AIM
Our aim is to help the most vulnerable members of the
Tanzania society especially orphans and street children by providing:
Education (primary, secondary, high school and vocational training)
School fees and
other school supplies will be given to the children, so they can attend school
and concentrate on learning. The very young ones are taught in the centre at
Tanzania child care centre. Also art like drawing pictures is given to them
with the aim of stimulating their talents.
The children take
three meals per day, mostly typical African food such as Ugali, Rice, Porridge
etc.
Health care
The organization has
not got enough funds for major treatments. But minor ailments such as coughs,
sores, dysentery and even malaria can be treated.
Counseling
This is done
according to schedule with the aim of changing their way of life. This has
proved very fruitful because most of them have become affable, polite and
docile, a picture different from when they were, right when entering the
centre. There are also rules, which were made by the children themselves for
harmony purposes at their surroundings.
Night street work
Tanzania child care
centre considered it not enough to only counsel the children at the centre.
Hence does it also on street during night works on activity. Whenever the
finances allow this, we do that Night Street Work. Apart from counseling it is
whereby new children are considered and convinced to retire from the hard life
on street and join centre like Tanzania child care centre some immediately
respond positively to this and to some it takes time.
Reintegration
Being Tanzania child
care centre focal point, this is done to those who are willing to be sent back
to their families (parents, guardians). The main category is reintegrating the
street children. It is an item, which requires money for fare, food,
accommodation etc.
Home Visiting
The staff concerned
visiting the families of the children mostly their guardians accompanied by the
children themselves. The sole aim of home visiting is to strengthen good
relationship among Tanzania child care centre, the child and his (her)
guardians. To make the guardian realize that his (her) child is cared for and
to slake the guardian brain tension about his (her) child’s problems. The guardians
feel happy and relieved.
OBJECTIVES
To help the most
vulnerable members of society especially orphans and street children by
providing:- Tanzania child care centre was established in 2009 by Pentecost
church in order to provide a safe haven for the most vulnerable members of
Tanzania society. Pentecost started the organization after talking to the
children to the street children about their needs and financed the established
through contribution from the members.
Since the first
years since the founding of the organization Pentecost worked on the streets
themselves striving to reintegrate street children with their families whenever
possible.
After from this,
they provided them with some money for food, clothes and school uniform as well
as counseling and encouragement.
In 2012 the
organization managed to rent a house in Ifakara town with money member’s
contribution and from made from selling neckless, bracelet (jeweler) and post
cards also Butik.
Since 2012 Tanzania
child care centre has had help from many international volunteer and lusted of
international visitors who have taken interest in situation for the street –
children and orphans. In addition to this, more than several different local
volunteer have provided their assistance at different times.
The organization
which started with the Idealistic of Pentecost has grown to employ 6 local,
unpaid volunteer, who cook food for the children, work as teacher and do
administrative work. International volunteer are most always present as well.
