So much has happened over the last 25 years and we’re still going strong; we have been privileged to meet, support and work alongside many people, who have found themselves in desperate circumstances.

Several of our projects are based around children and education, although over the years we have been involved in all sorts of things.

In Uganda, our School Scholarship and Family Empowerment Scheme at St Paul’s School in Rukungiri, gives vulnerable children the opportunity to have a good education. At the same time, we work to support their families to be better prepared to provide for themselves and their children in the future. This gives children a good foundation and acts as a springboard into further education and working life.

In Kampala and beyond, the Komamboga Children’s project focusses on the care and development of children that have had a tough start in life. Children are settled in permanent foster families and school fees are paid until children complete their education. Children are supervised and the ongoing welfare of families supported.

In Ethiopia, we have worked with communities on projects such as clean water, education for girls, building classrooms and seed for planting. We aim to stand alongside communities, sharing in their ideas and vision for the future, providing support and advice where necessary and ensuring that the process of development and change belongs to the people.

More recently during the coronavirus pandemic, we have been able to provide emergency food parcels to families in both Uganda and Ethiopia. Our partners have put together a parcel that includes essential food and household items to last families for at least a month. The food items were chosen to include a good balance of carbohydrates and proteins. Each parcel costs £40 and should last a family for 4 to 6 weeks.

Over the years, we have worked in a number of African countries doing all kinds of jobs and roles. At present we are working with partners in Uganda and Ethiopia. In the UK we are based in the City of Lincoln.

If you visit our Projects page you can read all about our work over the last 25 years.

Our projects include all members of society, regardless of background and religious beliefs.

Strong relationships are our top priority in all our partnerships and have always been integral to the way we work. Relationships allow us to work closely with our African partners to motivate and enable people and communities to help themselves, which is always essential for positive change. Where possible, we work towards projects becoming self-sustaining and communities becoming self-supporting.

We have a strong safeguarding policy and work with our partners to ensure that the children, young people and adults involved in our projects feel valued, respected and safe. At St Paul’s School in Uganda, the safeguarding team are often called upon to give training in other schools in the area.

Our strap line “Love People Love Life” sums us up. Read the ‘People Poem‘ to find out more about our approach.

We raise our support through sponsorship, private donations, fundraising and Trusts.

We’re always on the lookout for help!You can help CPA in so many ways. If you are interested in what we do and would simply like to learn more or meet up for a chat, email us

If you would like to organise an event to raise money for one of our projects, we can provide sponsor forms, flyers and posters for your event, so do get in touch or visit our resources page. If you want to make your fundraising even easier, you can find us on Give.Net.

Perhaps you would like to support a project, a child, or a young person through financial giving? Why not take a look at our Giving Page to help you decide where you can help.

We’d love to get to know you, so do get in touch!