In the 50 years since its establishment in 1958, AET have helped over 750,000 disadvantaged children and young people from Africa to access education and training. In 2008 a number of events have been organized to celebrate the occasion and to raise the profile and funds for AET’s work. These include:

In June, a reception at the House of Commons with a number of international policy figures will be making short keynote speeches on the theme: Halfway to 2015, Halfway to Universal Primary Education? Strategies for Supporting Children in Africa.

In May The New Renaissance – A Piano Concert by Marcel Zidani

In July the British 10K run

In October the Great South Run

Other events to be added so please keep looking….

Welcome to AET

The Africa Educational Trust is a UK registered charity committed to supporting education in Africa. AET works with local communities in areas affected by conflict. In such places there is often no education system leaving whole generations of children and young people without access to any basic schooling and a very bleak future.

AET provides support for children in primary and secondary schools. It also helps young people who have missed out on education because of conflict, the majority of them young women.

AET uses innovative approaches including radio for literacy and vouchers for skills training. Over 750,000 children and young people have benefited from AET’s support since its founding in 1958.

Boys attending school in Sudan

'All of us, including the Africa Educational Trust, must continue to do whatever lies in our power to advance the cause of education for all in Africa'

Mwalimu Julius K Nyerere
Former President of Tanzania
Michael Scott Lecture

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