OUR MISSION:
Creating Opportunity.
We seek to end poverty in Africa by providing the tools to break out of it.
New!
News from St. Peter Christian College in Mhluzi, Middelberg, South Africa
The new school year has started. Here are some photos from “World Read Aloud Day” and the Robotics program in the foundation phase. Also check out the video of the award received by Nissi Malata at the Steve Tshwete Circuit awards for his distinctions in all his Grade 12 subjects. These are just some of the exciting results from the ongoing “Good to Great” initiative. Read more about this five year program on our Education page.
World Read Aloud Day
Robotics class.
COFA Newsletter
The February 2025 issue of our newsletter has been released. Use the buttons below to download this newsletter, sign up for email delivery of future issues or download past issues.
2025 Building Up the Kingdom In Joy Conference
Registration is open for COFA’s Building Up the Kingdom In Joy Conference. This one-day conference will highlight COFA’s ministries in and around Middelburg, South Africa and the vision for the next five years as we embark on our Good to Great campaign. Featured speakers will include our friends from South Africa.
The conference will take place on Saturday, March 8, 2025, from 8:30AM – 2PM at St. Luke Haslett.
Use the button below to see more information and to register for the conference.
Who We Are
Christian Outreach for Africa (COFA) was organized by people who decided to act on their Christian faith by attacking the cycle of poverty in parts of Africa. Rather than simply provide charity, however, COFA helps fund sustainable projects that have a permanent impact. Our holistic program that provides quality Christian education, basic health care, safe and affordable housing, and meaningful employment, gives the impoverished the opportunity to create a better future for themselves. We currently have projects in South Africa and Uganda.
Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.
- Nelson Mandela
What We Do
We help improve school facilities and provide scholarships and tuition for preschool and K-12 students.
We create jobs and encourage entrepreneurship.
We help develop health care facilities and services.
“Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies.”
- Desmond Tutu
How We Do It
The COFA model is designed for long-term impact:
Partnerships: We collaborate with individuals and organizations in the U.S. and in Africa with the dedication and expertise to work in the challenging environment of African nations.
Sustainable Projects: We undertake projects that continue to provide benefits after our role is completed.
Local Participation: We work with the people we hope to serve in order to ensure that a project meets their needs and they have a stake in its success.
Financial and Management Control: COFA’s dedication to following strict accounting and disclosure principals has earned it a Four Star rating from Charity Navigator and a Platinum Transparency rating from Candid/Goldstar.
Shown here: Our partnership with Caring Friends, a South African Christian health care organization, allows COFA to provide eye care at the health clinic it helped construct on the campus of St. Peter Christian College in Mhluzi, South Africa.
“When we see the face of a child, we think of the future. We think of their dreams about what they might become, and what they might accomplish.”
Desmond Tutu
