The African Orphaned and Abandoned Children’s Fund

Some limited educational activities exist, but focus narrowly on literacy, and are not designed to support wider problems related to protection of children. Recreational activities that teach skills of communication, teamwork, and non-violent conflict resolution build resilience and are essential for children's recovery from tragedy and conflict.

AOAACF will use your donations to create safe havens that provide informal education, support, protection and psychosocial well-being for children. Without these safe spaces, these children have nothing to do. Here they can learn to play, engage in structured activities and begin healing from the psychological and emotional wounds of abandonment do to rampant poverty, famine, war, and deaths of parents do to AIDS.

AOAACF, in coordination with Missionary Kay Johnson of World Gospel Mission and missionaries from the Pentecostal Evangelistic Fellowship of Africa (PEFA) will set-up child-

centered safe spaces through out Kenya along with feeding facilities. These safe spaces and facilities when completed will extend organized activities to thousands of children. They will provide supplies—like food, clothing, textbooks, chairs, tables, notebooks, and pens and organize activities like sports, song and dance, and activities that support literacy and child protection.

With your support we can provide much needed training for families to become foster homes and even adopt these children.

What Does Sponsorship Cost?It costs about 35 dollars a month, or about a dollar a day, to sponsor a program through AOAACF. For some, this is a substantial commitment. But the financial sacrifice is more than reasonable, when you consider the incredible difference your help makes in a child's life. By making a donation to The African Orphaned and Abandoned Children's Fund, you help ensure that resources are available to meet the needs of children and communities.

We focus on child development and discipleship

Unlike other organizations that focus on community development, we put the needs of children first. We believe that the best way to benefit a society is to develop its children. When the children in one of our programs grow into a powerful Christian leader, they help transform their society and communities. Building up children first, with the help of missionaries, churches, schools and communities, is an excellent strategy to bring lasting change. We believe the most loving thing we can do for children is to introduce them to Jesus Christ.

287 Lewis Scott Rd NE Ludowici GA 31316 Call (912) 654-4864

The African Orphaned and Abandoned Children’s Fund

Nothing is more important than giving children an opportunity to know Jesus and learn the Love of God.

We work exclusively through local native organizations, churches, missionaries and Christian fellowships

Every project is run in partnership with indigenous churches and missionaries. We enable native churches to meet the needs of their communities by providing training, support and resources. Long after sponsorship has ended, churches still continue to work as agents of change amidst their people.

You can change the future of the continent of Africa

For information contact:Dr. Joseph L. RaymanFounder –AOAACF

287 Lewis Scott Rd NELudowici GA 31316

(912) 654-4864

AOAACF Meeting the Needs of Children

The cruelty and frustrations of orphanage and street life are having a visible psychosocial impact on the children of Africa—

some have become destructive (fighting and joining with rebel groups and street gangs); some isolate themselves and do not talk; while others experience sleeplessness, anxiety, and terrifying nightmares. There are millions of children living in the

streets and orphanages of Africa, they are hot, restless, homesick, cramped, angry, hungry, and bored.

The African Orphaned and Abandoned Children’s Fund’s (AOAACF) evaluation of the situation in Africa has confirmed a severe lack of youth focused activities in the communities, homes, and orphanages, and a real need to engage the youth in meaningful, normalizing youthful activities. Some kids have started their own recreational activities (such as kick the can and playing with old tires) but they lack simple materials such as playground balls, soccer balls, bicycles and other every day toys that we take for granted here in the U.S. They greet even the slightest bit of attention with smiles and excitement. It is AOAACF’s mission is to nurture the amazing warmth and spirit of these children.

287 Lewis Scott Rd NE Ludowici GA 31316 Call (912) 654-4864