You Touch Africa

Founded in 2007, You Touch Africa is a charity based in London, United Kingdom working on international development, poverty & hunger, health +1 more.

You Touch Africa is a charity that supports disadvantaged people in Africa, particularly in Tanzania, through development projects. It was established as a trust in London in 2007, grew out of a Kilimanjaro sponsored climb to refurbish Makomu Hospital, and has a US sister organisation, You Touch Africa-USA Inc., incorporated in 2020 and based in St Augustine, Florida. The charity's stated objectives are to relieve financial hardship, relieve sickness, poor health and old age, and advance education among disadvantaged people in Africa. Projects are chosen with local partners, sourced locally where practical, and the organisation states that it has no paid staff and that 100% of project donations go to projects, with administration costs covered by trustees and supporters.