IRFF UK December 2024

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A year of impact and achievement Collective efforts have significantly improved many lives, and we

couldn’t have done it without your support. As we reach the end of

2024, we reflect on a year filled with impactful projects and

incredible achievements.

Here’s a summary of the life-changing work we’ve accomplished

Ghana TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training)

• Impact: Our initiative in Ghana has been pivotal in training 5 girls each month, equipping them with skills for economic independence and empowerment. Without these skills, they would remain dependent on others.

• Cost: £200 per month (£40 per girl).

• Future Goal: We aim to extend this opportunity to more girls, freeing them from dependence.

South Africa SHINE project (basic literacy education)

• Impact: In Port Elizabeth (Quebera), £300 per month has enabled 73 children to learn to read, opening a world of learning and possibilities.

• Cost: Just over £4 per child per month.

• Future Goal: We strive to educate more children, given that 81% of their peers are not at their age-appropriate reading level.

South Africa Slovo Study Group

• Impact: This project has supported the training of 5 youths at the secondary school level, paving the way for their economic freedom and empowerment.

• Cost: £200 per month (£40 per youth).

• Future Goal: As this project concludes in early 2025, we look forward to initiating similar projects to continue this crucial work.

South Africa Soup Kitchen

• Impact: Our support has ensured that 500 children and elderly individuals in Port Elizabeth do not go to bed hungry, providing at least one meal a day.

• Cost: £200 per month.

• Future Goal: We aim to extend this initiative, feeding more people in need.

Uganda Destiny Junior School (primary education)

• Impact: With £1,150 per month from IRFF UK, along with self-grown food, we have provided education and meals for 206 pupils at Destiny School in Uganda, delivering high- quality education over seven years.

• Cost: £5.60 per child per month.

• Future Goal: Headteacher Jesca aspires to expand the school to accommodate up to 400 children. Additionally, we have improved infrastructure, including sending £750 for fire extinguishers and £820 for furniture for young children. In November, £8,000 was allocated for biodigester toilets needed for 109 children, replacing the old pit latrine to ensure hygienic and stable facilities.

Period Poverty Projects in 3 Nations:

• Impact: Providing menstrual products, education, and facilities to girls has significantly boosted their self-confidence and resulted in a remarkable rise in school attendance and academic performance.

• Ghana: Reusable pads and menstrual health training provided to girls, each kit costing £9 and lasting over two years.

• South Africa: Disposable pads and menstrual health training offered to girls, each kit costing £1.40 and lasting for two months.

• Uganda: The most active country in this initiative, serving 480 girls with disposable pads costing £1.11 per girl for two months, along with menstrual health training and underwear.

We’re aiming to get better and BETTER!!

Looking Ahead to 2025 IRFF UK will keep its eyes open for new projects as well as

expanding existing ones to empower and encourage even more

children to prepare well for adulthood. Will you join us in helping

more of them?

Together, we can make 2025 an even greater success.

Thank you for your continued support and generosity. Please hit

the donate button to help us begin the new year with a bang.

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If you are in the UK, consider sending a bank transfer so

every last penny goes to IRFF UK:

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Help us build biodigester toilets for Destiny Junior School Dest iny Junior School in Kibir i, Uganda, urgently needs your support to build biodigester toilets for their young students. This project is critical to improving health and sanitation for 109 infants aged 3 to 6 years old.

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Period Poverty & Education Support In Africa IRFF UK is a UK-based charity for Africa operating projects across Africa with a dual focus on education and addressing period poverty. We are breaking the cycle of poverty by ensuring access to education for all and preventing female dropouts through the provision of menstruation products and education. Through this communities and youth are empowered and Africans are given the best chance for a brighter future.

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Menstruation Should Not Be An Obstacle In Life

As a charity for Africa, IRFF UK holds a strong promise to help underprivi leged African girls facing challenges, especia lly period poverty, which makes it hard for them to go to school. We are dedicated to breaki ng down these barriers by making sure t hese girls have what t hey need for their periods. By doing t his, we empower these young minds, giving t hem the chance to stay in school, learn, and break free from t he cycle of poverty.

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Kampala, Uganda Destiny Junior School

IRFF UK built Destiny Junior School in 2009. The children in the local area have thrived ever since! IRFF UK built Destiny Junior School in Kampala, Uganda in 2009, and has gone on to see more t han 500 students graduates go into further education which otherwise wouldn’t have happened. £1 15,000 has been invested in total, starting from £330 a month and now at £1,150 with 206 students in total

Why Choose IRFF UK? What makes our charity for Africa unique?

We prioritise a comprehensive What sets IRFF UK apart is our approach centred on education and commitment to more than just being empowerment to uplift individuals intermediaries in fund transfers. from poverty.

Our unique focus is on equipping We believe in creating lasting change people with the skills necessary for by empowering individuals to build a self-sustainability, fostering better future for themselves and their independence rather than communities. dependence on Western donations.

How Can You Get Involved? How Can You Support Our Charities Work In Africa?

Making A Donation

Supporting IRFF UK’s mission to make a meaningful impact is easy and impactful. You can contribute to our cause by making a donation, whether it’s a one-time gift or a recurring contribution. Your financial support directly funds our projects, from education and poverty al leviation to emergency relief efforts.

Spreading Awareness

Consider spreading awareness about our work by sharing our stories on social media or participating in our fund raising events.

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Volunteering Your Time & Skills

Volunteering your time and skills is another inval uable way to support our charity for Africa’s initiatives. Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of those in need, fostering sustainable change and empowerment.

What Our Donors Are Saying

Your efforts in the areas of The Women’s Federation for World I have been happy to supJ education, health and sustainability Peace, South London, has been projects that IRFF is runni are vital in certain countries and supporting DestinyJunior School Uganda. In particular, I h truly appreciated.My family will through IRFF-UKfor more than 12 donated funds towards ti continue to sponsor a child at years. Our ladies sincerely had been of a perimeter wall and a DestinyJunior School in Uganda, helping to provide a better place for at Destiny School. I really and will endeavour to support other the children of DestinyJunior School the good work IRFF has b, causes that IRFF UK informs us in Uganda. We believe Education over the years to help about. and health are the most important people/children in Africa. things for the life of the child.

Marshall de Souza Joyce Suda Destiny School Sponsor Dolores Read Destiny School Donor Destiny School Sponsor

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