ForAfrika South Africa NPC

Our Vision

For Africa to thrive.

Our Purpose

Driven by a deep love for our people, we won’t stop working until everyone on our continent has the resources they need.

Our Mission

To provide the resources that unlock the abundance of Africa so every African community can thrive. We are Africans working together for Africa to thrive and restore the abundance of Africa to its people. As the largest African humanitarian organisation, we know the challenges our continent must overcome and how best to do it. With local knowledge and in partnership with our communities, we remove barriers With our dedicated staff and partners, who live and work in our communities, we listen to the priorities of the people and together design programmes that lead to transformation. We are driven by a deep love for our land and for its people. We are here before others come, and we remain after they leave – this is home. We believe Africa IS the future. Despite still being the poorest, we are also the fastest-growing continent in the world and ForAfrika is at the forefront of change. One day, Africa will feed the world, power the world and show the world how to live in community. We are creating an Africa that thrives. We are ForAfrika

Description

ForAfrika is the largest African humanitarian and development organisation, led by Africans and working alongside communities to remove barriers to development and unlock the continent’s abundance. We design locally driven programmes that strengthen resilience and move families from survival to sustainable thriving. Our work is implemented through integrated pillars that address the root causes of poverty:

Food Security & Livelihoods

We support households and farmers to grow diverse, climate-resilient food, establish gardens and develop income-generating activities so families can feed themselves sustainably.

Health & Nutrition

We combat malnutrition through supplementary feeding, nutrition education and maternal and child health support to ensure children grow, learn and develop properly.

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

We provide safe water access, rehabilitate and drill water sources, install sanitation facilities and promote hygiene practices that protect communities from disease.

Education & Early Childhood Development

We strengthen Early Childhood Development centres, train practitioners, improve learning environments and support children with nutrition so they can learn and reach their potential.

Emergency Response

We respond rapidly to disasters with food, water and essential relief while simultaneously helping communities recover and rebuild sustainably. Across all pillars, our approach focuses on dignity, community ownership and long-term independence rather than dependency.

Focus in South Africa

ForAfrika South Africa NPC is the South African arm of ForAfrika, a leading African-led humanitarian and development organisation dedicated to fighting hunger, poverty, and malnutrition across the continent. We work primarily in underserved rural and peri-urban communities where poverty, unemployment, food insecurity and limited access to safe water affect children most severely. Our programmes place strong emphasis on Early Childhood Development centres as community anchors. We support centres through daily nutrition, infrastructure improvements, water and sanitation access, practitioner training and community food gardens. These interventions ensure children receive adequate nutrition, safe learning environments and developmental support during their most critical years. We also establish community and household gardens, rehabilitate water sources, distribute relief during disasters and train caregivers and youth in practical livelihood skills. By integrating these interventions, we strengthen entire communities, not just individual beneficiaries. Through partnerships with government, corporates and local leaders, ForAfrika South Africa helps communities transition from dependence on assistance to self-sustaining development. We are Africans working together for Africa to thrive.

Our Story

Founded in 1984 as Joint Aid Management (JAM) by Peter and Ann Pretorius after Peter witnessed mass starvation in Pambarra, Mozambique—where up to 30 people died daily—ForAfrika began with 80 tons of relief supplies and soup kitchens feeding 9,500 children weekly. Key milestones include building orphanages in Mozambique (1985–1987), expanding to Angola (1991), Rwanda (1996), South Sudan (2001), and South Africa school feeding (2004); reaching 1.1 million beneficiaries by 2012; and adopting holistic community development in 2008. Rebranded as ForAfrika in 2022 under Global CEO Isak Pretorius (Peter's son), it now operates in six countries with over 1,000 staff, serving millions amid crises like COVID-19, rooted in Christian values and local partnerships. In South Africa, it focuses on nutrition, ECD, and community livelihoods from its Johannesburg base