SAVE CHILDREN IN AFRICA IN NEED
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Mission Statement
Save Children in Africa in Need (SCAN) is a grass root organisation with on-going projects supporting education, health and social initiatives in rural villages in five African countries (Ghana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Uganda). Our main purpose and mission is to bring relief from poverty to children in Africa who have suffered from the effects of war, disease and disability, by assisting to provide clothes, equipment, facilities and services that will go towards meeting some of their fundamental, basic & urgent needs. SCAN wishes to bring new life and hope to such children, by providing them with the very basic necessities of life to improve their chances of surviving childhood. Children are the future of society and the charity hopes to help in shaping their life experiences, thus building a good foundation for the future. SCAN currently runs four programmes: Scholarship programme, Skills for life programme, Schools Awareness Programme and the Schools Exchange Programme.
About This Cause
Save Children in Africa in Need (SCAN) is a grassroot Registered Charity, registration number 1104469, in England and Wales. It is run by a group of caring professionals who are committed to using their time, experience and resources to alleviate the suffering and hardship of children in Africa. The organization currently has on-going projects supporting education, health and social initiatives in rural villages in five African countries (Ghana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Uganda). SCAN wishes to bring new life and hope to such children, by providing them with the very basic necessities of life to improve their chances of surviving childhood. We hope to help in shaping the life experiences of our children, thus building a good foundation for the future. Our vision for Africa We see a continent that identifies children as future leaders and help contribute towards necessary facilities that will bring hope and new life to children in need in Africa. Our Mission Alleviating children’s poverty in Africa due directly or indirectly to the effects of war, disease and disability, by providing or assisting in the provision of equipment, facilities and services as will address their needs. Organisational (Programme) Objectives and Services: • Relieve poverty amongst children in African Countries. • Up-skill target group through the provision of vocational skills training, training for employment, employment advice, information, assistance, counselling, advocacy, translating and representation services. • Provide Community Health, Housing, Social and Welfare assistance and other developmental assistance to children in need in Africa. • Provide equality of opportunity, with mutual respect and positive encouragement for children in need in Africa. • Provide education and educational facilities and resources for the development of the whole person, so that all children in need in Africa can realise their full potential. Our Current Strategic Goals • To provide the right environment for students and other participants (individuals, businesses, churches, groups, etc) in the U.K. to directly contribute towards charities, and to enable them to help address the problems of targeted children in Africa. • To provide hands-on project development and implementation experience to participants (schools, churches, businesses, individuals, etc) through the ‘Schools Awareness Programme’. • To raise funds for the procurement and distribution of necessary project equipment e.g. pump heads for water supply, computers for schools, laboratory equipment, books, teachers, clothing, etc., which are difficult to source locally. • To up-skill our target group in Africa through the provision of training for employment through our ‘Skills for Life Programme’. • To establish educational sponsorship for children in need in Africa. Operational Values: We believe that: • Children should be loved and cared for and that this will reflect in their later life especially as parents and leaders of tomorrow. • Children should be provided with adequate basic life enhancing facilities and resources such as health care, education and the basic necessities of clean water, food, clothing and shelter, irrespective of their race, gender, religion, culture or the environment they are born into so as to better prepare them for their future role and responsibilities as responsible adults in society. • Every child has innate qualities, talents and potentials but due to their being victims of unfortunate circumstances, they cannot utilise their potential. We aim to contribute towards nurturing these qualities. • Children matter and we acknowledge that every individual or groups who share in our aims & activities help to positively influence the life and purpose of children in Africa. • In terms of rights, children with disabilities are no different from able bodied children. Facilities and resources should be provided so that they can live as near normal lives as possible. • Children growing up as unloved and unwanted youngsters and who are denied that right to be loved and wanted may grow to become bitter and develop into dysfunctional adults through no fault of their own, contributing towards the cycle of deprivation in their children. Our Development Opportunities • To provide facilities and resources so that children can have a lifeline access to good primary, secondary and tertiary education in their respective communities and countries and at the same time spread the Good News of God's Love for human kind. • To help encourage children with disabilities so that they can maintain their independence and self-respect. This will involve providing an environment characterised by care, guidance and support facilities within which these children are helped to grow as individuals. • To encourage children to develop their potential, by SCAN contributing to their upbringing and helping to mould their lives. This will be done through training and development and educational programmes in the respective countries. • To ensure that our services and facilities are accessible to every child in Africa regardless of their location, race, gender religion, or culture. This is further discussed in the Equal Opportunity Policy of the organisation. • To provide and encourage the interaction and participation of children in their various African countries. This will be in the form of sporting activities, exhibitions and exchange programmes. • To be aware of the expectations and perceptions of children and to respond to them. We do recognise and value each child, and acknowledge the dignity and uniqueness of every child. • To work carefully within the organisation and with private individuals and other charities of similar objectives so as to provide the best blend of services to those who need them most. SCAN currently runs four programmes: • Schools Awareness Programme – Exposing severely deprived schools to new appropriate technology and teaching methods relevant in their environment. • Schools Exchange Programme – To encourage cross-cultural diversification through hands on interaction by student exchange, for example. • Skills for Life (Skills Development Programme) – To paraphrase an adage ‘give a child a fish & you feed that child for a day. Teach a child how to fish & you feed that child for life as well as the generation(s) after’. • Scholarship Programme – Is our core programme for providing a doorway of opportunity out of the debilitating cycle of chronic poverty. This focuses on providing funds to educate children in Africa, especially girls who suffer disproportionately in society for historic cultural reasons. Achievements: Paul’s School for the Blind, Bo Town, Sierra Leone The boys’ living accommodation was renovated from proceeds received from Christ the King Sixth Form College on their community day. The girls’ living accommodation was renovated from donations Deptford Methodist Church, St Saviours Charismatic Group in Lewisham, and other individual donors. Deptford Methodist Church raised £505 to provide food for the children. Sheila Whitman (aged 58) and her grandson Ashley Mitchell, completed a 10 miles ‘cycle challenge’, raising £675 to buy writing frames and other equipment for the visually impaired. St. John’s Primary School, Ebe Town, Enugu State, Nigeria Doors and windows were provided for one of two buildings at the school through proceeds received from Christ the King BTEC National students who successfully organised and presented a Fashion Show 2007. They raised £1,200. The BTEC National students, also for the second year running, organised and successfully presented a Fashion Show 2008, which raised £1,380. Uganda School for the Deaf, Uganda SCAN has provided £2,350 for the construction of a Bakery for the school. This bakery will provide investment opportunity (bake and sell bread to raise money for school), train pupils to bake bread(skills for life and provide bread for children in the school. Gumani Methodist Primary School and Wun Zoo Ya Day Care / Nursery, Ghana In April 2010, SCAN provided the funds needed to equip a classroom block with desks and chairs to sit 40 pupils. Schools’ Projects in Africa (2011-Date) Wa Methodist School for the blind Wa Methodist School for the blind is a Special Needs School, located in Wa, Upper West region in Northern Ghana. The school comprises of 6 classroom blocks and has a total of 190 pupils (113 boys and 77 girls) between the ages of 5 and 18 yrs. The school is comprised of six classroom blocks. The school’s mechanized borehole broke down because of the pressure on it and had to resort to the manual system. The school faces water crisis, especially during the dry season. Lack of safe drinking water leads to multiple serious illnesses on top of the existing disabilities being endured by these unfortunate children. Matjinge High School Matjinge High School is a school for girls in Bulilima District in Zimbabwe. The responsible Authority of the school is the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe. The school is 35km away from the nearest town. The school has 313 students enrolled with 14 teachers. The school has 4 classroom blocks and 4 specialist blocks (2 laboratories, 1 fashion and fabric room and 1 food and nutrition room. The source of water supply in the school is a borehole. The source of energy is a generator as there is no electricity in the area. Achievements: (2011 to Date) In 2013, SCAN provided the funds for the tuition and external examination fees for 15 students at Paul School for the Blind. In 2014, SCAN provided £500 to Matjinge High School, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe to purchase a Generator for the school. Also, in 2014, SCAN provided £600 to Wa School for the Blind for a mechanized borehole for water supply in the school. SCAN currently sponsors 5 children at Matjinge High School in Zimbabwe, providing them with full tuition scholarship, books and day to day maintenance including food and travel.