Dream. Believe. Achieve.
Join us in celebrating 20-years of impact.
With your invaluable support, this year alone, we've empowered over 6,000 children, youth, and women in Kafue, Zambia through initiatives that foster inclusive education, health, and community development.
Dream. Believe. Achieve.
Our 2024 achievements at a glance.
took advantage of daily inclusive education, health, and community development programs at our Learning & Leadership Center.
750+ children, youth & women
gained leadership and reproductive health skills through our Peer-to-Peer Education in local schools.
3,000 youth
learned about HIV and health through our role in the Aidsfonds Kids to Care Initiative.
300 rural youth
accessed improved school environments through infrastructure projects.
2,000 children
Program Highlight
At the Learning & Leadership Center, programs such as the Read for Rose Special Education Program serve 35 children with disabilities, while the College Scholarship Fund empowers 62 young men and women to advance their education.
Every gift—whether one-time or monthly—helps sustain our programs and bring hope to even more communities.
What’s new in 2024?
Team Growth: Our work is only possible thanks to our passionate and dedicated team, including 18 full-time employees in the U.S. and Zambia. Partnerships with Gold Youth and the Mastercard Foundation support 6 interns who manage 129 peer educators and 23 associate teachers and counselors at the Center, enriching our programs every day.
Kafue's New Learning & Leadership Center: We began construction on our new Learning & Leadership Center.
It has a 600+ person capacity, featuring innovative spaces such as a STEAM lab, Entrepreneurship & Financial Literacy Hub, and accessible special education areas. Additional facilities include a Health & Wellness Hub, libraries (digital and traditional), computer lab, art classroom, community hall, and kitchen/dining room.
The Moyo Center in Kigali: We partnered with special education visionaries to launch The Moyo Center to expand inclusive education across Sub-Saharan Africa.
This year, the Demonstration Phase is being launched and includes creating model classrooms in two schools, developing custom curriculum, and piloting teacher trainings.
Let’s carry the legacy of Dreaming, Believing, and Achieving into the next 20 years together.
Your donation to the African Education Program supports our programs that need it most:
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$90 can provide reusable menstrual health supplies and training to three young women.
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$150 provides access for one woman to the 4-month Women’s Business Training.
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$450 can provide one year of holistic after-school programs for a high school student.
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$900 can provide one year of learning for a special education student at Read for Rose.
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$2,500 can provide one college scholarship to a student attending college in Zambia.
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$5,000 can provide 25,000 meals to the girls and boys who access the Nutrition Program.
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Please make check payable to African Education Program and mail to:
African Education Program
P.O. Box 6
Wayne, PA 19087***
A gift of appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual funds can both support our program and provide a tax saving to you.
Click here to send us an email for our Charles Schwab information.
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Designating a grant to the African Education Program from your Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is easy. We are already connected to Fidelity Charitable®, Schwab Charitable®, and Vanguard Charitable®.
If your DAF needs specific information, please email us.
Final distribution of funds remaining in a DAF is governed by the contract you completed when you created your fund. Please consider naming the African Education Program as a successor of your DAF. Or, you can name us as the successor for a portion of the account value. As with all gift planning, please consult with your tax advisor and lawyer to determine what planned gift strategy is best for your current tax situation and income requirements.
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We accept donations of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies!
1. Go to cryptoforcharity.io.
2. Pick African Education Program from the list.
3. Donate crypto and get a tax receipt.
Donations of appreciated cryptocurrency don’t trigger capital gains taxes, and may be tax-deductible for the full value.
Many ways to give.
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One-time online giving is just an easy click away.
Never forget a donation with automatic monthly giving.
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Did you know that if you are 70½ or older, you can give an organization like the African Education Program a donation from your IRA without any income tax implications?
When you take funds from your IRA, they count as taxable income. But making a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) allows a transfer of up to $100,000 per individual or $200,000 per couple to satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD).
When you support the African Education Program with a gift from your IRA, you can make an immediate and lasting impact on the lives of the girls and boys that we serve. Your IRA custodian can help you make this happen today.
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BEQUESTS
Leaving a legacy gift is a great way to honor your lifetime values and make a difference in the lives of our girls and boys. When you write your will, you can make a bequest by including the African Education Program as a beneficiary.
Consider this sample language to leave a gift for the African Education Program:
“After taking care of all expenses, debts, and other provisions, I give, devise and bequeath _% of the rest and residue [or $___ if a specific amount] to the African Education Program, a PA-based 501(c)(3) [EIN 42-1585011], located at 19 Donna Lane, Wayne, PA 19087.”
If you wish to make changes to your will to include the African Education Program, you can amend it by using a Codicil. A codicil is a document your attorney can prepare to amend your will or trust without rewriting the entire document.
SAMPLE BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION
Your retirement plans, life insurance policies, and annuities can all help change the lives of our communities in Zambia.
To designate the African Education Program as a beneficiary of a qualified retirement plan or other financial account, please use the following information:
African Education Program, a PA-based 501(c)(3) organization [EIN 42-1585011], located at 19 Donna Lane, Wayne, PA 19087.
The African Education Program (EIN: 42-1585011) is a non-profit organization recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as exempt from Federal Income Tax under provisions of IRS Section 501(c)(3) and all donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law. The official registration and financial information of the African Education Program may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.