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Annual Report and Accounts 2024–25

African Revival is a UK charity transforming schools in Uganda, South Sudan and (until 2025) Zambia. Their 2024–25 Annual Report — the charity's 19th year — covers 42,000+ beneficiaries, 10 classroom blocks, 140 teachers trained and 83 Girls' Advocacy Clubs across Northern Uganda. Key highlights include expanding the Mega Phonics programme, delivering books to South Sudan and the planned handover of all 47 Zambian schools after 19 years of partnership, as the charity refocuses on greater need in Uganda and South Sudan.

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About

Eco-friendly classroom construction, rainwater harvesting tanks, latrines, Read Together library and phonics programme, Girls' Advocacy Clubs, menstrual health management, reusable pad-making workshops, teacher training, Book Aid International partnerships, Step Up low-cost nurseries

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 42,000+ beneficiaries reached; 10 classroom blocks constructed; 140 teachers trained
Key Metric 2 83 Girls' Advocacy Clubs established and meeting across Northern Uganda since 2022; 600+ new girls' club members this year
Key Metric 3 7,100+ books delivered to 37 rural schools; 39 wheelable libraries delivered; 784 desk benches delivered; £651,279 total income (year to March 2025)

Key Outcomes

  • 20 new Girls' Advocacy Clubs established in Omoro District; Mega Phonics programme completed and expanded into 10 more rural schools in Kitgum District
  • Three classroom blocks built simultaneously at Daylight, Town and Kozi Primary Schools in South Sudan; 3,300 books delivered with further 4,778 in transit
  • Zambia operations wound down after 19 years and 47 schools supported — 24,500+ children reached; strategic refocus on Uganda and South Sudan where need is greater

Geography

International

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
91,000 young people supported across 24 countries in 2024/25, including 67,368 in the UK
Key Metric 2
Over 70% of the 25,500 young people who completed Employment and Enterprise programmes achieved a positive outcome
Key Metric 3
Education programmes engaged 63,000 young people (69% of the total), the largest share of delivery
In the UK, 71% of Employment and Enterprise completers achieved a positive outcome, including 39% into employment or self-employment
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
851 students supported through the In2STEM programme in 2024, from 2,036 applications
Key Metric 2
27,447 hours of in-person STEM placement experience provided to participants
Key Metric 3
94% of participants know what it means to work in STEM after the programme, up from 69% beforehand
97% of alumni who applied to university were successfully offered a place, based on UCAS data from 1,760 alumni