Today Amani purchased 1000kg (10 bags) of maize, 5 days of fresh vegetables 100kg of beans, 50kg of sugar and a full motorbike’s worth of firewood! In addition to these staples, Amani has
Read moreCongratulations Alexa!
Alexa Diaz is a School for Field Studies alumna from summer session two in 2013. While in Tanzania, she visited the Amani Orphanage. In fact “I almost didn’t make it
Read moreWish List
Thank you to our donors! Within a week- just one week– our wish list was completed. Here are some photos of our children, Asha and Abdhallah showing off our mosquito
Read moreBug Off!
Amani has a March wish list! Recently, two of our children fell ill with Malaria. According to the US Center for Disease Control malaria is a often-fatal disease caused parasitic
Read moreRecord Breaking Thank Yous
In 2013 (our first full year with the website and online donation system) we raised a total of 1150 USD. This year so far we have already raised an incredible
Read moreNot Done Yet!
With the recent donations Juma and the staff have bought bags of maize- a lot of maize! That’s a lot of corn meal for hungry bellies! But their list isn’t
Read more500 for Food
Juma sent me the following pictures this week, with the encouraging caption: food is on the way! Through e-mails, facebook and blog posts, Amani asked
Read moreFood Emergency
This morning I woke up a little after five, unable to sleep. After a few groggy sips of water I blankly checked my Facebook and e-mail, the light of the
Read moreConstruction: A Photo Journal
Thank you Leap, for all your hard work and compassion!
Read moreSponsorship Success!
This January, we introduced a new sponsorship program, that allows people form all over the word to choose a specific child and support them. Sponsors cover school fees: providing the
Read moreStarting off the Year with Gratitude
Happy New Year! Recently, Juma sent me an email showing me just how much our donations can accomplish. The current priority at Amani is to expand, adding new rooms and
Read moreAmani in a Year
2013 was an incredible year for the Amani Orphanage. We moved into our new home, with the help of fantastic organizations like Leap and SFS, as well as many independent
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