As we reach the end of another academic year, we want to thank you wholeheartedly for standing with us and helping sustain the work of the ACET family with your generous financial support and prayers.
The stories we are sharing with you in this newsletter are just a snapshot of the programmes that you make possible: you really do make such a tangible difference in many people’s lives.
We feel particularly blessed to have your support at this time, in what has been a difficult couple of years for charities, especially smaller charities like acet UK.
As the whole world has been rocked by COVID-19, followed by a cost-of-living crisis and rising inflation, the charity and voluntary sector has experienced an unpredictable and challenging time.
In 2024 and 2025, we have seen what The National Council for Voluntary Organisations described as “the 'perfect storm' created by funding falling, costs increasing, and demand climbing.”
We are sure this will sound familiar, as these global crises have impacted all our lives - many people simply now have less to give. Research from the Charities Aid Foundation found that the percentage of UK individuals now giving to charity has fallen to 50%, compared to 58% in 2019. This might not sound like a large drop, but it equates to four million fewer donors.
We have also seen a drop in government funding for the voluntary sector, and many trusts and foundations are giving less, or putting their grant-making on hold to review their strategy, as they cope with a 30% to 100% surge in grant applications from charities who desperately need funds to continue vital work.
Many charities have had to dip into their cash reserves to survive the unexpected financial pressures of the last two years.
So, we are truly thankful for every penny that you donate to our work.
For every person that your gifts help.
For every month that our programmes can continue thanks to your generosity. THANK YOU!
In the 2024/25 school year, your support has helped us...
Supporting children in care
Statistically, children in care are more vulnerable to child sexual exploitation (CSE) and sexual harm, but this can be significantly reduced by having a safe, consistent environment and learning the skills to recognise risky or exploitative relationships. Read more.
Ukranian youths building healthy relationships
“Over the years with ACET, I have radically changed my life. I began to take care of my younger sister (she is 12). Thanks to ACET, I know a lot about adolescence and understand exactly how to help my sister, how to communicate with her. Although I am only 16, I feel like her mother." Read more.
Responding to rape in Zimbabwe
Monife became pregnant while in form 1 at high school. CCP director, Willard, hopes to discover who the father is as, if it is an older man as Willard suspects, this would be a police case of statutory rape. Read more.
Thank you for protecting unborn babies in Nigeria
"We have had three children - all three were born in good health and without HIV, thanks to ACET. They helped me enrol in antenatal care and I learnt that I should deliver in a hospital and not give my children the breast." Read more.
HIV home care in Thailand
"Most of the people are older, some of them we have been visiting for 10+ years. They have bad health and no work. Our visits improve their lives." Read more.
Peer Education in South Africa
“Life for young people in my community is difficult. We have issues of no water and electricity. Most of the time, you feel stuck because there’s no change in the situation that you’re in. Crossroads help change this." Read more.
Caring for the community in India
“My husband died suddenly because of HIV. I found out I also had HIV. Within a month, my husband’s parents said I had to leave my husband’s house. A social worker told me about Nireekshana." Read more.