Supporting Parents

This program is led by Build Africa, which merged with Street Child in 2019 in order to help more children get the education they deserve. 

When parents live in poverty, their children suffer. Without a source of income, they are unable to provide vital medicine, food and clean water, or pay school fees. Across sub-Saharan Africa, families are living in poverty. When you are struggling to survive, education is not a priority. School fees are expensive, and so children are forced to drop out of school and earn a living. The vicious cycle continues. We're helping parents start their own businesses through Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs), so that they can break the cycle of poverty. We are providing farmers and their families with the skills to grow, sell and store more food, to support their children's education. We're also supporting young mums with life-changing literacy and numeracy skills, as well as access to valuable health and nutrition services, so they can help their children not just survive but succeed.