The Mango Tree

Improving educational opportunities and
helping children thrive in East Africa

We are now officially partnered with Kids Club Kampala!

This month starts The Mango Tree’s exciting new journey working in partnership with Kids Club Kampala. Kids Club Kampala are now responsible for managing all existing and new TMT donations and distributing of our legacy funding to The Mango Tree Kenya (in Kenya) and the Organisation for Matumini Communities (in Tanzania) who are delivering our educational programmes in Africa.

We have now raised £40,422 including Gift Aid!

You can still listen to Jennifer Saunders presenting our BBC Radio 4 Appeal HERE.

This appeal is raising funds to provide scholarships for girl survivors who are studying at The Mango Tree Kenya’s Girls’ Secondary Boarding School that provides a safe space for girls to learn, heal from trauma and thrive. You can find out more on our blog post and our short film here.

We have updated our Privacy Policy

From the beginning of April 2025 Kids Club Kampala will be kindly helping to manage The Mango Tree’s educational legacy funding to our partners in Kenya and Tanzania. We have therefore entered into a Data Processing Agreement with Kids Club Kampala and updated our Privacy Policy in line with the Information Commissioner’s Office and Charity Commission regulations and guidelines. Please be reassured that your personal information will continue to be held securely by Kids Club Kampala, who will manage this data using their protected data management system. Our revised Privacy Policy will take effect from the 3rd of March 2025.

ACCESS OUR UPDATED PRIVACY POLICY HERE

Our Impact

Over the past 20 years we have supported disadvantaged children and their families in Africa, improving their access to education, supporting health and well-being, and investing in sustainable livelihoods and environmental sustainability.

27,000

disadvantaged children and orphans gained access to education 

50,000

girls & women empowered through education, enterprise & advocacy 

1,000,000

intergenerational beneficiaries by 2050 across all programmes 

£15m

invested in Africa to support education and community development 

Our Theory of Change

To empower children through education and improve their lives and communities

Our Approach

Grant-making for community-led projects harnessing local skills and experience 

Where We Work

The Mango Tree focuses our investment in areas of sub-Saharan Africa that have been badly affected by HIV and AIDS. Homabay County in Kenya, Kyela District in Tanzania and Mwanza in Malawi are remote, rural areas where large numbers of orphaned children have limited access to education. Poverty forces over half of all children in these areas out of education after primary school, leaving them without the skills to find paid employment. Climate change, environmental destruction and resource depletion are also creating serious challenges to the rural economy and the capacity to be self-reliant and resilient.

Our Projects

Our portfolio of educational projects includes means-tested fees bursaries, extra tuition and holiday enrichment programmes, psychosocial support, sexual health education and HIV testing, careers advice, vocational training, work experience and apprenticeships, as well as supporting educational infrastructure construction projects.

As part of our commitment to life-long learning and skills based education, we build on local knowledge, resources and experience, supporting community cooperatives and social enterprises and providing nature resource management training to encourage environmentally sustainable livelihoods so families can become self-reliant and independent.

Our Team & Partners

Our Team

Meet our team members in the UK and Africa

Our Partners

Organisations we work with to deliver our projects

Our Trustees

The Mango Tree’s governing body and advisors