# The Roof of Africa (SCIO)

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC047518
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** June 21, 2017
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC047518


## Contact

- **Address:** 15 Dovecot ,KingsKnowe, 15 Dovecot Grove, KingsKnowe , Edinburgh, Edinburgh , Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH14 2LU
- **Website:** www.theroofofafrica.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the prevention or relief of poverty&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;

**What the charity does:** Work to advanc access to education and relieve poverty among children and families living in disadvantaged communities in Tanzania. During this period, we focused on building and developing schools to improve access to safe, quality education for children who would otherwise struggle to attend school. Alongside education, we supported families experiencing severe poverty by providing food parcels and essential household assistance. We also improved health and living conditions through practical community projects, including the construction of sanitation facilities such as toilets, the installation of clean water systems, and initiatives that promote hygiene and wellbeing. In addition, our work includes environmental conservation and sustainable community development, ensuring that the support we provide helps families build long term stability and opportunity. These directly improve access to education, strengthening families, creating safer and healthier communities.

**Objectives:** 4.1 To use the UN convention on the rights of the child to guide activities in disadvantaged areas of Tanzania, to improve the lives of children and their families 4.2 To make education as accessible as possible for children of all ages, by running schools, activities, sports and clubs in impoverished areas 4.3 To support adult learning and the transition of Tanzanian students from school to Higher Education 4.4 To support families in the community, to help break the cycle of poverty 4.5 To use guidance from the Scottish Government to structure teaching, including &#x27;Getting It Right For Every Child&#x27; 4.6 To expand on activities away from education, in an effort to relieve poverty in a sustainable manner





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** Overseas only






