Abercrombie & Kent reports ‘record-breaking’ year for philanthropic arm

Abercrombie & Kent’s non-profit organisation has released its 2024 Impact Report, outlining £2.1 million in charitable spending.

The report revealed that Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy (AKP) supported more than 70 projects last year, impacting 400,000 people across more than 25 countries. 

An increase in water filter installations was reported, which led to 108,000 east African students having access to clean water through the Safe Water for Schools initiative.

The organisation also provided school meals to more than 6,300 children in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Namibia, leading to a 270% increase in enrolment in one particular school.

In Cambodia, AKP gave more than 800 students access to the classroom by providing new amenities. It also funded 90 new wells that were drilled in the Siem Reap region of the country.

Uganda and Zambia’s hospitals received two containers of medical supplies from the organisation, and 1,667 bicycles were delivered to the countries to be used by female entrepreneurs.

AKP also promoted women’s economic independence in Peru and Sri Lanka by training female hiking guides on both the Sacred Valley and Pekoe Trail.

The report also highlighted AKP’s support of the Tasmania-based Raptor Refuge, which shelters and rehabilitates injured birds of prey. In 2024, the operator helped fund the construction of a flight aviary for white-bellied eagles. 

“The linchpin of this effort is our commitment to staffing 17 full-time community development professionals, stretching from Peru to Kenya, and Egypt to Cambodia.”

For more than 60 years, AKP has run a range of educational, environmental, health-based and enterprise projects funded by Abercrombie & Kent, guest donations and donor contributions.