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Africa

Our Fracht Forward Mission in Action

Fracht Group’s branches across Africa are inspiring change in their communities from the ground up, and responding to unprecedented economic, social, and environmental challenges with a helping hand. 

The following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are represented on this page:

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Interested in learning more about what we are doing in Africa, click below to read our sustainability newsletter.

March 2024

Kampala, Uganda

Fracht members at marathon

Running to Support Healthcare for Mothers and Babies 

Fracht Group Uganda is proud to participate in the annual MTN Uganda Marathon which helps raise funds for maternal and neonatal healthcare facilities in Uganda. In 2022, twenty-one runners from Fracht Group Uganda ran to help improve healthcare and eliminate preventable deaths among mothers and babies.

Fracht Uganda intern at desk

Training the Next Generation of Logistics Professionals 

Fracht Group Uganda offers two year-long internship programs that give aspiring logistics professionals a comprehensive learning experience that could help advance their careers. In 2022, we welcomed a general intern in June and a finance intern in November. Throughout their year with our Fracht family, the interns gain valuable industry knowledge, hands-on work experience, and practical skills.

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Fracht employees in Tanzania

Eliminating Gender-Based Violence 

Fracht Group Polytra Tanzania has joined forces with the 16 Days of Activism campaign to combat gender-based violence. Our team has helped provide educational resources and sanitary products to the Uhuru Mchanganyiko Primary School in Dar es Salaam, with the aim of reducing the number of girls who missed school because they could not afford sanitary products.

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Fracht employees in Burkina Faso

Assisting Internally Displaced Burkinabé People 

Fracht Group Burkina Faso partners with the Un Geste Pour Les PDI association to support internally displaced Bukrinabé people who are facing security challenges in the eastern and northern regions of the country. Our donations include cereals, oil, pasta, coal stoves, and clothing to help the affected communities.

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