Leading children step by step into a good future
At the centre of our work is the orphanage, the Marifi Children’s Home which aims to give traumatized orphans and street children a loving and safe home. We want to provide access to good education, and support children in their development so that they can experience a healthy, happy and safe childhood.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 AIDS orphans in Tanzania who have lost one or both parents to HIV. Malaria, respiratory diseases and diarrhea are still a common cause of death in Tanzania. There is a lack of hospitals as well as doctors. According to the UN Development Report, Tanzania is taking the first steps towards improvement. Nevertheless, only a small part of the population has been able to benefit from the country’s recent upswing.
What started in 2013 with the purchase of a plot of land near Morogoro has now grown step by step into a project that:
Provides a livable future for children in one of the poorest regions of the world.
Orphans are given a “family” in which they are loved, respected, encouraged and protected.
Helping children grow up to be fun-loving, independent and responsible people.
Step by Step Project
Construction and operation of the orphanage is the center of our endeavors
Security for orphaned and abandoned children.
School
Enable education as the basis for a happy life, also for the neighbors in the village.
Infrastructure for the Village and for the Project.
Water supply, sewage system, electricity and roads and paths.
Organic home-grown
Vegetables, grains and fruits for self-sufficiency and for sale.
New from Step by Step
A lot has moved and stability is returning.
During our visit in March to the Mafiri Children Home we had good conversations and are happy that Tamara
Playing, learning, laughing. Trial and error.
Our Mafiri kids do everything that children do. It is enriching to be a part of this development.
Welcome Tariq!
Tariq is two years old and was born in Mvomero Morogoro. His parent, a single mother disappeared when Tariq