
Strathmore University’s Macheo Achievement Programme – Kenya, Kibera
Need In Kenya, only 3% of the people who enroll in primary school education go on to enroll at university level. Many extraordinarily bright and able young Kenyans are underperforming and failing to finish even secondary level education. These...

Providing support to Lantana school in Nigeria during the pandemic
Need Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Lantana College of Hospitality needed funds for Personal Protective Equipment to ensure the safety of those who come to the school and to cover the unexpected expenses of giving online classes. Also, funds...

Special projects – 2019-2020
THE FRUIT OF A BEQUEST: THANKS TO THE LEGACY BEQUEST OF ONE DONOR… LINCCO is able to help fund initiatives in Africa, South America, Trinidad and Tobago. Educational initiatives in ten countries are the beneficiaries of the bequest. The...

Cuatro Vientos – Argentina
Need The Godoy neighborhood in the city of Rosario, Argentina, is a zone with 8,000 school – enrolled children, who come from families with extremely low economic resources. Action/Results Cuatro Vientos assists students, aged 8 to 16, with their...

Improving the skills of teachers at Ilomba Country School in a suburb on the outskirts of Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Coast (2013 to present)
Need Many school-age children in Ivory Coast do not attend elementary school and nearly half of those who enroll do not complete their elementary education. Action/results Teachers receive training to upgrade their skills, allowing them to better teach the...

Nurse and midwife training at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Nursing in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (2012 to present)
Need A lack of qualified nurses and midwives contributes to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s low life expectancy, as well as its high rates of maternal and newborn mortality. Action/results LINCCO supports a variety of projects to improve the...

Hospitality industry training, Yaoundé, Cameroon (started 2019)
Need Young women from low-income families have few educational opportunities that could help them gain employment to improve their lives and that of their families. Action/results Training 18 young women in the capital of Cameroon to help them gain...

Rural medical assistance project in central Uganda (2015 to present)
Need People living in rural Uganda have poor access to health care professionals, who are concentrated in urban areas. Action/results LINCCO supports a Canadian physician who works with local health care professionals in Uganda to offer care at eight...

Pitahaya Vocational Training School, Maracaibo, Venezuela (2016 to present)
Need Venezuelans face shortages of food, electricity and medications that make daily living difficult and have resulted in millions leaving the country. Action/results Pitahaya Vocational Training School offers young women from low-income families a high school education with specialized...

Covid-19 – Strengthening of hygiene measures and teaching of short-cycle nutritious domestic cultivation – Nicaragua, Department of Carazo
Need Nicaragua is going through its deepest political and socio-economic crisis of the last 30 years. The population is also facing a medical crisis. There is a critical shortage of hospital beds and medical supplies, including respirators. There are...