Shelter Yetu works to rescue and rehabilitate children living on the streets in Kenya. Their mission is centred on finding sustainable, family care solutions that allow these children to leave the streets behind and return to a safe, loving home environment, where possible. The Challenge: The primary problem they tackle is the extreme vulnerability of […]
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This post was written by Isabel Khumalo, SFAC’s HR and Admin Officer, for Global Kinship Care Week. In true African style it begins with a story. Appropriately for a reflection on Kinship Care, Isabel called on her cousin, Mathopa Moeti, to craft the beautiful tale. A huge thanks to both Isabel and Mathopa for sharing
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Below, you’ll find a deep dive into our work with The Salvation Army (TSA) Indonesia. The first section outlines the incredible impact our partnership has had on the lives of children living in TSA, Indonesia’s care. The second explores what work was done to drive these results. Feel free to use the links above and
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When it comes to child care and protection, placing children in families is just the beginning. True impact requires equipping, training, and commitment. This is a story of how a partnership between SFAC and Children In Families (CIF) transformed foster care in Cambodia. A Shared Concern for Better Child Care and Protection Around 18 years
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We celebrated The Day of The African Child! Ever wondered what it’s like growing up in Africa?! 🌍 We celebrated the International Day of the African Child. 👧🏾👦🏾 So, Isabel, (our HR & Admin Officer) and I (Sam, Comms Officer) thought we’d share one cool thing about growing up in Africa. 😎 Despite the numerous
News in Brief – Vol 10 (July 2024) Read More »
Go on the holiday of a lifetime? Pay off your mortgage? At SFAC, we can answer that question very specifically because it turns out, £101,000 is exactly (well, not exactly, but rounded to the nearest £1000!) what we spent last year*. Yep, we really are a small charity (even though we have a growing team,
What would you do if someone gave you £101,000?! Read More »
SFAC in Kenya In our previous News in Brief, (Jan Volume) we spoke about how the SFAC Africa team (Sam, Isabel and Joseph) met with Dan in Kenya and promised to get back to you with the details…Here we go! Dan, our CEO, was invited by Weza Care Solutions, a charity organisation that supports Charitable
News in Brief – Vol 9 (April 2024) Read More »
In the northern landscapes of Chiang Mai, Thailand, government officials, business leaders, national and local leaders and experts working in foster care and family strengthening from all over the world gathered at the World Without Orphans (WWO) conference. This was the 3rd World Without Orphans conference, titled ‘Together from Crisis to Hope’, bringing together approximately
The Power of Collaboration: A beacon of hope for children. Read More »
In January, Dr Carolina Llanes, the first vice president of the Supreme Court of Justice and minister in charge of the jurisdiction of children and adolescents led a delegation from Paraguay to visit SFAC and those involved in child care and protection in Leeds, England. Less than two months after the visit Dr Carolina has
We’re back! Our News in Brief posts took a longer than planned hiatus over 2023 while our tiny team worked at maximum capacity on other projects but with our now not-so-new Comms Officer, Sam, settling in nicely, we’re starting to get our rhythm back. Now, it’s over to Sam! Here’s a taste of what’s been
News in Brief – Vol 8 (Jan 2024) Read More »
