Love Africa Youth impact
Achievements built through long-term community partnership
Love Africa Youth began through the vision and tireless personal commitment of Ian Campbell, working alongside family, friends and community members in South Africa. What started as voluntary humanitarian support grew into a formal Danish nonprofit organisation in 2015, creating a transparent and accountable structure for fundraising, governance and long-term support for children and families in South Africa.
150+
children graduated
from early childhood care into school readiness.
39
children currently cared for
at Vulinqondo Day Care Centre.
4
meals a day
supporting health, nutrition and concentration.
2012
day care opened
after the community asked for a safe place for children.
2014
Vulinqondo registered
as South African NPO 143-518.
2015
Danish nonprofit registered
for governance, accounts and accountable support to South Africa.
What has been achieved
A safe early-learning centre in Bambanani Village
When community leaders explained that parents had no safe place for pre-school children while they searched for work, Ian and the community worked together to create the day care centre. What began with local resources and volunteer support has become a long-term place of care, learning and nutrition.
Children prepared for school
Vulinqondo has helped more than 150 children graduate from early childhood care. The centre focuses on learning through play, routine, safety and nutrition so children can enter primary school with a stronger foundation.
Nutrition and daily care
Food is a core part of the work. Regular meals help children stay healthy, concentrate and grow, while also easing pressure on families in a community where unemployment and poverty remain serious challenges.
Governance and accountability
Love Africa Youth was registered as a Danish nonprofit organisation in 2015 after several years of voluntary work led by Ian Campbell with support from family, friends and the local community. The Danish organisation provides the formal governance, fundraising and accounting framework for the humanitarian work in South Africa. As the work grew, local South African structures and partnerships helped strengthen day-to-day implementation, while the Danish organisation remains responsible for transparent accounts and accountable donor support.
A Danish organisation doing humanitarian work in South Africa
Love Africa Youth is a Danish nonprofit organisation, registered in 2015. The work began before registration through the voluntary efforts of Ian Campbell, supported by family and friends, in response to practical needs in the community.
Formal registration in Denmark gave the project a stronger and more transparent structure for fundraising, accounting and governance. The humanitarian work continues in South Africa through local relationships, registered local organisations and community partners, enabling the support to remain practical, locally grounded and accountable.
This structure allows Danish supporters and authorities to see clear governance and accounts, while ensuring that funds are used for real needs on the ground: early childhood care, food, safe learning spaces and community support.
Food resilience
Water pump for the Vulinqondo vegetable garden
A practical water pump was bought to help water the Vulinqondo vegetable garden in Bambanani Village.
The garden supports the wider food and nutrition work around Vulinqondo Day Care Centre. It is a simple example of the kind of practical infrastructure that helps local support become more sustainable: water where it is needed, vegetables growing close to the centre, and local people able to keep the work moving.
Robert Mlangeni, the village induna, has been part of the work with Ian and Love Africa Youth from day one. His steady local leadership and hands-on support are part of why practical projects like this can happen.
Recent progress and work in progress
- Vulinqondo continues to care for children in Bambanani Village, with urgent 2026 work focused on compliance, safe space and staffing.
- Nkanyezi Yokukhanya Day Care Centre in Mabuza has become a priority, with 33 children needing safer learning, food, kitchen, water and sanitation support.
- R20,000 has already been raised toward the first Nkanyezi kitchen setup and three toilets.
- A practical R70,000 target has been identified for a basic 13m x 5m classroom and office structure at Vulinqondo, including local/community labour where possible.
Next goal
Turn the proven track record into a stronger public fundraising story: clear achievements, current needs, and accountable support routes.
Help us build the next achievements
The next chapter is practical: safe space, enough carers, reliable food support and stable management for children who need it most.