Agarimo for Africa arises from the desire to pursue social change by addressing childhood physical disability in least developed countries through early stimulation protocols. At once, it intends to boost the local economy by generating employment wherever the projects are carried out.

The idea of ​​the association was born during a trip to Tanzania during which Ledicia Pérez, Agarimo for Africa´s founder, visited several schools for children with disabilities.

“We were on holidays in Tanzania, and as we were leaving one of the schools, my 5-year-old daughter grabbed my hand and said 'mum, you have to come back to help those children so they can walk again.' At that moment Agarimo for Africa was born "

Ledicia Pérez, Founder of Agarimo For Africa

Upon her return home in Tenerife, Ledicia feels the need to do something to improve the quality of life of children who do not have access to rehabilitation treatments. Two months later, in November 2021, she registers Agarimo for Africa as a Nonprofit organisation.

With a career spaning over fifteen years as a physiotherapist and osteopath with a focus on child rehabilitation, Ledicia has worked in hospitals in Spain, France and Martinique and has been based in Candelaria, Tenerife since 2017