Cecily's Fund is a UK registered charity

that makes it possible for Zambian orphans

and other impoverished children

to go to school

HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa is destroying families. School for orphans is often out of reach. We've teamed up with local organisations to keep our promise that we will support the education of Zambian orphans and vulnerable children right to the end of their school careers. Join us and help give them hope!

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NEWSFLASH! Do you have 20p in your pocket which is worth £50... enough to send a Zambian orphan to school for two years?

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Stories from Zambia

Misozi (pictured left), is a bright young woman who we have supported in school and college since she became an orphan at a young age - another casualty of the HIV epidemic devastating southern Africa. Misozi has just completed her teacher training and is confident of getting a job. Her name literally means "tears of sorrow", but she says it now means "tears of happiness". We provide education for thousands of orphans like Misozi so they have hope for the future. >> Read her story

First prize for being clear and open about how our donors' money is spent

26th June 2009: Cecily's Fund was last night awarded first prize for our 2007/08 Annual Report and Accounts on this website by the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Judges commended our clearly stated vision and mission to support the education of orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia and help fight HIV and AIDS in this part of Africa, easy sign-posting of the report and the fact that we make clear links between money raised and money spent. >>Read more...

Read Molly's blog about her week of work experience in Cecily's Fund's office. Molly describes the experience of learning how a charity working in Africa operates, and what she has been discovering about the orphaned and vulnerable children we support in Zambia.

Looking for unique gifts for your friends and family? How about the gift of hope for the future for a Zambian orphan, helping to tackle HIV and AIDS in Africa? You can buy gift cards representing a year of school for an orphan, school shoes, school uniform, training and support for orphaned school graduates as peer health educators, and training as teachers for orphaned school graduates. Visit our online charity shop to start shopping.