New partnership with Kids Club Kampala begins!
The Mango Tree’s exciting new journey with Kids Club Kampala was launched this month with two lovely celebration events in London and Neston. Kids Club Kampala are now taking the reins in the UK by assisting with the distribution of our orphan educational legacy funding to our partners in East 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.
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.
disadvantaged children and orphans gained access to education
girls & women empowered through education, enterprise & advocacy
intergenerational beneficiaries by 2050 across all programmes
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