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Castellan African Trust
“We are a UK-based charity working to provide support and education for children and young people in Africa.”
Castellan works for the prevention and relief of poverty in Africa by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient.
Education
Our work in infrastructure and medical support has been developed to broaden and encourage education.
For Castellan, education is a gateway to empowerment and sustainability. We ensure nobody is left behind and promote adult education by running skills based workshops, this encourages independence and self-empowerment.
Medical Impacts
Castellan recognises how essential medical training and education is. Some of the children that Castellan have sponsored since 1997 have been able to access bursaries for higher education and university. Castellan have also run midwifery courses in rural villages and dignity kit workshops for local schools.
Water & Infrastructure
Over the years, Castellan has worked persistently to provide clean drinking water solutions. This includes the construction of solar-powered boreholes, new latrines, and hand-washing facilities. Additionally, Castellan has also facilitated the construction of sewers and the building of a girls’ toilet block.
Dignity Kits
Girl students lose an average of 2/3 days of schooling a month from not having access to sanitary products. They are frightened to go to school for fear of not only the embarrassment but also the chance of soiling their only school uniform. Dignity Kits are an essential way to ensure girls can continue to go to school. Castellan volunteers attended schools to provide these kits!
Midwifery Training
Castellan have been able to run midwifery training courses to provide rural villages with the skills to ensure safer birthing practices. In 2017, UK midwives and an Obs. & Gynae surgeon travel on a mission to train rural village women or Traditional Birthing Assistants and maternity staff at a regional hospital. These training courses offer a knowledge exchange that can be passed on to other villages and midwives in the region.
