Engage Now Africa

What Engage Now Africa does

Engage Now Africa (ENA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2000 by Bob and Lynette Gay and headquartered in Holladay, Utah. It delivers humanitarian programs across five Sub-Saharan African countries — Ghana, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Namibia, and Uganda — through three pillars: Heal (clean water access, health posts, maternal clinics, sanitation), Rescue (anti-human trafficking prevention, rescue operations, transitional shelter, rehabilitation), and Lift (adult literacy, vocational training, micro-credit, school construction, orphan support). Cumulative program reach is reported at 13,000,000 people impacted since 2002, with a stated goal of an additional 3,000,000 by 2026. Tangible infrastructure built to date includes 69 schools (capacity to teach over 1.453 million students daily), 36 health posts and maternal clinics, 1,057 cataract surgeries delivered in Ethiopia, and over 11,000 adults enrolled in literacy programs.

The underlying operating model combines direct program delivery with asset-based community development, training in-country leadership for long-term sustainability. ENA runs a US-based fundraising and administration operation alongside in-country offices staffed by Country Directors and full-time local personnel (Ghana: 23 FT plus 20 part-time facilitators; Ethiopia: 10 FT; Sierra Leone: 11 FT; Namibia: 2 FT). Revenue is sourced from individual donations, monthly giving, crowdfunding (Givebutter, MobileCause, GoFundMe, Fundly, CrowdRise), event-based fundraising, and corporate/foundation grants and sponsorships. Named institutional partners include The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (maternal clinics), Sunrider International (health centers), ASEA Advancing Life Foundation (clean water wells and a school in Ghana), Adama Hospital Medical College (cataract surgeries), and the Forever Young Foundation, alongside mandated government partnerships in Ghana for anti-trafficking enforcement. Technology infrastructure is limited to commodity tools — website, Google Maps, PayPal, MobileCause, Constant Contact, YouTube — with no proprietary software, AI capabilities, or apps in evidence.

Name

Engage Now Africa

Legal name

Engage Now Africa

Website

https://engagenowafrica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Engage Now Africa is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit delivering Heal (water, health), Rescue (anti-trafficking), and Lift (education, vocational training, micro-credit) programs across five Sub-Saharan African countries, serving vulnerable communities through donor- and partnership-funded humanitarian initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Community Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Community development programs
• Anti-human trafficking
• Adult literacy training
• Maternal healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Utah

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Engage Now Africa generates revenue through individual donations, monthly giving programs, crowdfunding campaigns, birthday pledges, and event-based fundraising (runs, walks, cycling). The organization accepts donations via Givebutter platform and MobileCause.
2. Partnership Funding: Corporate and foundation partnerships provide funding and in-kind support for specific projects including clean water wells, schools, maternal health clinics, and anti-trafficking initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Engage Now Africa is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that delivers humanitarian programs in Sub-Saharan Africa through three pillars: Heal (clean water access, medical services, sanitation facilities, maternal health clinics), Rescue (anti-human trafficking prevention, rescue operations, and rehabilitation), and Lift (adult literacy, vocational training, micro-credit, and school construction). The organization has impacted over 13 million people across Ghana, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Namibia, and Uganda since 2002.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heal Program
• Rescue Program (End Modern Slavery)
• Lift Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 13,000,000 people impacted since 2002
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024Partnership for construction of maternal health clinics in Kindia Town (Sierra Leone), Guusi (Ghana), and Bishoftu and Ketta (Ethiopia). All four clinics to be operational by November 2024.
• Sunrider InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023Sunrider International provided donations in conjunction with World Humanitarian Day to support Wonber Maternal Health Center and Theresa Hakim Community Health Center. Over 10,000 vulnerable women received care at these facilities. Sunrider CEO Sunny Beutler stated commitment to impacting lives of mothers, children, and families.
• ASEA Advancing Life FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023ASEA Advancing Life Foundation partnered with ENA to build clean wells for over 8,600 people and a six-classroom block school for 300 primary-aged children in Bolgatanga, Ghana—one of the poorest regions. ASEA's mission is to break cycles of poverty, suffering, and abuse by partnering with organizations with self-sustaining models.
• Adama Hospital Medical CollegecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023Partnership with Adama Hospital Medical College in Ethiopia to address cataract blindness. Provides accessible and high-quality eye surgeries to underserved communities including screenings, diagnostics, surgeries, and post-operative care.
• Department of Social Welfare (Ghana)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner mandated by legislation to handle cases involving human trafficking and forced labor in Ghana.
• Ghana Police ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with law enforcement to identify and rescue trafficking victims, arrest and imprison traffickers and slave-masters.
• Attorney General's Office (Ghana)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal partnership for prosecution of human traffickers and slave-masters.
• Ghana Immigration ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to combat human trafficking through border enforcement and identification of trafficked individuals.
• Human Trafficking Secretariat (Ghana)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational coordination body for anti-trafficking efforts in Ghana.
• Uganda PoliceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with law enforcement in Uganda for anti-trafficking operations.
• House of HopecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHope Transitional Shelter partnership with Mike and Joyce Murray and Glen and Shelena Way. Shelter provides 40 survivors with physical and psychological safety and rehabilitation resources.
• Forever Young FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as organizational partner supporting ENA's mission.
• Thinking SchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner organization.
• Freedom Now InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in anti-trafficking efforts.
• Make a Child SmileminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting child welfare programs.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Vision: Large-scale humanitarian NGO operating across Sub-Saharan Africa with integrated health, education, water, and child welfare programs. Comparable multi-pillar structure and donor base, but at materially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Compassion International: Faith-based child sponsorship and community development NGO operating heavily in Sub-Saharan Africa. Highly comparable to ENA on geography, faith-based donor base, and integrated health/education/economic empowerment programming.
• Free The Slaves: US-based anti-trafficking NGO operating in Sub-Saharan Africa with law enforcement partnerships. Direct comparability to ENA's anti-trafficking awareness, rescue, and survivor rehabilitation programs.
• charity: water: Focused WASH NGO funding clean water projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. Directly comparable to ENA's HEAL pillar water well work, with comparable digital fundraising model and transparency focus.
• International Justice Mission: Anti-trafficking and modern slavery NGO working with law enforcement in developing countries. Directly comparable to ENA's RESCUE pillar, particularly Ghana police and government partnerships for victim rescue and prosecution.
• WaterAid: International WASH-focused NGO operating across Sub-Saharan Africa. Overlaps with ENA's clean water and sanitation work and shares the integrated WASH-plus-health positioning.
• Living Water International: Faith-based WASH and community development NGO drilling wells across Sub-Saharan Africa. Strong overlap with ENA's HEAL pillar, including the Sirigu, Ghana clean water project with ASEA.
• HOPE International: Faith-based microfinance and economic empowerment NGO operating in Sub-Saharan Africa. Directly comparable to ENA's LIFT pillar micro-credit and vocational training programs.

Emerging players

• Love Justice International: Anti-trafficking prevention NGO using transit monitoring at border crossings in Africa. Comparable to ENA's RESCUE pillar, with a more focused prevention model targeting trafficking routes.
• Not For Sale: Anti-slavery and human trafficking NGO with direct programmatic overlap to ENA's RESCUE pillar, including survivor rehabilitation and prevention education in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EngageNowAfrica
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCgE-bDiBQ1aYIZSnYINNytw
• Facebookfacebook.com/engagenowafrica
• Instagraminstagram.com/engagenowafrica
• Pinterestpinterest.com/engagenowafrica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/engagenowafricaghana

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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