About us

Short portrait of the association

Projekte für Afrikahilfe (PfAH) is a non-profit organization that has set itself the goal of supporting people in need in southern Africa. The focus is particularly on women who are under particular pressure due to difficult living conditions, whether young or old.

Our approach is to improve the local infrastructure - for example by building groundwater wells - and to promote educational projects. These measures are intended not only to improve the quality of life, but also to promote the emancipation of women and open up new prospects for them.

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Basic building blocks

Backgrounds

Franz and Jean Theiler, co-founders of PfAH, thanks to their activities as tour guides and as operators of a gallery for African art, have first-hand knowledge of the hardship that also prevails in southern Africa. This led to the founding of the charitable association "Projekte für Afrikahilfe" (PfAH). In the meantime, various projects that are particularly close to PfAH's heart have been realized. For example, water drilling projects, medical aid for the needy and support for women suffering from problematic social circumstances. social circumstances.

Goals

Our aim with our projects is to make a contribution to the self-determination women in southern Africa, especially in Zimbabwe. in Zimbabwe. We can achieve this by Improving infrastructure and educational opportunities. People in many areas of Africa are so poor so poor that they face a daily struggle for survival. for survival. Women are the most affected. Young women are exploited, be it as "marriageable objects" or cheap labor. Older women lack after a hard life with work and family often lack support with nutrition and health issues. PfAH is also interested in sensitizing African men to the problems of women. The non-profit organization "Projects for Africa Aid" (PfAH) wants to actively support women. Educational projects in a protected environment give abused or exploited girls and young and young women a new perspective. Groundwater drilling enables children, mostly girls, can be relieved of the arduous and often dangerous and often dangerous task of fetching water and use the time gained to attend public school. attend public school. Elderly and sick women We try to help older and sick women with medical and practical aids such as visual aids, mobility aids and cooking aids as self-determined a life worth living as possible. age as independently as possible. Our primary goal remains to help people to help themselves direct and uncomplicated uncomplicated. This is possible because we know the know the situation on the ground, are very well and have many valuable contacts. To optimize our activities, PfAH has set up a trust in in Zimbabwe under the name "Batsirai Kuti Vazvibatsire" (helping people to help themselves).

Target group

Women suffer particularly from the poverty that prevails in Zimbabwe. After a hard life with work and family, older women often lack support with nutrition and health issues. They receive no pensions or retirement benefits. In old age or as widows, they often become social cases in a system that practically only knows private social assistance. With its work in Zimbabwe, PfAH aims to support starving elderly people with food. people with food. We try to provide sick and lonely women with medical and practical aids, such as visual aids, mobility aids and cooking aids, so that they can lead as self-determined a life as possible. to live as self-determined an old age as possible. It is also very important to us to support women with severely disabled children by providing practical support in everyday life to give them the opportunity to participate in working life. Such women are often ashamed of their situation. They are also frequently men who shirk their responsibilities. Young women and girls are often exploited for financial reasons, whether as "marriageable objects", cheap labor or through prostitution. PfAH actively supports women. Educational projects in a protected environment give abused or exploited girls and young women a new perspective. Wherever and whenever possible, we provide financial support to enable younger people to attend school or continue their education. PfAH would also like to help make African men more aware of women's problems. Children, mostly girls, can be relieved of the arduous and often dangerous task of fetching water through groundwater drilling. and often dangerous task of fetching water and attend public school thanks to the time saved. Our primary goal remains to provide direct and uncomplicated help for self-help. This is possible because we know the situation on the ground inside out, are very well networked there and have many valuable contacts.