“It gives me great pleasure to support the work that Link is undertaking in Africa. Their initiatives are giving hope to many of our rural communities.”
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Patron Link Community Development.
See comments about Link from our other supporters HERE
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Patron Link Community Development.
See comments about Link from our other supporters HERE
Link England and Wales receive funding from a variety of sources. We have been successful in attracting government funding for many of our projects, our supporters include the UK, Scottish and Irish Governments as well as the EU. We also receive funding from trusts, foundations and corporations. We like to think that this is a vote of confidence in our work, and we are extremely grateful for their support.
However these funders do not fund the total cost of running a programme, and quite rightly, we are tightly restricted as to how we can spend their money. This means that further support from our own fundraising activities – for example the Hitch – as well as support from individuals in the form of sponsorship or other donations is vital to keep our work going, and in helping us make the funding we receive from government and other donors go further. It also helps us to continue to innovate and develop new solutions to the problems facing schools in Africa.
Find out more about donating to Link here and about our School Sponsorship Programme here.
However these funders do not fund the total cost of running a programme, and quite rightly, we are tightly restricted as to how we can spend their money. This means that further support from our own fundraising activities – for example the Hitch – as well as support from individuals in the form of sponsorship or other donations is vital to keep our work going, and in helping us make the funding we receive from government and other donors go further. It also helps us to continue to innovate and develop new solutions to the problems facing schools in Africa.
Find out more about donating to Link here and about our School Sponsorship Programme here.
Baring and John Ellerman Foundation and Comic Relief are jointly funding a project in Katakwi, Uganda.
The project aims to improve the quality of education for children affected by conflict, helping communities returning after many years of displacement to resettle and strengthen community ties.
DFID are supporting 2 projects through their Civil Society Challenge Fund. One in rural Limpopo District, South Africa and the other in Ethiopia. Both aim to encourage and enable community involvement in education.
European Union are the main funders of Partners in Development, which links schools in UK and Ireland to schools in Africa to work in partnership to learn from one another and to support quality education.
Irish Aid contribute to our school improvement work in Kamwenge, Uganda through their Civil Society Fund.
The Scottish Government currently funds the Malawi Inclusive Education Project, which aims to support sustainable school improvement in Dedza and Mulanje, with a focus on the education of girls and rural communities.
The project recently won a CSR award for being the “most sustainable and scalable community investment.”
Tullow Oil support our education improvement activities in Hoima and Buliisa districts in Uganda.
Fully story here
Our partnership with them is featured as a case study on the Tullow Oil website.
USAID. LCD is implementing the Peer Education Programme funded by USAID in four provinces to educate children about HIV and AIDS.
