As the founder of CAN, I would like to express gratitude to all those in Africa and the UK who have made the work of CAN possible.

This includes the enormous enthusiasm, encouragement, support and assistance given by all those in the countries concerned. In particular, to the Director of Social Development in Lesotho in 2007, who welcomed and helped with the development of the idea and plan when I approached her with the suggestion of researching and disseminating best practice to enable the needs of all children to be met in their family and community and restoring the African Community-Care system for the future.

Then the enthusiasm and help from all concerned in the four countries chosen to research, in encouraging the work, helping to identify projects and initiatives to study and then generously giving time, advice and assistance and sharing their knowledge at all levels to enable the research of these projects to materialise. This included all those at Government level who facilitated it, and the Government officials, NGOs, CBOs and individuals in communities and families who assisted in showing me and sharing some remarkable innovations and projects to benefit children and rebuild good community and extended family care.

My admiration for much of the work being done, often by community volunteers in remote villages, with few resources to assist them, cannot be overstated. Nor can my gratitude for the wonderful welcome, hospitality and assistance I was given at all levels. I was very privileged to be able to do the work and witness the remarkable achievements in the face of enormous challenges. It was a true advert for the power of the African community-care system when working well. The generosity of all concerned donating their time and work for the benefit of all in need in their community. I was also honoured by the generous welcome and hospitality they offered me and the trouble they took showing me the work they were doing and introducing me to the children and families they were benefiting, who were admirable in the resilience they displayed in the face of seemingly impossible circumstances.

I would also like to express my thanks to friends in Africa who were so generous offering me hospitality, lending a car, and assisting in many other ways.

Much gratitude is also due to the many friends in the UK who helped in the development of CAN as a charity, giving their expertise and time: as trustees or committee members; advising on charity development; organising fundraising events such as sponsored walks, concerts and clothes sales; and donating funds and expertise in, for example, design of the charity logo and website design, editing publications and reports, hosting charity meetings and events and much more. Also those who attended fund raising events or donated funds to CAN in other ways. The Alton Herald and Hampshire Chronicle has regularly published articles about the work of CAN and needs of orphans and vulnerable children in Africa. They also advertised sponsored events to raise funds. Professional journals published articles about approaches and work needed for these children in Africa.

Thanks is also due to those in the UK who helped in training course design, technology and organisation for visits to Africa to present the courses, assisted practically with these and organised the printing of the training manuals and so on.

Of course, much gratitude is due to Festival Medical Services who approached CAN with the possibility of funding CAN's work and enabling CAN to deliver the courses to those requesting them in Africa. Not only did this enable the courses to materialise, but also allowed members of CAN to divert their energy and time more from fundraising to providing the work requested.

The generosity of The Ministry of Development in Lesotho in funding and arranging conference facilities and the transport and hosting of participants in the earlier course as well as their practical assistance with the course and manuals is very much appreciated. This enabled Government Social Workers from every district of Lesotho as well as participants from NGOs, to attend both CAN courses and then implement ideas from the methods course in their work, as well as disseminating them further at district and community level and treating children suffering from PTSD.

In Eswatini, I would like to express great gratitude to our partner NGO, Super Buddies, which organised the training courses and participants for us and often also provided venues and refreshments as well as travelling expenses for their youth mentors and members of other NGOs to attend both courses, start projects for children, spread the ideas and methods in Eswatini and treat children suffering from PTSD.

Later, once the courses moved to the Universities, I would like thank both The National University of Lesotho and the National University of Eswatini for hosting the courses for their social work undergraduates and often for members of NGOs, and all their encouragement and help with these courses. The participants on the University courses were inspiring with their enthusiasm and gratitude for all they learnt and their resolve to start their own projects for children in need in the future.

It is particularly beneficial that both Universities have incorporated both courses in their official curriculum and agreed to take over the continued teaching for the main CAN methods course.

Very many thanks to all who have helped to make the work of CAN possible and so to improve lives of orphans and children in need for the future.