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Tanzania
No longer wanting to flee
Project overview
• 120 children receive education on the street every year
• 900 children receive information about their rights and obligations every year
• Improve mental and physical resilience of the street children in Tanzania
• 900 children receive information about their rights and obligations every year
• Improve mental and physical resilience of the street children in Tanzania
Project description
The challenge
About forty million people live in Tanzania. Half of them are children. Many of these children are systematically neglected, abused and exploited. Many flee to the streets, where they are hounded by the police.
The changers
ICS cannot reconcile itself to this. That is why ICS invests in Mkombozi. Since its establishment in 1997, this organisation has grown from a shelter for street children into an authority on children’s rights in Tanzania. Mkombozi fights for legal reforms so that street children can no longer be arrested without a reason. Mkombozi recruits and trains street workers to build up a full children’s network where children can go to with their problems.
About forty million people live in Tanzania. Half of them are children. Many of these children are systematically neglected, abused and exploited. Many flee to the streets, where they are hounded by the police.
The changers
ICS cannot reconcile itself to this. That is why ICS invests in Mkombozi. Since its establishment in 1997, this organisation has grown from a shelter for street children into an authority on children’s rights in Tanzania. Mkombozi fights for legal reforms so that street children can no longer be arrested without a reason. Mkombozi recruits and trains street workers to build up a full children’s network where children can go to with their problems.
The change
Street children no longer have to face things on their own. The street workers of Mkombozi get the children educational opportunities and sports activities and offer them access to medical help. They also investigate whether reunion with the family is possible. If reunion is not an option, they search for other permanent solutions with host families.
Some results from 2010:
• 526 children had contact with the street workers of Mkombozi
• 459 children received health treatment, varying from first aid to a referral to the hospital.
• 300 children attended the informal lessons offered by the street teachers of Mkombozi in Moshi and Arusha.
• 256 children participated in the sports activities intended for improving their self-esteem, self-confidence and skills.
Street children no longer have to face things on their own. The street workers of Mkombozi get the children educational opportunities and sports activities and offer them access to medical help. They also investigate whether reunion with the family is possible. If reunion is not an option, they search for other permanent solutions with host families.
Some results from 2010:
• 526 children had contact with the street workers of Mkombozi
• 459 children received health treatment, varying from first aid to a referral to the hospital.
• 300 children attended the informal lessons offered by the street teachers of Mkombozi in Moshi and Arusha.
• 256 children participated in the sports activities intended for improving their self-esteem, self-confidence and skills.
