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Afrikable - Cooperación para el desarrollo en Africa

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

FAIR TRADE

VOLUNTEERING AND AWARENESS

WOMEN'S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

The social and economic empowerment of women is Afrikable's main objective. We see it not only as a means of achieving gender equality in itself, but also as a fundamental tool necessary for the overall economic development of developing countries.

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FAIR
TRADE

Fair trade is a tool for global cooperation and justice, a sustainable development strategy…

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CHILD
DEVELOPMENT

Promoting overall child development is another of Afrikable’s key objective.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Through our Lamu Recycling Solution Project, we do environmental protection work…

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VOLUNTEERING AND AWARENESS

At Afrikable we are committed to volunteering as an essential factor for creating real change in society. How about joining us?

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OUR BLOG

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Afrikable: #WeAreFairTrade

On May 12 we celebrated the World Fair Trade day. In Afrikable we bet on the Fair Trade as a key tool to get women’s economic empowerment.. During 9 years we’ve been working and creating opportuniti... Leer Más

We want us alive. We want us free. March 8

Today, millons of women around the world will raise their voices against the violation of their rights (sexual, reproductives, labor …) against male-chauvinist violence, against the invisibilization o... Leer Más

Everyone is Different, Everyone is Equal

Working in the children’s rights week, the Pícaros School’s team thought: “what better way to teach our little kids about the children’s rights than to show them the reality of other children anywhere... Leer Más

Saedi’s testimony and Female Genital Mutilation

A few months ago we were lucky enough to share special moments with a very special girl. Saedi came to Lamu to do her internship at Afrikable. Saedi is, above all, a brave woman who is bursting wit... Leer Más

David’s testimony

"It’s been over 50 days since I returned from what was the best experience of my life. I find it very difficult to explain to my friends, colleagues, family, how the experience went when they ask me ‘... Leer Más

Maitane’s testimony

"I can finally say that I officially belong to the group of people affected by ‘Africa’s ills’. Far from being an illness, it is an emotional state that those of us who have visited the continent and ... Leer Más

New Afrikable catalogue… a catalogue of stories, empowerment, self-improvement a…

Finally, the day to present the New Afrikable catalogue. Behind each product, each photo and each design there is great teamwork that has lasted for years, and many stories to tell. From every woman... Leer Más

Alejandro’s testimony, winner of the Volunteer Holidays Kenya 2017 raffle

And we won!!! We thought we had won a volunteer holiday during which we were going to Lamu to help people in need through our “western and developed” contribution, but just stepping on the island mad... Leer Más

Hooked to this group of brave women

7 years ago, during our first trip to Lamu, Kenya, we met Lola Serra and Merche Cascajero. We were following the project they had recently launched: AFRIKABLE. It gathered a group of 10 women of dif... Leer Más

Ending the circle of needs from social design

Once we saw the opportunity to set up this project together with Afrikable we did not hesitate. Almost in unison Amparo Balbastre, Carmen Gujarro and I thought that this was another one of those chall... Leer Más

Afrikable is stuck on my heart

I’ve been collaborating with them since I found out about the NGO when I was at university thanks to a Free Design Bank collaborative project between designers and different organizations from develop... Leer Más

When dreams come true

I still remember that day at the library when Carmen Guijarro called us to tell us the news... It has been granted!!!... We did it!!!... Finally the women’s workshop would be a reality!!! My cries of... Leer Más

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Afrikable - Cooperation for Africa's Development

At Afrikable we are committed to volunteering as an essential factor for creating real change in society. How about joining us?

volunteering-and-awareness

If you want to take a step further, dedicate some of your time to working with us. Become a volunteer!

If you want to work with us in Spain, send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
If, during your holidays, you want to have a unique experience, come and participate in the project through our programme Volunteer Holidays.
If you have more time available and want to support us in Kenya, have a look at our field volunteering deals and, if you are interested, send us your CV and a covering letter at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.:

TESTIMONIES

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“When I see Mariamu reading text messages on her mobile, or Maka returning from school in his uniform, comfortable in his own skin, or when we visit the house under construction, or when I see the satisfaction on Mwanaisha’s face, it makes me aware that change is possible, and then all the effort is...

Lola Serra: Founding member of Afrikable

I just can't forget the women on the project, their children, their stories… I have so many memories! Khadija and Lizian learning to do calculations in Excel, Amina going without eating in order to practise on the sewing machine, Mahmoud gulping at his baby bottle…

Pilar Gómez: 2010 Holidaymaker

My name is Simaloi but my family call me Yeyo, which in Masai for mum. I am 11 years old and my mum has been working for Afrikable for two years. Previously, I lived in Amboseli. I got up at 5 am and waited for my mum to make breakfast if there was food left over from the previous day, then…

Yeyo Thomas

"My life has improved a lot since I started working for Afrikable. I can now send money home regularly and my daughter is studying in the 3rd grade”.

Khadija Hassan: Head of the Fair Trade shop in Lamu, Kenya

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ABOUT AFRIKABLE

Afrikable is a Spanish charitable organisation, registered in the National Register of Associations under number 1/1/594088 and in the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECID)'s Register of Non-Governmental Organisations under number 2033.

In Kenya our association is called Afrika Able Organization and is registered with Kenya's NGO Coordination Board under number 10976.