Upendo Daima means unconditional love in Swahili.

It is also the name of a program in Tanzania that helps children living in the streets to give them a second chance. This non-profit was founded by Sister Chimwemwe of the Missionary Sisters of St. Mary of Africa back in 1995 and it falls under the Archdiocese of Mwanza City in Northern Tanzania.

Upendo Daima’s main goal is to help vulnerable and homeless children living in the streets of Mwanza to have their basic needs met and to be reunified with their families. It has two parts and the first is to help children in Marimbe, Mwanza who cannot return to their families with shelter, food, clothing, medicine, schooling and counseling. The second part of the program is for children living on the streets who are invited to a rescue center in Pasiansi, Mwanza with a goal of returning those children to their families in about three months.

Maryknoll provides support to Upendo Diama for educational materials and counseling and your gift can help these vulnerable street children have a second chance at life.