African Education Fund - Eswatini
an organisation dedicated to working in partnership with
communities to improve health and opportunities in Eswatini.
The Kingdom of Eswatini
Quick Facts
- World Bank: population 1.2 million;
- 59% of the population lives in poverty (<US$1.9 a day)
- UNAIDS: HIV prevalence among those aged 15-49: 26%
- 2023 WHO Global TB Report: Annual tuberculosis incidence 325 / 100,000 population
Mission
- Our mission is to work in partnership with local communities in Swaziland to provide scholarships, youth development, clean water, primary health care, and economic opportunity through microenterprise and microcredit.
Our Work
Education
Completing primary school education increases opportunities and health. Particularly, children of women who completed high school are less likely to die during infancy. Thus achieving high levels of primary and secondary education are key objectives of AEF.
Health
Since 2007, Dr Christopher Hoffmann has been conducting rural primary care clinics through-out the Madlemgampisi area. These clinics are one to two day clinics, usually held on a weekend, in a primary school classroom or other community building.
Water
Access to water is limited for many communities in Eswatini with many households having to fetch water from rivers several miles from their homesteads. Fetching water is a substantial time burden. Contaminated river water leads to illness.”
Microenteprise
Monthly saving and monthly provision of small loans can transform economic opportunities and allow for enough income to cover basic household expenses and school supplies. Either individuals borrow small sums to buy stock to sell at a market, a suckling pig to raise and sell, or other supplies for generating income. A few groups have organized around a single business such as a sewing group or a vegetable farming cooperative. At any given time between 500 and 600 individuals are members of one of approximately 30 microfinance groups.”
Our Impact
- Scholarships awarded:
- School uniforms supplied:
- Care point teachers who have received training:
- Educational books distributed to care points:
- Hand pumps wells completed:
- Patients seen in primary health clinics:
- Rural Health Motivators trained
- Health literacy days:
- TB patients supported:
- Microfinance groups supported