Former residents and mothers of the children's home

“When children are young, give them roots; when they are grown, give them wings.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)

The foundation supports and guides orphans, abandoned children, and the children and young people we have taken in for several years until they complete their studies or vocational training. We help them find employment and then let them go their own way.


For orphans and abandoned children, the Tuwapende Watoto Foundation’s children’s home is their home. The doors are always open to them, and everyone is warmly welcomed.

  • Cecilia Ismaili

    Born on August 12, 1995, in Morogoro; has been at the Tuwapende Watoto orphanage since 2008. Cecilia attended the Montessori Kindergarten Seminar in Bagamoyo. Cecilia left the orphanage in the summer of 2017 and is now living independently.

  • Prisca Mashimbi

    Born on May 6, 1995, in Tabora; has been in a children’s home since 2007. At the end of 2015, Prisca’s family—Francis, Fabian, and Irene—decided to take her back into their care. Social Services approved the grandfather’s request. We are glad to know that everyone is doing well and can attend a good school. To help Prisca complete her studies at the university in Dar es Salaam, the foundation supported her with an interest-free loan. She successfully completed her studies at the university in 2019.

  • Gloria Wilbroad Binamungu

    Born on October 28, 1994, in Dar es Salaam; has been at the children’s home since November 2011. Gloria graduated from the Montessori Child and Care College in August 2014 with a diploma as a Montessori kindergarten teacher. She now works as a teacher at our daycare center. Gloria left the orphanage in the summer of 2017 and now lives independently with her husband and children.

  • Nevius Wilbroad Binamungu

    Nevius was born on May 8, 1997, in Dar es Salaam and had been living in the children’s home since November 2011. He studied at the Institute of Finance Management (IFM) in Dar es Salaam. Today, he lives independently.

  • Abdalah Didier Alalfani

    Didier was born on June 3, 2002, in Dar es Salaam and has lived at the Tuwapende Watoto children’s home since August 25, 2006. He studied at the Tanzanian Institute of Accountancy (TIA) in Dar es Salaam. He has been living independently since January 2026.

  • Jackson Mboya

    Jackson wurde am 7. März 1999 in Dar es Salaam geboren und lebte seit dem 15. Januar 2006 im Kinderheim Tuwapende Watoto. Er studierte am Institute of Finance Management IFM in Dar es Salaam. Heute führt er ein eigenständiges Leben.

  • Emmanuel Dotto

    He was born on August 21, 2000, in Dodoma and had been living at the Tuwapende Watoto children’s home since July 19, 2006. He studied at the Institute of Finance Management (IFM) in Dar es Salaam. He has been living independently since January 2026.


  • Mama Bea Tillya

    Mama Bea was the on-site director of the Tuwapende Watoto Children’s Home. She worked with us from the home’s opening in 2006 until her retirement at the end of 2025. She was born in the Kilimanjaro region in 1964. After elementary school, she attended Upendo College for two years and completed her training as an early childhood educator. Mama Bea loves children and has been deeply committed to their well-being for many years.