# PARKINSON'S AFRICA

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1196226
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 20, 2021
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1196226


## Contact

- **Address:** International House, 12 Constance Street, LONDON
- **Postcode:** E16 2DQ
- **Phone:** 07760657517
- **Email:** omotola@parkinsonsafrica.org
- **Website:** www.parkinsonsafrica.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 4 THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) RELIEVING SICKNESS CAUSED BY PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF AFRICANS IMPACTED BY PARKINSON’S DISEASE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) RAISING AWARENESS AND ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT PARKINSON’S DISEASE, ESPECIALLY IN AFRICA;(B) PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING PARKINSON’S DISEASE RESEARCH (INCLUDING AFRICAN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN RESEARCH) INTO THE CAUSES, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH, ESPECIALLY IN AFRICA;(C) INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF AND IMPROVING PARKINSON’S DISEASE HEALTHCARE AND TREATMENT OPTIONS ACROSS AFRICA;(D) PROVIDING SOCIAL SUPPORT TO AFRICANS WHO SUFFER FROM PARKINSON’S DISEASE INCLUDING THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS, FRIENDS AND CARERS; AND(E) PROMOTING ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF AFRICANS IMPACTED BY PARKINSON’S DISEASE, INCLUDING THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS, FRIENDS AND CARERS.

**Activities:** We support and empower Africans impacted by Parkinson's. As the first, and only, pan-African Parkinson's support charity, we have a unique opportunity to significantly impact the lives and experiences of those affected by PD across the continent. We do this through programs and initiatives that bring about a paradigm shift in the way the disease is perceived and managed across Africa.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Geography

- Cameroon
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £85985 | £49227 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £74322 | £59305 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £90280 | £25973 |  -  |  -  |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Omotola Thomas** | Chair | Dec. 18, 2020 |
| Dugald Young |  | Sept. 12, 2022 |
| FERDINARD ODEY OKWOR |  | Oct. 1, 2021 |
| Pamela Gutmann |  | Sept. 20, 2024 |
| Piers Mudd |  | Sept. 29, 2024 |