Keep a Child Alive Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, kca continued to support long standing partnerships, as well as implementing some exciting new services.most of the kca partners had phased out their hybrid service delivery models developed during the covid pandemic, providing direct face-to-face services in 2024. Some of the programmes that have developed online services have retained and expanded these, to continue the broader reach of more people. 2024 highlights included the further development of the coding services based at the kca youth hub in durban, south africa through kca's south african program, digital democracy in partnership with the uk-based raspberry pi foundation. The program focused on scaling up the implementation of the impactful coding programme to school children across durban, using the open-source raspberry pi coding training material, as well as developing bespoke material to align with the curriculum requirements of the local education department, the department of basic education (dbe). Another impactful digital programme, the classover online learning platform, introduced in 2023 together with kca's longstanding indian partner, sahara, and kca sa's education partner, youth education support services (yess), based at the kca youth hub, blue roof in south africa. There has also been the inclusion of several new partners in 2024, aligned to the kca vision, and these include: doris mollel foundation: working with premature babies and their mothers in tanzania. Sabrina love foundation: supporting disabled children in the western cape, south africa. Salama africa: working with children and youth in the dzaleka refugee camp in malawi. A general overview of our impact: where we worked in 2024: through our own kca program in durban south africa, and 15 other local partners in burundi, eswatini, ethopia, kenya, malawi, rwanda, spain, south africa, tanzania, india, uganda, zambia and zimbabwe a total of 322 304 individuals, including children, youth, and adults were reached. The reach remained relatively steady across q1 to q3, with a noticeable increase in q4, particularly due to expanded efforts or programming.focusing specifically on children under 18, a total of 74,428 children were supported through kca funding. Health care: maternal and child health services, including support to premature babies and their mothers comprehensive tb and HIV/AIDS care and treatment psychological support and counselling early intervention support medication provision rescue, representation and reintegrate children that have been victims of rape or sexual abuse.education: educational support to orphans, vulnerable children and children without access to school. Aftercare, family restoration & support for recovering drug addicts. School supplies including fees, uniforms, transport and food allowance/lunch boxes. Livelihood skill training for women and youth infected and affected by HIV. Job orientation and employment links for clients. Business management skills, access to loan schemes to young women living with HIV. Prayas continued the distribution of the amaze education videos in this funding cycle. The amaze videos provide age-appropriate sex education. They offer information in a fun, animated video format that give you all the answers you want to know about sex, your body and relationships. Saahasee - provide vocational skill training as well as sports and games for youth. Sahara - beneficiaries received prevention & awareness education, recreational activities, and celebrations as well as life skills sessions, and online digital education. Kca youth hub - educational and vocational projects at the youth hub in 2024 include those run by partner programmes such as the afterschool homework clubs and the career guidance, and additional programmes have also has formally added classover online learning and coding clubs. Mif - kca supported the access to education for orphans and other vulnerable girl children in malawi excluded from the schooling system. Slf - supp

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 42.8%; rating input score 43
• Program expense ratio: 84.1%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $28.06 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Pass
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Pass
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 99%; rating input score 99; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -160.9%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.27; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -6.5% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -4.7% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings