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More Than a Shop
More Than a Shop

To celebrate the Charity Retail Association’s More Than A Shop campaign, follow our social media pages from 21st-25th April, highlighting how our charity shops are not just a regular high street shopping experience!

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Tamsyn Wymer21 April 2025
Bring on the Brighton Marathon 🏃‍♂️
Bring on the Brighton Marathon 🏃‍♂️

We are incredibly excited to confirm we will have 3 runners representing African Children's Fund in this year's Brighton Marathon, the first time we've ever had representatives in this event.

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Tamsyn Wymer10 March 2025Brighton Marathon, Brighton, Marathon, Running
Give Up, Give Back during Lent
Give Up, Give Back during Lent

While you're giving something up this Lent, why not give a little something back to African Children’s Fund at the same time?

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Tamsyn Wymer5 March 2025Lent, Give Up, Give Back, Porridge Club, Nsimbe, Sanitary towels, Stationery
Thank you Witney Vikings ⚽
Thank you Witney Vikings ⚽

Last autumn, Witney Vikings Youth Football Club very kindly donated football kits to one of our supporters, who was visiting Kenya. Watch as the first kits are distributed.

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Tamsyn Wymer10 February 2025football, Witney, Witney Vikings, YouTube, Kenya, Mangu Primary School
Help us Win £1,000
Help us Win £1,000

30 seconds = £1,000. Or at least, it could if we're drawn in the Benefact Group Movement for Good Awards and the more nominations we receive, the higher the chances of success!

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Tamsyn Wymer13 January 2025Benefact Group, Movement for Good, Win, Porridge Club, Kenya
Christmas Charity Shop Opening Hours 2024
Christmas Charity Shop Opening Hours 2024

Are you planning to visit one of our charity shops during the Christmas period? Find details of their special opening times here.

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Tamsyn Wymer18 December 2024Christmas, Charity Shops, Faringdon, Grove, Witney
5 Christmas Fundraising Crackers
5 Christmas Fundraising Crackers

The Big Give Christmas Challenge may be over for another year, but there are still lots of ways you can raise money for African Children’s Fund in the run-up to Christmas. Here are five of our favourite fundraising top tips.

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Tamsyn Wymer13 December 2024Christmas, Christmas Cards, Benefact Group, DontSendMeACard.com, Good Cause Santa Claus, Charity Shops, Juice Networking, Webmart
🎄 Big Give Christmas Challenge 2024 | You Did It! 🎄
🎄 Big Give Christmas Challenge 2024 | You Did It! 🎄

The Big Give Christmas Challenge has once again proven to be a phenomenal week of fundraising for the Kenyan Porridge Clubs programme. Find out more about the final outcome.

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Tamsyn Wymer11 December 2024
Big Give Christmas Challenge 2024
Big Give Christmas Challenge 2024

The 2024 Big Give Christmas Challenge is now LIVE! For the next 7 days, every donation made on our dedicated Big Give Christmas Challenge link will be DOUBLED until we have reached our target and exhausted our match fund pot.

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Tamsyn Wymer3 December 2024Christmas, Big Give, Big Give Christmas Challenge, Kenya, Porridge Club, School Feeding Programme, Ng'ate Primary School
2 Weeks to Go... Big Give Christmas Challenge 🎄
2 Weeks to Go... Big Give Christmas Challenge 🎄

In just two weeks’ time, at 12:00pm on Tuesday 3rd December - Giving Tuesday - the 2024 round of the Big Give Christmas Challenge opens. Find out more about this year’s target plus answers to some of your most frequently asked questions!

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Tamsyn Wymer19 November 2024Christmas, Big Give, Big Give Christmas Challenge, Kenya, Porridge Club, #penniesforporridge
🎄 Save The Date! 🎄
🎄 Save The Date! 🎄

It's coming! We're taking on the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2024 with our biggest EVER fundraising target in support of the Kenyan Porridge Clubs programme:

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Tamsyn Wymer5 November 2024Christmas, Big Give Christmas Challenge, Big Give, Kenya, Porridge Club
Dreams Can Come True
Dreams Can Come True

In 2010, Helmina was a pupil at the Quentin Junior Academy preschool in Tanzania. Fast forward 14 years to find out how her preschool dreams came true.

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Tamsyn Wymer29 October 2024Tanzania, Quentin Junior Academy, Nursery, Nurse, Nursing, Medical, College
World Porridge Day 2024 | Get Involved!
World Porridge Day 2024 | Get Involved!

Thursday 10th October sees the return of World Porridge Day and we would love you to join our celebrations by inviting your friends, family and co-workers to enjoy a porridge breakfast with you between 7th and 20th October.

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Tamsyn Wymer1 October 2024World Porridge Day, Porridge Club, Kenya, #penniesforporridge, School Feeding Programme
Visit from Charlie Maynard
Visit from Charlie Maynard

Thank you very much to MP Charlie Maynard, for taking the time to visit our Witney shop this afternoon.

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Tamsyn Wymer25 September 2024MP, Witney, Witney in Pink, Charity Shops
Kenyan Kitchen Repairs - Funding Secured
Kenyan Kitchen Repairs - Funding Secured

In mid-July, we launched an emergency appeal to raise funds for kitchen repairs at flood-damaged Kiama and Muthuri Primary Schools in Kenya. Read on to find out today's exciting news!

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Tamsyn Wymer11 September 2024Kenya, Kenya Floods, Porridge Club, Appeal, EA Foundation
Olympics Fever
Olympics Fever

If you've been inspired by Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympics, how about channelling your reserve energy into emulating your heroes with a fundraising challenge?

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Tamsyn Wymer13 August 2024Events, Running, Cycle, Mount Kilimanjaro, Olympics, Paris 2024, London to Paris, Hyde Park, Team GB
Flood-Damaged School Kitchens
Flood-Damaged School Kitchens

We're launching a special appeal to raise money for repairs to school kitchens at Kiama and Muthuri Primary Schools, following flooding in Kenya in April and May. Read on to find out more.

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Tamsyn Wymer17 July 2024Kenya, Kenya Floods, Muthuri Primary School, Kiama Primary School, Porridge Club, Kitchen
Happy Birthday to You
Happy Birthday to You

Did you know... you can celebrate your Birthday by inviting your friends and family to make donations to us in your name, instead of sending cards or gifts? Read on to find out how!

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Tamsyn Wymer10 July 2024Birthday, Donations, DontSendMeACard.com, JustGiving, Facebook, Instagram, Meta, Sponsored Challenge
Day of the African Child 2024 | The Time is Now
Day of the African Child 2024 | The Time is Now

This year, the theme for Day of the African Child is Education for All Children in Africa: The Time is Now. An ideal opportunity for us to remind you of some of the biggest reasons preventing African children from attending school!

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Tamsyn Wymer16 June 2024Day of the African Child, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Rowa Primary School Library Hub | Complete and Open!
Rowa Primary School Library Hub | Complete and Open!

It was a long time coming! But it’s been more than worth the wait. The Rowa Primary School library hub is officially OPEN! Find out what staff and students have to say about it.

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Tamsyn Wymer3 June 2024Zimbabwe, EA Foundation, Mwana Trust, Rowa Primary School, Library
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African Children's Fund
Cow Lane, Longworth,
Abingdon, England, OX13 5EJ,
United Kingdom
01865 820570 info@africanchildrensfund.org
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