This is to inform our Patrons, Friends and supporters that Anno’s Africa has now closed as an active charitY.

The charity founder Bee Gilbert is retiring after twenty years of running Anno’s Africa and we have decided not to continue our activities in Kenya. We have already closed down in Malawi.

However, if anyone would like to continue to be involved with the children and the Arts Centre in Kibera please do get in touch with Krysteen Savane at the Kenyan non profit organization - Anno’s One Fine Day. ( +254722886172) They would be very grateful indeed for your help and support so that the children can continue to benefit from the arts programme that Anno’s Africa created in 2006.

Please note that this website remains online for a historical record only.

Anno's Africa is a UK based children's arts charity running educational arts projects for children living in slum conditions in Kenya and in cities and towns in Northern Malawi.

The charity was set up in memory of Anno Birkin (www.anno.co.uk) a young, gifted writer and musician who died in a car crash in 2001, just one month short of his 21st birthday.  

Anno's Africa has been operating in Kenya since 2006 and there are currently around 600 children participating  in our workshops in Nairobi . We were joined in 2009 by One Fine Day, a German foundation who partnered us to help to support the programmes in Kenya We are also partners with a French foundation,, Anno’s Arts, who have been participating in implemating the kenyan programme for the last five years.

The Anno’s One Fine Day Art Centre opened in January 2024 with classes run by the kenya n team from Anno’s One Fine Day.

Go to our news page to find out more about this exciting new ARTS CENTRE

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 IClick on photo to watch the short film below for a taste of what we do in Africa.