| Amani Children’s Home
Location:
Moshi, Tanzania Mission: Amani Children’s Home is committed to reducing the number of children living on the streets in Tanzania by providing a nurturing place for homeless children to heal, grow, and learn. In addition to providing long-term care, Amani aims to reunite children with their relatives when possible and to equip their families with the tools they need to be self-sustainable. Amani is dedicated to creating a path for each child that leads to a future filled with hope. Who they serve: Children living on the streets in Tanzania. What they do: Rescue children living on the streets in Tanzania. Provide shelter, food, education, and health care. Reunite children with their families when possible. Amani’s motto is: Rescuing children. Restoring hope. Transforming lives. Year founded: 2001, by three Tanzanians: Clettus Nyaky, Godfrey Pamphil, and Deus Eliackim Website: www.amanikids.org Needs:
Their story: Amani opened its doors on August 20, 2001. In front of the doors were two children, behind its doors were one mattress, one table, one chair, two pots, and three determined and dedicated Tanzanians: Nyaky, Godfrey, and Deus. Nyaky was experienced in teaching, money management and gardening from years of work at a similar centre for street-children. Godfrey had gained exposure to street-children through his mother, who provides medical care for street-kids, and wanted to make a difference himself. Deus is a trained social worker. They didn't know how they were going to do it, but they were determined to create a haven of safety and hope, where children could escape from the starvation and physical and sexual abuse encountered on the streets. Children have flocked to the home, reaching a peak of eighty in one night. Some of these children are able to be reunited with their families, and the number of children at Amani usually varies between 50 and 60 children at any given time. That one table has become three, and the mattresses now lie on bunk-beds. The home is developing slowly through the gifts and donations of well-wishers and, as the staff call them, "good Samaritans." |
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