# METRO KIDS AFRICA

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1187245
- **Other names:** MKA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 7, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1187245


## Contact

- **Address:** 23 Shepherds Cote Drive, Hepscott Park, Stannington, MORPETH, Northumberland
- **Postcode:** NE61 6FN
- **Phone:** 07495 558490
- **Email:** james@metrokidsafrica.org
- **Website:** www.metrokidsafrica.org



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND FOR THE PROJECTS DELIVERED WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS:1. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA, UGANDA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES, AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;B) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA, UGANDA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHO HAVE THE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, POVERTY, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS. 2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SOUTH AFRICA, UGANDA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES BY PROVIDING ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

**Activities:** At the moment we operate in South Africa and Uganda. We run school and after school programmes, teaching life skills to children from 4 to 12 years old. Teenagers who have been through the programme are taught leadership skills and trained to lead and care for the younger children. We also visit the children&#x27;s families, offering emotional and food support where necessary.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Geography

- South Africa
- Uganda





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Edminston |  | Feb. 13, 2017 |
| Callum Street |  | Aug. 1, 2022 |
| Nicola Edmiston |  | June 9, 2026 |
| Patience Ojima Abdul |  | Nov. 12, 2024 |
| Valerie Hill |  | Aug. 1, 2022 |




