Emferd

We are the Erick Memorial Foundation for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Disabled (EMFERD). We are a non-profit based in the Morogoro region of Tanzania, and we work with vulnerable children and their families to help ensure the safety and continued wellbeing of children with disability, children whose lives have been touched by disability, and children who are made vulnerable by other circumstance. Our mission is simple but vital: We aim to alleviate the suffering experienced by Tanzania's MVCs (Most Vulnerable Children), specifically those whose lives are touched by poverty and disability. We believe that every single individual is deserving of love, respect, and equal treatment - under both the law and society at large. Every individual has a potential that is unique to them, and it is our responsibility to help ensure that those who are often discriminated against - those with a disability - are empowered to achieve to the greatest of their extent. We have two homes, where we are responsible for the total welfare of over 30 MVCs, and we also work in our wider community to help support individuals with a disability at their homes.