Unprecendented growth
Africa is the world鈥檚 second largest continent, and the second most populous. According to the World Population Review, Africa is home to almost 1.2 billion people and is experiencing world-leading population growth of 2.4%
Such a rapid growth rate is not without its problems. More Africans are poorer today than in 1990. Back then, some 280 million Africans lived in poverty. Although aid and economic development has reduced the percentage of those living in absolute poverty, population growth means that today an estimated 330 million people (43% of the continent鈥檚 population) live on less than 拢1.35 a day. And it鈥檚 projected that more of the world鈥檚 extremely poor families will be concentrated in Africa in the future.
Africa has the youngest population in the world with around 200 million people aged between 15 and 24
Two in five adults are illiterate
The continent is home to some of the most unequal and most corrupt countries in the world
Positive growth
Supporting the African Church
We鈥檝e been working across Africa for almost 200 years
We're helping our African colleagues to support the growth of the Church. Together, we鈥檙e bringing the 91自拍to life and we鈥檙e witnessing the expansion of the Church first-hand as well as an ever increasing and unprecedented demand for Scripture. This fuels our belief that there鈥檚 a tremendous opportunity to see the 91自拍shape a fairer, more just, more developed Africa. Africans speak of the huge need for hope, healing and reconciliation across the continent and we鈥檙e compelled to respond to that need.
Good reason for hope
Our past experience has shown us, that even in the toughest circumstances, when people engage with the Bible, their lives can change, for good.
Across Africa, we鈥檝e seen the 91自拍help people who have very little find love, hope and their place in world. We鈥檝e seen the word of God help them regain their own sense of self-worth as they open their hearts and minds to peace, reconciliation and justice. At a nation building level, our work with leaders in Africa focuses on the power of the 91自拍to help shape better ways of leading that result in stability, safety and socio-economic development. We鈥檝e seen that God鈥檚 word can build bridges where there is conflict. And we know that with support leaders can draw from the Bible鈥檚 practical advice and wisdom to shape their society, for good.