Meet Kate provides a safe space for children in Ghana to grow up, equipping them with basic rights such as good education so that they grow into adults able to determine their own future. We also ensure that parents and the rest of the community fully participate, enabling the community to stand on their own two feet. In Ghana, the strength of Meet Kate lies in the equal relationship between the Ghanaian and Dutch employees. Because of our clear decision not to impose the Western view, but to communicate and learn from each other, we have so far managed to overcome the cultural differences with no problems, and we believe that such collaboration is essential if development is to be long term.

Meet Kate chooses to invest in local initiatives. We believe in the positive side of Africa and its potential. With every new project, we strive to leave it self-reliant within five years. For us, self-reliance is more than a buzzword: it is visible through sustainability projects like our poultry farm and cacao plantation. By generating more and more money in Ghana for our projects, we slowly but surely remove foreign help. This way, help is no longer a sign of dependency, but an investment in the long term, because we believe that’s what the future looks like. Thanks to our critical view on development aid, we make a difference and prove it can be effective.

The Meet Kate Foundation was founded in the Netherlands 2006 and has kept its small-scale character ever since. "A small organisation with big goals": that is how we like to keep it, because it gives us an opportunity to maintain a high level of involvement with our followers and donors. Our direct communication makes us transparent about the goals and expenses of the foundation. We give daily updates via social media as well as a monthly newsletter with updates from Ghana, The Netherlands and UK about the development of our projects, in which we put a positive spin on the special continent that is Africa. Meet Kate UK was set up in 2012 and helps us raise awareness and reach more people with this positive message.

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