Jipe Moyo Centre

Jipe Moyo Centre is a child protection organization that works to prevent child rights. It was born more than 20 years ago in Musoma, Tanzania, a village on Lake Victoria where poverty reaches important levels. The center is under management of the Immaculate Heart Sisters of Africa, and it was born due to the disadvantages of the region, where children's rights are crushed and kids are raped on a daily basis. The name “Jipe Moyo” therefore indicates an encouragement, an invitation not to give up despite the serious situation. Currently it takes care of 115 children between the age of 2 and 20, that come from desperate situations: some were abandoned on the street when they were a few months old and were welcomed into Jipe Moyo's new family, some other girls were victims of genital mutilation and early marriages, others escaped from abuses, mistreatments, sexual exploitations and child labor. The center provides food, clothing, school supplies, health care, and psychological assistance by organizing individual and group counseling for children and families in need. Some kids who come to Jipe Moyo haven’t had the opportunity of attending school before. The result is, that they are too old for the expected educational level. Because it is our core value not to give up on anyone, we formed a personal support, a vocational training where children learn to read and write, mathematics, and craft skills. Currently Jipe moyo can afford to host only 60 children in two dormitories, while the other kids live with relatives or are given in foster care to families in the area, but they still receive supplies and psychological support, and are constantly monitored to make sure that they’re not victims of violence. In addition, school attendants will report every month any observations about the children.