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Metro Report 3rd Quarter 2025

For this trip we had 3 guests with us – Jo and her 2 nieces, Flora and Ruby. We all had an amazing trip and I thought you might like to hear their thoughts:………

Metro Report 2nd Quarter 2025

Metro Kids Africa (MKA) has turned 20 this year! In April 2005, the very first Sidewalk after-school programme was held in Gugulethu, a township in Cape Town, South Africa.

In November last year, our team in Cape Town were greatly saddened by the passing of Vuyo, a much-loved staff member. Vuyo, who was only 31, had a short illness and passed away unexpectedly on November 20th.

Metro Report 4th Quarter 2024

For this Christmas Newsletter we want to focus on MKA in Uganda.

We started our programmes in Uganda in 2014, after James and I were invited to visit Africa with Love school by George and Rosemary Willard. In Uganda, the majority of schools are private and rely on parents paying school fees.

MKA Report 3rd quarter 2024

Dear Friend, In the winter school holidays in South Africa, we organised a holiday club in the Nyanga area of Cape Town. Nyanga is consistently in the top 3 most violent places to live in South Africa. Every day, children hear gun shots and live in fear wondering if the gangs will come to their […]

Metro Report 2nd quarter 2024

James and I have recently had a trip to the USA to meet with staff at Metro World Child (MWC) in New York and connect with people who support Metro Kids Africa (MKA) in Georgia. This was our first trip to the USA in several years and it was a time of real encouragement for us.