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Afia & You

Stichting Afia & You

Simpelveld, Netherlands

EducationWater & SanitationCommunity development
NGOFounded 2011International reach
Profile last updated: May 8, 2026

About

Founded in 2011, Afia & You is a non-governmental organisation based in Simpelveld, Netherlands working on education, water & sanitation, community development.

Afia & You is a Dutch foundation, established in 2011, that supports schools in Obuasi and Kwabenakwa in Ghana. It provides learning materials, school furniture and classroom facilities, and funds a self-sufficiency farm where junior high school students gain practical training in agriculture, fish farming and water management. The foundation also works on water and hygiene awareness in surrounding villages, aiming to reduce rural out-migration by creating local prospects for young people. Funding comes mainly from private donations and parish fundraising, and it purchases goods locally in Ghana.

Location

Simpelveld, Netherlands

Founded

2011

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

Stichting

Legal name

Stichting Afia & You

Registration

KvK 53114760

Focus areas

educationschool supportGhanaagricultural educationwater and hygieneself-sufficiency

Languages

NLEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationWater & SanitationCommunity development

Works for

ChildrenYouthStudents

How they work

Community programmesAwareness & education

Programmes

Zelfvoorzienend project (self-sufficiency farm)

Education · Ghana

Internship farm where students of partner schools in Obuasi and Kwabenakwa learn to cultivate land, grow fruit and vegetables, and farm fish, with work on water and hygiene for the surrounding community.

Countries of operation

Ghana

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingShop

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Vasten Actie

People

Management & team (4)

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