Amani Children’s Home
I am co-founder of Friends of Amani Australia, which participates in a global community, brought together to support the Amani Children’s Home in Tanzania. Amani Children’s Home is dedicated to the protection of Tanzania’s most vulnerable population: street-children and AIDS orphans. It is estimated that there are 2.5 million orphaned children in Tanzania. Since its founding by Tanzanians in 2001, Amani has rescued hundreds of children from the perils of life on the streets, where they face a high risk of HIV transmission, malnutrition, and abuse.
Friends of Amani (FOA) is an international network of volunteers united in Amani’s mission. Friends of Amani teams are committed, caring people who work together to raise support and awareness for the Amani children in their home countries. The Friends of Amani Australia was formed for the purpose of raising funds to promote the health, welfare, and education of children and their families through the Amani Children’s Home.