Of course we need orphanages; there are just too many orphans in Tanzania. We can never give a home to all of them. It hurts us though to see that most orphanages give the children ugali or rice with (brown) beans. No vegetables, no meat. Day after day.
“Our” orphans will eat much more healthy. We check them every month; we visit them and their families and we regularly call the school and ask about their progress. Make a Difference Foundation Tanzania pays the school fees, the clothes, the health insurance and if necessary the transport to school. That’s the only way (in Tanzania) to make sure that your money is spend for the orphan and not for other children. Once per 3 months we give the family and amount of $ 500 for taking care and feeding the child. The costs per orphan are less than in most orphanages.