All the initiatives and projects of AfrAsia School have been conceived and shaped in alignment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations:
SDG 1 No Poverty

Basic needs in terms of clothes/materials are provided to the AfrAsia Kids and their parents that allow them to live a decent life.

SDG 2 Zero Hunger

AfrAsia Kids are provided with 3 meals per day. Their parents are also supported through collaboration with other NGOs if they are not able to afford food. According to the nurse’s report, this has proven to be an effective means of ensuring that the AfrAsiaKids benefit from adequate nutrients intake for a healthy development (brain and body) and hence favorising their capacity to learn leading them to succeed.

SDG 3 Good Health

AfrAsia School’s health care support programme ensures that the beneficiaries of the pre-primary programme beneficiate from a follow-up with a nurse every two weeks and with a doctor twice a year if needed. The social worker also works in close collaboration with the parents to ensure that they understand how to take care of their children and what to do in case they are sick. If need be, the social worker accompanies the parents to the hospital/local health centers.

SDG4 Quality Education

The national curriculum is taught at AfrAsia School. However, the teaching methodology is based on the Montessori approach. With a Montessori consultant visiting the school once a week, the staff get the relevant support to apply this holistic teaching method correctly.

SDG 5: Gender Equality

The Parent Support programme at AfrAsia School involves both parents and ensures that they are given the right support to be more independent and autonomous.

SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Free filtered water is offered to all beneficiaries of AfrAsia School. A shower has also been installed at the school for the kids and parents who do not have running water at their place.

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

The teachers of AfrAsia School are from an underprivileged background and have been hired regardless of sex, race or ethnicity. They have also been given the opportunity to be trained and monitored by professionals and their salaries are according to the benchmark for this sector.

AfrAsians are encouraged to participate and volunteer through various activities:

  • 1) Sponsor An AfrAsiaKid Programme

    Our 'Sponsor An AfrAsiaKid' Programme was launched during ABMO 2018, to offer staff and clients the opportunity to make a priceless investment by positively changing the life of a child.

    69 staff participated in this scheme in this financial year.

    Next year, this project will be rolled out to our clients.

  • 2) Breakfast with AfrAsiaKids

    “Breakfast with AfrAsiaKids” initiative was implemented to enable our staff and clients to visit and create a bond with the child they are supporting through the “Sponsor An AfrAsiaKid programme”. Moreover, to link the new AfrAsians to the Foundation’s initiatives, this activity forms part of their induction process.

  • 3) Wish Tree initiative

    The third edition of the Wish Tree Initiative took place in December whereby the clients and staff made monetary as well as in-kind donations to offer gifts amounting to MUR 3000 to each AfrAsiaKid.

    Types of donations MUR
    Internal 29,648
    External 14,000
    TOTAL 43,648

Golf Academy

In view of identifying, inspiring and empowering junior golfers, AfrAsia Bank Limited through its CSR initiatives launched the AfrAsia Golf Academy in 2015. The Academy showcases the Foundation’s engagement for supporting underprivileged children through the development of sports and also reinforces our commitment to the socio-economic development of Mauritius.

During the 5th edition of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, the beneficiaries of the AfrAsia Golf Academy participated to the golf clinic held on the 1st December. Through this initiative, the youngsters aged from 11 to 16 years old had the opportunity to be linked to professional golfers, learn new golfing techniques as well as assist their first golf event.