On the 4th of March 2017, the very courageous Leanne Cheshire and Beth Whitehouse undertook their first tandem skydive and jumped out of a plane in support of the Amani Centre for Street Children in Moshi, Tanzania. Having set themselves a target of £750, these lovely ladies managed to raise a very impressive grand total of £1,165. The funds will go straight to supporting the kids and staff in Moshi, where they will secure Amani’s vital programmes. Leanne and Beth are part o

Friends of Amani (UK) trustee Jon Challinor has managed to obtain a signed football kindly donated by the Manchester United Foundation, complete with a Certificate of Authenticity to raise vital funds to support the good work of Amani in Tanzania. If you'd like to enter the silent auction, send an email to Jon at jonchallinor@gmail.com, with the subject: 'Amani Football', enclosing your full name, address, telephone number and the value of your bid. Closing day is Sunday 19th

On Saturday 18th March 2017 (7:30 PM), Friends of Amani UK trustee Jon Challinor is hosting a fundraising event in Pontesbury, Shropshire. The event is an audio-visual presentation called "Wild: Life and Landscape" by award winning photographer Ben Osborne looking back over 35 years of photography trips around the world including work for the BBC's Life in the Freezer and Planet Earth. There will be a raffle and refreshments available during the evening. A few tickets (£7.50)

The Hauser family have been busy baking in the run up to christmas, having offered up their talents to raise funds for the Amani kids this festive season. Getting in touch with their German roots, Susanne, Janika and their little helpers managed to produce a whopping 26kg of traditional German christmas biscuits including old favourites like lebkuchen and cinnamon stars, as well as the more curiously named "rauwuzel" (a rum, chocolate and coconut concoction) among others. Wit

Friends of Amani UK supporters have been getting into the Christmas Spirit and raising funds for Amani during the festive season. Our long time supporter Debbie Carmichael has one again turned some of her artwork into Christmas cards. How lovely to think that Amani will be part of christmases all over the UK. Debbie generously donates all profits to Amani, while printing costs are kept to a minimum thanks to the support of Gavin Stewart and his team at Design Print Online. If

Amani supporters received this lovely message from Meindert Schaap, Amani's Executive Director, this week. We're so proud of what the Amani staff and kids have achieved, so thought we had to share! "This picture was taken in September after the Amani primary school graduates finished their big graduation exam. This was what they had worked so hard for, completing two grades in each school year. The results were finally out this week. For the sixth year in a row all 20 graduat

September is a big month at Amani - the annual graduation ceremony is a pretty big deal. You can see from this years class photo that the kids are bursting with pride! Meindert, Amani's Executive Director, sent this message thanking supporters for making this momentous occasion possible: "I always say your generosity transforms lives and these smiley faces show how true that it is. Every September there is a new batch of primary school graduates at Amani. This year they are 3