Our Beneficiary
For twenty years, Africa Foundation has been hard at work in more than fifty communities across South and Eastern Africa. Art for Africa™ New York will allow us to have a massive impact on the lives of thousands of children living in these communities. We are extremely grateful to our contributing artists, our headline sponsor Northern Trust, our host, Sotheby's and our many other sponsors, supporters and friends.
Africa Foundation is effective because we work as a team directly with the people in the communities we serve. Our program officers grew up in these communities and well understand the needs and interests of the people living there. Art for Africa™ New York will enable us to make vital improvements, namely the building of centers for orphans and vulnerable children. These centers will provide a daily meal, medicine, counseling and support to thousands of children who otherwise may go without. We will also build classrooms, kitchens, bathrooms and facilities for clean water at pre-schools, primary and high schools. These programs can change the course of a child's life. They've changed ours - those of us who work with Africa Foundation - too.
We hope you enjoy this extraordinary collection of work from artists whose hearts are as big as their talents.
Krista Krieger
Chair of the Board of Trustees,
Africa Foundation (USA).
'There can be no keener
revelation of a society's
soul than the way in which
it treats its children'
Nelson Mandela
Africa Foundation
Africa Foundation is a charitable organisation set up 20 years ago, working in partnership with the eco-tourism industry in Africa to empower rural African communities through sustainable development projects.
The Foundation believes that communities are most effectively helped if they are empowered to help themselves. Consequently, Africa Foundation has evolved a unique way of working with these communities across South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Botswana and Namibia. As a result, the Foundation has changed the lives of thousands of people.
Africa Foundation focuses its work in three main areas: education, healthcare and water provision, and income-generating activities. The Foundation funds and facilitates the building of schools and clinics, provides access to clean water, helps young community leaders through university, brings new technologies to deprived communities and helps them start new enterprises. It also provides care and support for many hundreds of orphaned and vulnerable children.
The Foundation believes that long-term sustainability is better than short-term largesse. It works within its means, only providing funding for projects that are needed and can be delivered on a sustainable basis - constantly monitoring and evaluating everything it does to ensure that all supporters' money is effectively and efficiently employed. Working directly with influential individuals (local champions) to identify what the people feel they need, Africa Foundation's teams on the ground encourage the communities to take ownership of the projects - ensuring success and long-term sustainability.
Africa Foundation (USA) is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization