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African Angel

African Angel e.V.

Düsseldorf, Germany

Children & YouthEducationPoverty & HungerEmployment & SkillsTax-deductible donations
AssociationFounded 2002International reach
Profile last updated: March 14, 2026

About

Founded in 2002, African Angel is a non-profit association based in Düsseldorf, Germany working on children & youth, education, poverty & hunger +3 more.

African Angel e.V. is a non-profit association based in Düsseldorf, Germany, founded in 2002 by Harriet Bruce-Annan. It supports children from the Bukom slum in Accra, Ghana, providing housing in a children's home (the Cottage), food, healthcare, schooling, and vocational and university education. Its wider work includes youth football teams, a farmland development project to grow food and provide income, a café and vocational training for former street children, and support from members, sponsors and godparents in Germany. The association is recognised as gemeinnützig and holds the DZI Spenden-Siegel.

Location

Düsseldorf, Germany

Founded

2002

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

e.V.

Legal name

African Angel e.V.

Registration

9230

VAT number

DE093005011

Focus areas

childreneducationGhanaAccraBukomfootballfarmlandorphanagechild sponsorship

Languages

DEEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthEducationPoverty & HungerEmployment & SkillsSport for developmentCommunity development

Works for

ChildrenYouthStudentsPeople in poverty

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmes

Programmes

Farmland project (Havillah und Pishon)

Poverty & Hunger · Ghana

Development of a farmland in Ghana with wells, irrigation and farming to grow food for the children's home and reduce food costs, with plans for farm expansion.

African Angel football teams

Sport for development · Ghana

Youth football development with four registered teams coached by trainers, open also to children from neighbouring poor districts, who receive meals before and after matches.

Education and study sponsorship

Education · Ghana

School fees, boarding school placements, vocational training and university study for children from the Bukom slum in Accra, including studies abroad in Ukraine, Senegal and Dominica.

Countries of operation

Ghana

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsMembership feesLegacies

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingMembershipSponsorshipLegacy givingShop

Trust

Tax-deductible donationsDZI Spenden-SiegelKIDS und Co Empfohlen

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

POS-Marketing-Award (Bronze medal)

2012

Partnerships

International Police Association Selm, Max-Ernst-Gesamtschule Köln, Rotary Club Velbert, Stadt Köln, HSBC Trinkaus

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