Advantage Africa, based in Olney, works to overcome poverty and stigma. Projects include helping homeless orphans in Uganda.
They are more vulnerable to the global financial crisis than anyone; food inflation in Uganda is now running at over 30%.
Advantage Africa works in close partnership with inspirational people who have the ideas and plans to help disadvantaged people in their communities.
This particularly includes people who - alongside poverty - face prejudice and stigma as a result of disability or HIV/AIDS.
The charity provides encouragement, resources, links and skills training. Working with African communities and aims to improve incomes, health and education of 10,000 people by 2012.
For Jacinta Sweeney's account of her trip to Kenya for the charity click here.
Advantage Africa is a registered charity begun in 2001 by a group of men and women with a wide-ranging experience of international development. Registered Charity No. 1092719
You are welcome to discuss a visit to the offices in Olney if you would like to become a supporter and wish to know more of the projects.
The charity website is www.advantageafrica.org. Registered Charity number: 1092719 and is overseen by a board of trustees. The patron is singer/songwriter Martin Joseph.
