How we started
CAF was first founded in 2006 by a British woman, Elizabeth Anyango Francis, who was born and raised in Nyalenda, a slum area in Kisumu, Western Kenya.
A chance meeting with the British man who became her husband changed her life. Elizabeth Francis has never forgotten her roots, and lives with a sense of commitment to help alleviating the effects of poverty and disease on a stricken sector of society in her homeland.
During the past ten years, Elizabeth has successfully adopted four orphaned children from Kisumu. Recent events in Kenya, and the devastating effects of political and social unrest, have left Mrs. Francis and her husband, her friends and collaborators more determined than ever to help change lives for the better.
After two years of preparatory work, CAF was officially incorporated as a charity in the United Kingdom in August 2008.
Change Africa Foundation has already started its first orphanage home in Kenya. Based on donated funds and voluntary support, orphan children in Kisumu now have somewhere to take them in, sustain and comfort them, enroll them in formal school and put them on the path to education, training and greater fulfillment of their potential in life.
Building on her experience as the adoptive mother of four Kisumu orphans, Elizabeth Francis and CAF have built a twenty-room house on the shore of the Lake Victoria, in the Kisumu District, and equipped it as an orphan centre. |
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2011/2012 projects
- Project Objectives
To relieve poverty and sickness,preserve,and protect good health and advance education for the public benefit for people in remote village in Kisumu Western Kenya.
Volunteers-Role
Volunteers are of a enermous support to Caf's orphanages home/community centre,in Kisumu Western Kenya.
Volunteers covers the following areas:
Assisting the orphans,street kids,homeless,sick children in Kisumu area.
Volunteers help to provide care,education and give the childrens love and comfort they are longing for.
Volunteers aids also to increase awareness and educate the orphanages home/community centre in all areas relating HIV/AIDS
Supporting youth issue in lessons and activities
Helping in English learning through and acting as a asssitant in where appropriate to the community.
Project-Aim
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News
Kenya / African Food Night 23rd May 2009
Liz is organizing an event on Saturday 23rd May 2009 at her pub, The Chelsfield in Orpington. We’re raising money by cooking Kenya/African food, (delicious, as you probably know!). It would be wonderful if you could join us.
Help Us Raise the Roof
These kids can’t wait any longer; the roof also is falling down. We need argent action, now! The Change Africa Foundation first target, is to raise £9500 for a new roof for the building. Can you help?
Clients Say
Exchange skills,culture,ideas and experiences concerning teaching and caring methhods .
Elizabeth Francis, founder
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