Aug 12: 2 New classrooms for Mwandi School

Jul 12: New soccer boots for Holy Cross Soccer Team in Livingstone

Jul 12: Ground breaking ceremony for Kikuyu Paediatric Ward, Kenya

Jul 12: Opening of a new classroom for Inkanyezi creche in KZN

Jul 12: Nakatindi Community Hall complete, giving the community a meeting place and somewhere to generate income.

May 12: 25 Bikes donated by Tour D'Afrique to our sponsored children to get to school

Mar 12: 22,000 Books donated through books for Africa in Livingstone