Promoting awareness about challenges faced by children and youth in eastern and southern Africa; Promoting public awareness of the impact of community-based organizations on improving the lives of children, youth, parents, families, professionals, caregivers and communities in Africa; Public advocacy aimed at promoting systemic change for children's rights and development needs in sub-Saharan Africa; Promoting public awareness of the value of community-driven systems change for children by means of public advocacy to foundations, individual donors, multi-lateral institutions and governments; Providing information about, making referrals, and facilitating networking in field of community-based organizations; Public policy research services; Market research and collecting market research information relating to the actions and impact of communities in Africa and their impact on children; Providing public policy information and public advocacy in the fields of health and welfare of adults, children, and communities in southern and eastern Africa; Charitable services, namely, coordination of non-monetary contributions to charities and non-profits; Charitable services, namely, organizing and developing projects that aim to improve the lives of children, youth, parents, families, professionals, caregivers and communities in Africa; Promoting the exchange of information and resources and collaboration within the scientific, research and provider communities to achieve advances in the field of utilizing catalytic community-based organizations to provide solutions to the challenges faced by children and youth in eastern and southern Africa