I always planned to write a post about International Women's Day and the wonderful women at Forever Angels - but then today happened and arriving home in the dark, I began to ponder all the strong women who I have been with just today.

The day start... Continue reading

 A major part of my job is applying for grants from Foundations and Trusts and Companies. More often than not, due to the large number of applications they receive, the application progress involves a list of questions, usually with word counts for each answer. 

Most of the babies admitted to Forever Angels are sadly abandoned.  We know nothing about them, their history, their family or the tribe and specific culture they belong to.  A tiny minority are abandoned with their hospital clinic cards - so at least we have a name and a date of birth.... Continue reading

Happy squeals echo around Forever Angel's garden.  Teacher Evalina has the hose pipe spraying into the air and the children, dressed only in pants, are running through the spray with excited shrieks.  It's a hot, hot day and the spray o... Continue reading

After two weeks visiting Forever Angels my heart is so full.  Everywhere I turn I see happy, loved children.  Laughter rings out from the houses, from Pre-school, from the kitchen and even from the Office.  All around singing can be heard alongside happy squeals.  

Back in 2004, when I was just 24 years old, we had already adopted our son, Barnabas, and I remember distinctly the conversation I had with my Mum and Dad telling them that I was going to embark on my dream to set up Forever Angels.

They were incredi... Continue reading

Sometimes it shocks me to realise how long Forever Angels has been running - 17 years this year!  Many of the first children we cared for are now adults and so many are still in touch with us and are doing so well!

Forever Angels has cared for 452 children to date and they are livi... Continue reading

In the last six weeks, we have admitted six abandoned babies to Forever Angels.  Every time a baby enters our care, I feel so sad for the baby -  but my heart breaks for their Mums too.  I am a Mum to six children and I can not imagine a situation where I would give up on them, eve... Continue reading

Each time a new baby is signposted to our Maisha Matters programme, I can immediately see in the eyes of my staff the severity of the situation as they peel back the blanket to see the baby for the first time.

Tanzanian's bundle their babies up very well.  Often with thick, woollen... Continue reading

This week we welcomed a newborn baby to Forever Angels.  Neema was sadly abandoned in an unfinished house and was found by a good Samaritan.  After a few days in hospital, she joined Simba House and is receiving lots of love and care from Mama Angela and Mama Chiza.

Her new br... Continue reading

Kulwa and Dotto, a set of beautiful twin girls, were born in April 2020.  They first came to our attention in November 2020, aged 7 months, when they weighed just 3.5 kilos – the weight of healthy newborns.

Their Mum and Dad both had long term chro... Continue reading

Well, I'm back!  This Blog has not been updated for FOUR YEARS as I was focusing on more regular updates on Facebook - but by popular demand - Amy's Blog is returning!  (By saying 'popular' - it's really only my Mum who is asking for it!)

I guess  trying to cover the last... Continue reading

On 25th August 2018, Forever Angels celebrated its 12th birthday with a wonderful party for all our staff, children and families past and present.

Despite the rain, a wonderful day was had by all.

We LOVE this day - especially when our 'flown' children come back to celebrate w... Continue reading

This week’s Transformational Tuesday is a bitter sweet one and a story which broke my heart.

I first met Lucia and her son, Adamu, back in 2007 when Adamu was 5 months old and Lucia was just 14.  They were both hospitalised – Lucia for Tubercul... Continue reading

Our final two children are Martin who is doing great at Humans and Dreams in Dar es Salaam - he loves his Mama's there and is getting so tall!

And Mabula who is currently in a transitional Street Children's Centre.  He initially went to SOS but they were not able to care for his ne... Continue reading

The following children are all doing well at Village of Hope (formally known as Starehe) and we love going out to visit them.

They are Abdalla, Ashley, Daudi and Asted, Joseph and Sonia

These children continue to thrive at Mavuno Village and are all doing well at school.  They are so tall now!

Here we have Aika, Pili, Bianca, Sammy, Samwel, Musa, Bella and Michael.

This is a series of posts to update you on all our 'flown' baby home children.

These children are all at SOS Children's Village and they are all doing great!  They come back to visit us often (and every time the ride on toys get even smaller for them to use much to their disappoint... Continue reading

By popular demand, I thought I would do a few posts to update you on all our 'flown' children and let you see how they are all getting on.

Here we have Aaron, Aza, Issa, Jasmine, Joseph, and Mwita who are at Tumaini Orphanage....plus the little ones - George, Jacobo, Bobby, Josep... Continue reading

A few people have asked me recently how some of the 'flown' children are getting on and where they all are now - so I thought I would do a couple of posts to update you.

These children are the ones who were transferred to another Centre.

We start with Esther, Yunisi, Jennifer,... Continue reading