AfriKids

Who we are

Zaare, welcome! We are AfriKids.

Locally-led and world-class, every week we help hundreds of communities in Ghana rise up and take action to give their children stronger starts and brighter futures. 

Since 2002, our work has been entirely designed and delivered by local people, for local people. Our Ghanaian team work hand in hand with communities to design and deliver programmes that help protect children’s rights.

We believe profoundly in the power of local communities to drive effective and lasting change for children, and our philosophy has always been to listen to local people and support them to make sustainable changes themselves.

Our experience has shown that ensuring education offers the most sustainable route out of poverty and makes the biggest difference to children’s lives. It is also the critical first step in tackling many other issues at the root – from gender equality to climate change, which is why helping communities ensure quality basic education for every child is our focus today.

• OUR VISION: A prosperous and thriving world without poverty, where every child grows up in a community that champions their rights and helps them thrive.

• OUR MISSION: To help unlock the power of communities in ensuring every child’s rights, especially to education.

• OUR VALUES: Integrity, Unity, Impact.

Our culture and values

The AfriKids Way

As a team member, supporter, partner or project participant, you are part of the AfriKids family. And as part of our family, it’s important you know what AfriKids stands for and how we do things around here.

Since 2002, we have been working hard to give children in Ghana stronger starts and brighter futures. Everyone in our family has an important part to play, and working well together, we achieve so much more.

This is why our global team developed “The AfriKids Way”. The core values and principles that we commit to being at the heart of everything we do. That make it clear what’s important to us, and the behaviour we can all expect of each other.

Our Values

• Integrity: We do the right thing.

  We are a force for good, committed to excellence and accountability for everything we do to support children.

• Unity: ​We thrive together.

  We stand with disadvantaged children and their communities, fostering a diverse and thriving movement of  stakeholders that achieve more together and are kind and respectful to everyone, always.

• Impact: ​We make a difference.

  We are passionately driven and work effectively to make the biggest difference we can for children.

For more information about how we uphold these values, including through our Principles, please visit our website.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

We are committed to being a diverse, inclusive and equitable employer; actively promoting diversity at all levels of our organisation and ensuring everyone feels included, valued and supported to fulfil their potential.

We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and our recruitment process is designed to prevent unconscious bias, foster diversity and recognise the potential that you can bring to AfriKids, over what you have already achieved.