Child Africa

What Child Africa does

Child Africa (legal name: Child Africa International), founded in 1991 by Julie and Rino Solberg in Norway and Uganda, is a non-profit foundation (Norwegian org. no. 977458056) focused on uplifting underprivileged East African children through education. Originally established as the Solberg Children's Help Organization, the charity operates under the Better Globe Group umbrella and is headquartered at Plot 1908/9, Mitala Road, Kansanga, Kampala, with a regional administration office in Moss, Norway, and operations in Uganda and Kenya. The organization serves orphaned and vulnerable children affected by poverty and AIDS in East Africa (including those with hearing impairment), as well as global sponsors and donors seeking measurable educational outcomes.

Its core 'products' are operating schools rather than technology products: Child Africa Jr. School Kabale and Child Africa Jr. School Equator (junior schools, the former ranked among the region's top three), Solberg College Kabale (a secondary school established in 2018 on Rutooma Hill, registered with Uganda's Ministry of Education and Sports), and Bingwa Magazine, a free children's publication distributed across African schools to combat corruption. The technology layer is a modest online sponsorship management platform (childafrica.org) with sponsor-child messaging, school-report and newsletter delivery (3x/year reports, 1-2x/year child letters, 2x/year photographs), credit card and international bank transfer payment processing (32-96 EUR/month tiers), and a child-tracking database; the Norwegian entity also holds a Sparbank1 settlement account (IBAN NO4542010924949).

The business model is subscription-recurring donor sponsorship: individuals globally commit monthly contributions between 32 EUR (primary day school) and 96 EUR (university), often continuing for the duration of a child's education, with one-time donations accepted from a minimum of 10 EUR and targeted toward educational materials, medical supplies, uniforms, boarding facilities, classrooms, hygiene items, textbooks, or administrative costs. Child Africa's go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via its website and sponsor referral networks; the Norwegian entity reported NOK 4,556,680 (~$450-540K USD) in 2015 operating revenue, with the Uganda operating entity's revenue not separately disclosed. The NGO supports 'hundreds' of children with stated intent to scale to thousands, primarily across Uganda and Kenya, supplemented by a multi-year relationship with Better Globe Forestry, Better Globe Media, and the Better Globe Group ecosystem.

Name

Child Africa

Legal name

Child Africa International

Website

https://childafrica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Child Africa (Child Africa International) is a Norway/Uganda-headquartered non-profit founded in 1991 that runs three schools in Uganda, supports underprivileged East African children through recurring individual sponsorships (32-96 EUR/month), and distributes the anti-corruption Bingwa Magazine across African schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit education and child sponsorship services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG), Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG), International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB), Child Nutrition & Meal Programs (CACFP/Snack Programs) (EDACAMAA), Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA)

Keywords

• Child sponsorship programs
• Educational charity services
• Non-profit fundraising
• Charitable donations
• School operations Africa

Headquarters

HQ city

Kampala

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Child Sponsorship: Monthly recurring sponsorship fees ranging from 32 EUR (day school) to 96 EUR (university level). Sponsors commit to ongoing support until their sponsored child completes education. Payment via credit card or international bank transfer.
2. General Donations: One-time or recurring donations from the public. Minimum donation of 10 EUR accepted. Donors can direct contributions to specific areas such as educational materials, medical supplies, uniforms, boarding facilities, classrooms, hygiene amenities, textbooks, or administrative costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Child Africa is a non-profit organization that funds the education and welfare of underprivileged children in East Africa through individual child sponsorships and donations. It also directly operates junior and secondary schools in Uganda (Child Africa Jr. School Kabale, Child Africa Jr. School Equator, and Solberg College) and distributes Bingwa Magazine—an anti-corruption children's publication—to schools across Africa. Sponsors commit monthly payments (32–96 EUR) to provide food, clothing, education, medicine, and shelter to specific children, and receive correspondence through an online messaging platform.

Product overview

Child Africa operates a single, unified program focused on child sponsorship and education for underprivileged children in East Africa. The organization runs its own educational institutions (Child Africa Jr. School Kabale, Child Africa Jr. School Equator, and Solberg College Kabale), distributes the Bingwa Magazine anti-corruption publication, and manages an online donation and sponsorship platform. All offerings are interconnected elements of the core mission to uplift children through education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Solberg College: A secondary school institution under Child Africa International located in Kabale, Uganda, offering both day and boarding options for A and O levels.
• Bingwa Magazine
• Child Africa Junior Schools

Products and services

• Child Africa Jr. School Kabale Junior school located in Kabale district of western Uganda providing primary education to underprivileged children from Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi; ranked among the top three schools in the region.
• Child Africa Jr. School Equator Junior school strategically located at the equator (0° latitude), approximately 200 meters from the Kampala-Masaka Highway, providing primary education to underprivileged East African children.
• Solberg College Kabale Secondary school established in 2018 on Rutooma Hill within Kabale Municipality, offering both day and boarding options for A and O levels, fully registered with the Ugandan Ministry of Education and Sports.
• Bingwa Magazine Children's magazine distributed free to schools across Africa, designed to empower children as champions against corruption by teaching values of integrity and positive thinking; 20 EUR provides 10 magazines to one school reaching approximately 1,000 children.
• Child Sponsorship Program Program allowing individual sponsors to support specific underprivileged East African children with monthly contributions (32 EUR for day students, 64 EUR for boarding or secondary school, 96 EUR for university) providing food, education, clothing, medicine, and shelter; sponsor–child correspondence via online messaging platform.
• Online Donation Platform Website-based donation system enabling charitable contributions with options for recurring monthly donations and one-time gifts (minimum 10 EUR), accepting credit cards (Visa, MasterCard) and international bank transfers; donors may designate funds toward educational materials, medical supplies, uniforms, boarding facilities, classrooms, hygiene amenities, textbooks, or administrative costs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1000 children reached through Bingwa Magazine
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Better Globe ForestryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization alongside Child Africa. Both organizations fall under the Better Globe Group umbrella, sharing founders Rino and Julie Solberg.
• Better Globe GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization for Child Africa. Rino Solberg serves as Chairman within Better Globe Group, which has an overarching vision to combat poverty through multi-faceted strategies including tree planting, microcredit for farmers, and education for children.
• Bingwa MagazinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChild Africa's children's magazine distributed free to schools across Africa. 20 EUR provides 10 magazines to one school, reaching approximately 1,000 children. Aims to empower Africa against corruption by teaching values of integrity and positive thinking.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Pencils of Promise: Organization building schools and supporting education in developing countries, including in Africa; comparable in the school-building and educational-program delivery model, though uses a donation rather than per-child sponsorship model.
• PEAS (Promoting Equality in African Schools): Operates a network of low-cost secondary schools across Uganda and East Africa; comparable in operating own schools in Uganda while serving low-income communities, though structured as a school network rather than child sponsorship.

Direct peers

• Children International: Child sponsorship organization providing education, healthcare, and support to children in poverty across multiple countries; closest direct analog to Child Africa's per-child monthly sponsorship model.
• ChildFund International: Child-focused sponsorship NGO operating internationally with education, health, and youth development programs; closely matches Child Africa's mission, sponsorship mechanics, and educational programming.
• SOS Children's Villages: International NGO providing family-based care and education to orphaned and vulnerable children, with strong presence in East Africa; comparable in focus on long-term residential and educational support for vulnerable children.

Broad incumbents

• Compassion International: One of the largest child sponsorship organizations globally, operating a similar model of monthly sponsor-to-child giving with educational and developmental programming; comparable donor model and direct sponsor communication, though at vastly greater scale.
• World Vision: Large international NGO focused on child welfare, education, and poverty alleviation through sponsorship and community development; competes for the same pool of donors interested in child-focused international development.
• Save the Children: Large international NGO delivering child-focused education, health, and protection programs globally including in Uganda and Kenya; competes for both donor dollars and program delivery in overlapping geographies.
• Plan International: Global NGO focused on children's rights and equality, with sponsorship and education programs; overlaps with Child Africa in education delivery and child-centeredness, particularly in Africa.

Regional players

• African ChildAid: Smaller NGO focused on education and welfare for children in East Africa; comparable scale and mission, providing direct competition for sponsor attention in Child Africa's core region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/child-africa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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