Who We Are

The Children Of Africa Charity is a young and dynamic charity, founded in August 2005.

• We are a non-governmental, non-profitmaking, and non-religious organisation.
• We are dedicated to improving the living standards of orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa through community structures that provide both short and long term care and support.
• We are a registered charitable organization (CHY identification number 16797 ), and therefore any donations made by individuals or companies to us are tax-deductible.

Our History

The Children of Africa charity was founded by Chrona Garvey, a native of Boyle, County Roscommon in Ireland. In 2003 and 2004, Chrona took a career break from her work at St Paul Travelers to work as a volunteer with underprivileged children in a low income community in South Africa. This experience proved to be so life changing for Chrona that on her return to Ireland she decided to do something to help improve the living standards of orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa by building a proper family home for these children. With support from a group of individuals in Boyle and around Ireland she was able to launch the charity in early 2005.

Where We're Based

The charity headquarters is based in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland. If you would like to find out more about Boyle, then check out this website of a good friend of the charity, http://www.realboyle.com.