I'm running the Military 5K in Redhill on 23rd October 2010 with some of my Croydon BMF gang and want to support the fantastic work that Forever Angels do.

 

Forever Angels Baby Home is the realisation of a dream Amy Hathaway had as a young child after watching images of the Ethiopian Famine on the News back in 1985. She remembers stating quite adamantly to her parents, even at the young age of 6 or 7, that she wanted to help babies in Africa when she grows up... and Forever Angels is her dream come true.

Amy is a Primary School Teacher by profession and is married to Ben who is an IT Manager. Together they have 5 adopted Tanzanian children and live on site at Forever Angels Baby Home as Managers.

Amy and Ben moved to Tanzania in 2002, initially working at the International School. Through the process of adopting their first son, Barnabas, they visited many orphanages and hospitals where orphan children were being very poorly cared for... and Amy decided that her dream could become a reality sooner than she had planned!

Amy has incredibly supportive family in England who all stood by her and Ben from the outset - fundraising, advising, setting up our UK Charity (Forever Angels UK) and eventually becoming Trustees. The entire family are still totally dedicated to Forever Angels and its success would not be possible without the whole family's passion, hard work and commitment. Forever Angels UK is responsible for agreeing the objectives and direction of the Baby Home, managing the allocation of resources, and promoting the awareness of the orphan problem in Tanzania.

Forever Angels opened its doors in August 2006, and since then has cared for over 120 babies, managing to reunite or find families for over 55 children, and having approximately 50 children aged 0 to 5 years in care at any time.

There are thousands of orphaned and abandoned children in Africa, often due to AIDS. In Tanzania, about 10% of the population carry the HIV virus. As a result of this, many babies and young children lose their mothers whilst still nursing. Other parents are simply too sick or too poor to care for their children. Traditionally, their extended family would help support these vulnerable children, but with the AIDS epidemic effectively stripping away this support network, more and more of these babies are remaining in families that are simply unable to care for them and so they often die from starvation or disease. Others are abandoned or left in Government hospitals to die alone.

FOREVER ANGELS BABY HOME MISSION

Forever Angels Baby Home is dedicated to looking after and giving love to young orphaned and abandoned infants who have no one else to care for them.

 

If you are interested in learning more about Forever Angels, please visit their website www.foreverangels.org

 

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