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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

AFRIKIDS LIMITED

Overview

AfriKids is dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable children in northern Ghana. Through community-led initiatives, they provide education, healthcare, and child protection services that empower local communities to create sustainable change, ensuring brighter futures for children and promoting long-term development in the region.

They are the delivery agency of choice for partnering international aid groups such as Plan International and UNICEF in Ghana, and are continuing to develop strategies in project work that see impact growing substantially.

Source: Giving is Great

Mission:

To ensure that every child in Ghana is afforded their rights and help communities improve life for their most vulnerable and disadvantaged children
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£1,638£1,989£-352£480£682£5283.2112
31/12/22£1,824£1,871£-47£493£1,034£774590
31/12/21£1,565£1,526£39£376£1,080£1,021890
31/12/20£1,680£1,551£129£389£1,041£6825.3100
31/12/19£1,900£1,827£73£475£912£6594.382
31/12/18£1,896£1,849£47£420£839£6063.960
31/12/17£1,907£2,007£-100£425£792£3912.370
31/12/16£2,815£2,194£621£356£892£6203.470
31/12/15£1,728£1,740£-12£388£271£1130.8110
31/12/14£1,588£1,545£44£271£283£1190.9130
31/12/13£1,852£1,870£-18£128£510£1761.1120
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 29.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 77%
Reserves/Spending: 3.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 37.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years

www.afrikids.org

info@afrikids.org

02072690740

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What it does
AFRIKIDS IS A GRASS ROOTS CHILD RIGHTS NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION WORKING WITH FAMILIES IN NORTHERN GHANA TO IMPROVE LIFE FOR THEIR MOST VULNERABLE AND DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. OUR PHILOSOPHY IS TO:-LISTEN TO WHAT A COMMUNITY KNOWS IT NEEDS,-EMPOWER THEM TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES THEMSELVES,-ENSURE ABSOLUTE SUSTAINABILITY
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
GiG Classification
  • International education & child welfare
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Camden, Ghana,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Postcode Education Trust£1,300,000
Gower Street£255,075
The EQ Foundation£75,000
Charles Hayward Foundation£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The EQ Foundation - Grant to Afrikids
£50,000 06/09/2023
Leave No Child Behind project in Ghana
The EQ Foundation - Grant to Afrikids
£25,000 06/03/2023
Big Give Champion Pledge
Gower Street - Tree planting programme
£5,075 01/03/2023
Project funding
Postcode Education Trust - Regular Grant 2023
£700,000 28/02/2023
Regular unrestricted award
Gower Street - Education Programme
£250,000 20/07/2022
36
No Child Left Behind’ programme
Postcode Education Trust - Regular Grant 2022
£600,000 09/02/2022
Regular unrestricted award
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Afrikids, UK
£15,000 22/12/2021
Business training and microfinance for 250 women in Northern Ghana
Pears Foundation - Grant to AfriKids
£100,000 06/03/2019
28
Core funding
Pears Foundation - Grant to AfriKids
£50,000 27/06/2018
12
Core funding
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to AfriKids
£90,000 16/06/2017
GAS partnership, providing medical education in northern Ghana
Pears Foundation - Grant to AfriKids
£117,000 17/05/2017
18
Pears Mother and Babies Centre
Pears Foundation - Grant to AfriKids
£50,000 13/07/2016
1
Fund a Family Business
Comic Relief - Foundations for Life; an inclusive approach to the first years of education in northern Ghana
£743,299 25/11/2015
36
Despite advances in school enrolment in Ghana, economic and social disadvantage in its northern regions has meant that they lag significantly behind, especially in crucial early year’s education and basic literacy standards.This project will pilot ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How do they operate?

Child Rights Advocacy

Objectives: To raise awareness and promote the rights of vulnerable children in northern Ghana

Intervention period: Depends on the needs of beneficiaries

Location: Northern Ghana

Description: AfriKids is at the forefront of advocating for the rights of vulnerable children in northern Ghana. They work closely with local communities, government agencies, and international partners to raise awareness about child protection, education, and health rights. Through workshops, campaigns, and collaborative efforts, they strives to create lasting changes in attitudes and policies that impact children's well-being

Access to Education

Objectives: To enhance education in remote areas through infrastructure, scholarships, and training

Intervention period: Depends on the needs of beneficiaries

Location: Northern Ghana

Description: Afrikids build schools and classrooms, especially in remote areas, ensuring that children have safe and conducive learning environments. Beyond infrastructure, they supports students with scholarships, learning materials, and teacher training programmes to enhance the quality of education and boost enrolment rates

Child Protection Services

Objectives: To ensure children's safety and protect against child exploitation

Intervention period: Depends on the needs of beneficiaries

Location: Northern Ghana

Description: With a strong focus on child protection, AfriKids engages communities to tackle issues such as child trafficking, child labour, and harmful cultural practices. They establish Child Protection Committees, providing training to community members to identify, report, and prevent child rights violations. These committees collaborate with local authorities to address cases and ensure children's safety

Healthcare Initiatives

Objectives: To enhance child and family health through medical services and education

Intervention period: Depends on the needs of beneficiaries

Location: Northern Ghana

Description: AfriKids strives to improve the health and well-being of children and families by establishing health centers and conducting medical outreach programmes. They offer essential services such as immunisations, maternal care, and health education to promote disease prevention and overall community health. They also address sanitation and hygiene to ensure a holistic approach to well-being

Livelihood Support

Objectives: To enhance the economic stability of families and reduce child vulnerability

Intervention period: Depends on the needs of beneficiaries

Location: Northern Ghana

Description: AfriKids provides vocational training and livelihood support programmes. By equipping parents and caregivers with income-generating skills, they create pathways to financial independence, enabling families to better provide for their children's basic needs and education

How effective are they?
Outputs
Outcomes
Y/EPeople directly supported in education projectsPeople completed vocational training Children benefitting from improved school governance and community participation
31/12/202114,055915571
31/12/202028,2091504,827
Y/EPeople directly supported by health programmesCases of quality health care providedFamilies supported with specialist care to support children with disabilities
31/12/202134,01032,695276
31/12/202052,69447,150307
Y/EPeople directly supported in child protection programmesIncreased access to sexual reproductive health servicesChildren and family members with disabilities supported with specialist care
31/12/20214,418770271
31/12/202012,6892151,053
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Who works here?

  • CHARLIE HAY
    CEO (UK)
    Appointed: February 2018
A VSO programme took Charlie to northern Ghana in 2009, where she lived with a local family for three months while volunteering in the community, including with AfriKids. Returning to the UK, she joined the London team as an intern to lend her passion for fair trade and experience in retail to AfriKids’ nascent ethical trade projects at the time. She has subsequently worked in all areas of the organisation with a focus on programmes and ....more
  • ANDY TOWNEND
    Chief Operating Officer (UK)
    Appointed: September 2022
Andy established his own consulting company in Spain in 2020 and is a Non-Executive Director on the board of Wilton Park, an executive agency of the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He has provided strategic, policy and programme management support to governments, regulators and businesses in many countries including Australia, Belgium, Ethiopia, Ghana, New Zealand, Nigeria, Serbia, Taiwan, the UK and the USA. A Fellow of the ....more
  • DAVID PWALUA
    Country Director (Ghana)
    Appointed: March 2021
David previously worked with Navrongo Health Research Centre and Link Community Development NGO. While in this role, he completed a Master’s Degree in Governance and Sustainable Development from the University of Cape Coast and was promoted to Director of Programmes in 2012. He played a pivotal role in elevating AfriKids’ project portfolio from a collection of disparate community projects to a strategic programme of complementary, holistic ....more
  • LINDA MARFOH
    Director of Operations (Ghana)
    Appointed: February 2021
Linda joined AfriKids as a volunteer in 2004 whilst in the University pursuing her degree in Sociology and Law. She has occupied various positions in the organisation, moving from Programmes Manager to External Affairs and is currently the Human Resource Manager for AfriKids Enterprises. Her role involves managing the human resources of AfriKids' Social Enterprises i.e developing, implementing and evaluating HR policies aimed at attracting ....more

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-61
  • DIEUDONNEE YAKUBU OGEDE Appointed: 2023
  • GEORGINA FIENBERG Appointed: 2013, Occupation: International Director Of Charity
  • JASON GEORGE HAINES (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Finance And Operations Director
  • KARIM DHALLA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Investment Professional
  • KEITH ANTHONY STONE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant
  • OLIVIA ANNE JENKINS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Philanthropy Advisor
  • SANDRA TEICHMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Barrister
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/03/2011, number: 1141028
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/02/2011, number: 07534096
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

AfriKids
124 City Road
LONDON
EC1V 2NX

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE THE NEED, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CHILDREN, LIVING IN THE UPPER EASTERN REGION OF GHANA, OR SUCH OTHER REGIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT AND ANYTHING INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO ANY OF THOSE OBJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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