StreetKid

http://www.worldvision.org/ is a terrific source for donating money to help hungry street kids in Africa. If you’re looking for a way to donate money to families and people in Africa, this site is a strong candidate.

There are options for Africa food aid, disaster response, and water and sanitation, life saving medicine and supplies, and more.

Go to http://www.worldvision.org/ today to help street kids in Africa.

Region: Africa-Wide

Ages: 18 and under

soschildrensvillages.org.uk works with African children who have been affected by HIV or AIDS, either directly or indirectly. This may include children who contracted the disease at birth, through needles, or other means. Children indirectly affected by the virus typically have parents or caretakers who have been infected.

soschildrensvillages.org.uk works to send donations only to the children and families to ensure that street children are taken care of. While there are few opportunities via this program to work in Africa or the UK and get paid, they do offer advise on working there, or donating one’s time.

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Area: Zanzibar Islands, Tanzania, Kenya

Ages: 10 and up

jubileeventures.org is a volunteer organisation run by Frontier Africa, which is located in Nairobi. They offer teaching, mentorship, medical, and dental programmes for children in Africa. There are also internships in Kenya and other areas that include African language and culture courses.

UPDATE: I just spoke with a friend who is in pharmacy school who applied for the programme at jubileeventures.org, and she informed me that she completed the application, which was very competitive. After exchanging a few emails, they never replied to her and she was not able to participate in their excursion…. Continue Reading

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Courtesy of realgap.co.uk

Focus: Children, all ages

Real Gap focuses on allowing interested parties in the UK work abroad in Africa during gap year. Children of all ages in the key regions that Real Gap is present require educational and medical assistance. Price range from GBP 399 to GBP 7599, depending on destination and area of focus. The cheaper end focuses on Cape Town and is more of a travel excursion, while the more expensive trip is for people who are equipped to deal with animals and … Continue Reading

Area: Ghana

Focus: Children 10-under

streetchildafrica.org.uk is a donation-only website that outlines the cost of helping a street child in Africa in getting food and an education. Since the public school system in Ghana requires uniforms and certain materials, it is difficult for many youths there to receive a proper education.

This website clearly outlines the costs for clothing, feeding, and sending a child to school in Ghana. An excerpt:

£10 will buy a school uniform and shoes enabling a street child to attend a government school in Nigeria.

£10 will care for a new street baby and mother for a week in a … Continue Reading

Area: United States

Focus: Children 15-under

Stand Up For Kids is a quality service that appoint volunteer counselors to reach out to unfortunate and disenfranchised children in the United States in both urban and rural areas. As a volunteer, your main job entails acting as a mentor and role model for kids whose only option has been homelessness. These outreach programs are designed to provide repeated exposure to children and knowledge of other options besides homelessness.

Finding the children who are in need in these areas can be difficult because of urban sprawl, but typical dangers they may face are:
(1) danger is … Continue Reading