Goals

Our general goals, as described in our bylaws.

1. The foundation aims at:
   a. Supporting the physical, mental and/or social well-being of children and/or adults, be it directly or indirectly through health care and/or education and/or sports; and
   b. Performing in the broadest sense all further acts that are related to the aforementioned point or that can be conducive thereto;
2. The foundation, among other things, tries to achieve its goal by realizing facilities and/or purchasing the necessary materials.

As a small foundation, we support one large project at a time. In addition, we support smaller projects that come our way and that fit within our general objectives.

In that way it remains well-organized and manageable to us. Please, below you may find more information on the project we are working on right now and projects which have already been completed.

Our current project - From 'Orphan home' to a 'Family home'

Watoto kwanza - Children first

‘Watoto kwanza’, Swahili for ‘children first’. Freely translated: the child’s interest first. In this instance the child from one of the most vulnerable group in our society: children who (needlessly) grow up in an orphanage.

From 2009 onwards we had been supporting two orphanages. In August 2017 we came to realise that there is a better way to care for these vulnerable children: in a family. Growing up in a family is also a child’s right. This right is laid down in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This convention was adopted by the United Nations on 20^th November 1989. It states that a child needs to grow up in a family, in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding for a full and harmonic development of his/her personality. Tanzania signed this convention in 1991. The right to grow up in a family is also stated in the Tanzanian Children Act. In this Act it is stated that the staff of an officially recognized orphanage or institution, the social worker or any other person responsible for the child’s well-being has the responsibility to help reunite this child with its parents, guardian or family-members.

On top of that, more than 60 years of research has shown that growing up in an orphanage (institutionalising) is damaging to children’s cognitive, emotional and social development. Children develop better in a family environment. It is estimated that about 8 million children live in orphanages worldwide. More than 80% of these children still have at least one parent or other family-members who can take care of these children given the right support.

Our goal is to realise a change from institutionalizing children to a family approached solution – a so-called Family Based Care Model. Therefore, from an ‘orphan home’ to a ‘family home’. Together with local partners with whom we form a part of the solution. Read more.

Realized projects

Since May 2009 we realized the following projects:

• African Children's book on coronavirus;
• Operating room;
• Ambulance/jeep;
• Hospital beds;
• Ultrasound;
• Laboratory equipment;
• Baby scales;
• Sterilization equipment;
• Kindergarten;
• Water wells;
• Water tank.