The Children's Home Turns 6!

What a journey we have been on! Since the children's home opened in 2013 we have welcomed around 30 children, and roughly half have since moved on – all of whom we still follow and support with their education.

We have helped women start their own businesses, provided emergency support such as infant formula, and even acted as an ambulance service. We have launched basket weaving, produced cloth sanitary pads, and begun selling handmade fabric products. CCY Children's Home in Bumilayinga has grown into the community and is now a meeting place where both government agencies and other organisations come to collaborate on local development.

Another year has passed since the home opened. Much has changed – both in the children who have grown up here and in our own understanding of grassroots aid work.

We could never have done this without our donors and supporters. But we could not have done it without our loyal staff in Tanzania, the village leadership in Bumilayinga, the social services in Mafinga, and all the incredible people we have met along the way. It has had its ups and downs, deep valleys and peaks reaching 2 000 metres above sea level. Tonight we celebrate at the children's home. A thousand thanks to everyone who has congratulated us and contributed to making this a special day!