She’s like a lot of 12-year-old girls. Mariam likes to read and sing and eat pizza (though she doesn’t get that often). But unlike most girls in Tanzania, Mariam wants to aim high to become a doctor. Female doctors are rare in a country where girls are encouraged to work in gender normative roles. At…

Five-year-old Angel is a day-schooler at Camp Joshua, which means that when classes are over, she goes back to her family in Unga Limited slum. At LOHADA, we know it’s best for children to be with their families. Though hers is poor, she is well loved and cared for. She only needs a little extra…

Happiness, who is 9, has aspirations to become an artist. At Camp Joshua School, she gets lots of opportunities to draw with colored pencils, crayons and pencils. She would love to create a greeting card for a new sponsor, someone who can appreciate her talents. When she’s not drawing, Happiness loves to jump rope with…

Is it just us, or does this boy’s face make you smile? Anthony, who is nine, seems a tad mischievous. But he’s a sweet boy who loves soccer. Simba (Swahili for lion) is his favorite professional team. He’d like to be policeman one day. Shinyanga, the rural area he calls home, has few opportunities for…

This kid likes to run. On the soccer field. Around the Camp Joshua playground. Down the road. Maybe he likes to run because he’s pretending to fly. Because Patrick, who is 6, wants to be a pilot. He’s seen planes skate across the sky above the school. One day, if he works hard in school…

Sabina, who is five, has been with LOHADA since she was three. She is shy, but warms up to you when she gets to know you. Sabina is among a group of young children who receives pre-school education at Camp Joshua School. Her family is so large and poor that she needed the extra boost…

Erik has been sponsored! Erik might only be 4, but he’s proud of his backpack, which happens to be black, his favorite color. Coming to school is a new for him, but he already likes health class and playing soccer during recess. He says he’s too young to know what he wants to be when…

Halima has been sponsored! She’s 13 and ready to take on the world. Halima’s favorite subject is geography. She wants to be a journalist, and to write about politics. Of course, she aspires to go to the university because any self-respecting journalist knows a lot about the world around her. And with your support, she’ll…

Daniel has been sponsored! Daniel loves to play football (American soccer). His dream come true would be playing professionally for his favorite team, Manchester United. But, truth is, Daniel loves lots of things. Like dancing to gospel songs at LOHADA’s  afternoon devotions. And eating rice pilau on special holidays. And learning about science  at Camp…

Charles has been sponsored! Charles aims high. Maybe it’s because he shares a name with a famous leader or two, but this 12-year-old aspires to be the prime minister of Tanzania. We say, the sky’s the limit. Charles likes to read — also a good skill for a prime minister — and likes to play basketball.  Both are…

Gideon has been sponsored! Fifteen-year-old Gideon came to LOHADA when he was eight. He will be forever grateful, he says, because LOHADA taught him to read and speak English. He likes science and math so much that he wants to be a doctor.  In his first year of high school, he is already making plans for when he graduates…

Debora has been sponsored! Each afternoon at Camp Joshua School, students participate in Bible study and devotions. Anyone who has attended can tell you, LOHADA Bible study rocks. The kids sing, play drums, dance and recite scripture. Debora, who is 10, considers this one of her favorite things about school.  She hopes to one day become…