The purpose of the current fundraising campaign is to support two main strands of the Berkshire Scouts Project Africa global awareness programme:

1 community projects to be undertaken as part of the visit to Malawi in June 2026 (refurbishing a community care centre and school classrooms). Target £8,000.

2 supporting local Scouting in Malawi. In particular, the Scout Group in Milo which Berkshire Scouts helped start in 2024. Target £2,500.

For the past 15 years Berkshire Scouts has been supporting and helping with projects in rural Africa. There have been four visits to help build and refurbish schools and community centres (Uganda 2011, 2015, 2019, Malawi 2024 and now 2026).

Click this link to see the latest project in Malawi.

The funding for major projects undertaken during visits are separate fundraising events and over £100,000 has been raised during the past 15 years to meet specific project costs. In the past, fundraising for projects has included building and refurbishing school classrooms, building and refurbishing local community care centres, building teacher houses, teacher salaries, educational materials, IT equipment, solar panels, as well as supporting local Scouting.

The Project Africa programme also includes a Challenge Badge based on global awareness to help Scouts of all sections to understand the lives of their peers in a developing African country.

Further information about Berkshire Scouts and Project Africa is available from: projectafrica@berkshirescouts.org.uk