Project AfricaThere are over 14 million orphans in Africa because of HIV/AIDs, malnutrition, and other diseases. These children often have no place to go or are forced into crime and prostitution to survive. Many of the girls forced into prostitution then themselves contract diseases and have children and the cycle begins again.

Project Africa of the I AM World Mission Outreach (a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization) is working to help alleviate some of this based on the philosophy that “one person can make a difference.” After visiting Nigeria and seeing the poverty many children lived in first hand, Roy Wanta’s heart was changed forever and he decided to start an organization with the hope of eliminating part of Nigeria’s growing troubles.

Project Africa has:

  • Started Manna Children’s Home and Education Center, which currently houses 45 orphans and helps more than 300 children daily. An attached clinic provides free basic medical care for the orphans in the Children’s home as well as the surrounding community.
  • Started building a safe home for girls with the aim of keeping them off the streets and out of prostitution. They have refurbished sewing machines to help the girls learn skills that will support them.
  • Plans to start a well drilling project to provide safe drinking water. Some women walk hours a day just to obtain water that is contaminated with disease and dirt. Water will be free for all people in the community and excess water could be sold to help pay for teachers’ salaries.
  • Through private donations, the orphanage was able to purchase land to plant pineapples and raise hogs in an effort to be somewhat self-sustaining. This will also be a teaching tool for the children to learn about horticulture and animal husbandry.

Project Africa is always looking for volunteers who have skills that will help them reach their goals, especially people with construction or https://www.chem-ecol.com/valium/ medical skills.

For more information please visit http://www.missionprojectafrica.com/

Thank you to Roy Wanta for calling Shine Global to share his reaction to WAR/DANCE and the story of Project Africa.