Every Child a Family
In Tanzania, the work of organizations like Upendo Daima is becoming increasingly professional. Upendo Daima is starting a collaboration network with similar NGOs and the government to promote the reintegration of children. The new initiative is called: Every Child a Family. Upendo Daima fully supports this and looks forward to the collaboration.
Every Child a Family
In Tanzania wordt het werk van organisaties als Upendo Daima steeds professioneler. Upendo Daima begint een samenwerkingsnetwerk met gelijksoortige NGO’s en de overheid, om de re-integratie van kinderen te stimuleren. Het nieuwe initiatief heet: Every Child a Family. Upendo Daima staat hier volledig achter en kijkt uit naar de samenwerking.
Mussa is going home!
Mwanza is a city on the coast of Lake Victoria. This means that sometimes boys come to our center, whose parents live on one of the small islands just off the coast. The reintegration of these boys always involves a bit more! Mussa is one of these boys. We follow his journey to his mother. […]
Mussa gaat terug naar huis!
Mwanza is een stad aan de kust van het Victoriameer. Dit betekent dat er ook weleens jongens in ons centrum komen, wiens ouders op een van de kleine eilandjes vlak voor de kust wonen. Het reïntegreren van deze jongens heeft altijd net wat meer om het lijf! Mussa is één van deze jongens. We volgen […]
From beggar to… maybe even a professional footballer! 
Paulo is a 12-year-old boy from Mwanza. At a young age, his father abandoned the family, leaving his mother responsible for him and his younger brother Chenja. To provide for the boys, she had to beg. Paulo and Chenja did not go to school, but had to help with begging. Because they were still so […]
Van bedelaar tot… misschien wel profvoetballer!
Paulo is een 12 jaar oude jongen uit Mwanza. Op jonge leeftijd heeft zijn vader het gezin verlaten en zo werd zijn moeder verantwoordelijk voor hem en zijn jongere broertje Chenja. Om voor de jongens te zorgen, moest ze bedelen. Paulo en Chenja gingen niet naar school, maar moesten meehelpen met bedelen. Omdat zij nog […]
De Boekenlegger Plays Santa Claus
On Saturday, November 20, 2021, Ite van Aardenne, chairman of the Upendo Daima Foundation, was again able to accept a donation from our loyal sponsor, De Boekenlegger. With a beautiful symbolic check worth no less than € 8,000, we are, of course, extremely pleased! The De Boekenlegger Foundation, with more than 20 volunteers, has been […]
Obituary of Marga van Barschot
It is with great sadness that we must inform you that Marga van Barschot passed away on April 10. Marga transformed Upendo Daima from a day activity center for street children to the project it is now: a comprehensive project to reunite street children with their families. Marga was 74 years old. Mother of a […]
Upendo Daima in Corona Times
In recent months, due to Corona, many additional children have ended up on the streets of Mwanza. Many parents have lost their jobs and can no longer care for their children. Upendo Daima is working very hard to take in these children and, where possible, return them to their homes. At the same time, Upendo […]
Lured Away, But Home Again!
A new development in Mwanza is the large increase in street children due to the closure of schools because of Corona. Children are enticed by other children to leave their homes and experience the freedom of the streets. Juma was one of these children. As he couldn’t go to school during the day, Juma often […]