Projects

WACIA works on projects in Africa where the need has been identified locally. That is to say, we do not suppose that we know better or best what any individual or communities’ needs might be. In some cases, for example when medical surgery might be needed, the impact of a donation is almost immediate and there are rarely any ongoing costs.

Generally, the process from beginning to end of each project follows the route of:

1. ensuring the need fits within the remit of WACIA’s objectives
2. WACIA’s programme manager (for that country) visiting and identifying trustworthy individuals, costing the work and reporting back to the trustees in the UK
3. The project is then approved, modified or rejected

If approved, the recipient project will set up a bank account in their home country to allow speed and transparency for the transfer of funds.