AMY BELL CHARITIES INC

AMY BELL CHARITIES SUPPORTS CHILDREN IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN AFRICA WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES, TEACHER SUPPORT, UNIFORMS, AND FOOD SUPPLEMENTS. WE SUPPORT TEN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN VARIOUS PLACES IN AFRICA. THAT INCLUDES THREE IN SOUTH AFRICA, ONE IN NAMIBIA, FIVE IN ZAMBIA AND WE HAVE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL SCHOOL IN UGANDA. MOST OF THE SCHOOLS VARY IN SIZE FROM 40 STUDENTS TO 400 STUDENTS. IN TOTAL, WE ESTIMATE WE SUPPORT DAILY FEEDING PROGRAMS IN FIVE OF THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE APPROXIMATELY 600 STUDENTS. WE PROVIDE ONE MEAL PER DAY FOR EACH OF THE CHILDREN ON SCHOOL DAYS (APPROXIMATELY 200 SCHOOL DAYS PER YEAR) WHICH TOTALS SERVING OVER 120,000 MEALS PER YEAR. IN SOME CASES, WE ALSO SUPPLEMENT THEIR FOOD WITH ADDITIONAL FOOD ITEMS FOR THEM TO TAKE HOME ON WEEKENDS AND DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. WE HELP WITH FUNDING OF CRITICAL SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND WE MADE A SPECIAL GRANT TO BUILD AND FURNISH A COMPUTER CENTER FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN 2024, WE ALSO SUPPORTED A FEEDING PROGRAM IN SOUTH AFRICA THAT SERVES APPROXIMATELY 300 MEALS PER WEEK. THESE FOOD ITEMS ARE DISTRIBUTED EACH WEEK IN SQUATTER CAMPS, HOMELESS SHELTERS FOR CHILDREN AND SMALL DAY CARE CENTERS THAT TOTAL OVER 20,000 MEALS PER YEAR. THIS AGENCY ALSO SERVES AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 MEALS PER YEAR TO CHILDREN IN SMALL DAY CARE CENTERS.WE CREATED A WASHABLE SANITARY PAD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM TO ENABLE YOUNG WOMEN TO BE FULL PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR EDUCATION AND OTHER ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING CRITICALLY NEEDED SUPPLIES FOR THEIR MENSTRUAL CYCLE. WE DISTRIBUTED PAD KITS TO OVER 1,000 YOUNG WOMEN IN 2024. WE HAVE FUNDED PROGRAMS IN ZAMBIA AROUND EMPOWERMENT TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN VILLAGE LEADERS AND FAMILIES TO WORK TOWARD REDUCING CHILD MARRIAGE AND CHILD ABUSE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.