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Drosafrica

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1179756
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 31, 2018
Legal form
Trust

Address

Address
DrosAfrica
c/o Prof Tim Weil
Zoology
University of Cambridge
Downing Street
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 3EJ

Activities

Training of scientists in Africa

Objects: 1. The Promotion Of Science And Advancement Of Higher Education In Africa For The Public Benefit By:- Supporting And Growing Research Capacity And In Particular Using The Fruit Fly Drosophila Melanogaster As A Research Model (where Drosophila Has An Enormous Potential For African Biomedical Studies As A Powerful System For Modelling Human Diseases And Insect-Transmitted Infections Which Also Allows For Rapid, Cheap And Thorough Screen Of Drugs, Plant Extracts And Other Compounds In The Search For Disease Treatments);- Establishing A Highly Skilled And Motivated Community Of Scientists Doing Basic Research And Maintaining A Well-Connected Community Of Researchers Working With Drosophila Melanogaster In Africa;- Creating An International African Network Of Researchers And Teachers Integrated In The Global Community Of Biomedical Scientists; - Building Capacity In African Universities And Scientific Institutions By Helping These Institutions To Access Affordable Intellectual And Material Resources;2. To Advance The Education Of The Public In General (and Particularly Amongst Scientists) In The Topics Of Genetics And Health Including By Promoting Local Research In All Aspects Of Genetics And Health And Disseminating The Useful Results Of That Research.3. The Advancement Of Health And Relief Of Sickness In Africa For The Public Benefit By The Promotion Of Applied Science Using Drosophila Melanogaster As A Model To Study Locally Relevant Diseases.

Classification

How
Provides Other Finance, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda
Local Authority
Cambridgeshire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
April 6, 2025 £531 £160
April 6, 2024 £676 £214
April 6, 2023 £2,256 £1,580
April 6, 2022 £676 —
April 6, 2021 £61 £1,040

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr ISABEL PALACIOS (Chair) Dec. 27, 2017
Dr MARIA DOLORES MARTIN-BERMUDO Dec. 27, 2017
Dr SILVIA MUNOZ-DESCALZO Dec. 27, 2017
Dr TIMOTHY THOMAS WEIL Dec. 27, 2017