Child Inspired Foundation is a non-profit organisation dedicated to transforming the lives of orphans in Tanzania. We provide an environment in which children can exercise mental excellence, and a platform on which to unveil professional skills and natural gifts.
The organisation exists to restore and protect the affairs concerning the growth and development of orphans, providing holistic support in education and healthcare. We focus on activities that achieve a real difference, use evidence of results to improve performance, make good use of resources, and remain ambitious about solving the problems facing these communities.
How we began
Our founder, Helena Pascal, hails from a humble background — born into a family of fishermen in the rural town of Nyumba ya Mungu, in the Manyara region. Her early years were marred by tragedy: she lost her mother to illness at the tender age of four, followed by the passing of her father when she was eight.
As a young girl in the third grade, she was compelled to relocate to Moshi, where her grandmother resided. Living with her grandmother proved to be an arduous and distressing experience. In the darkness of night she fled that house and sought refuge with her aunt in the next village, who then facilitated her transfer to the nearest orphanage, Newland Orphanage Home.
At the age of eight she became a member of the Newland Orphanage family, where she received nurturing and flourished academically and personally. It was during this transformative period, following a challenging past, that she discovered her calling to improve the lives of children lacking parental care. Motivated by her own experience, she pledged to establish a sanctuary where parentless children could find solace and support.
From a group of friends to a registered foundation
- 2017
The Comrades Charity Group
The vision our founder formed in her sixth-grade year took shape as a collaborative effort aimed at extending material assistance to orphans.
- 2021
Child Inspired Foundation
The Comrades Charity Group embraced a new identity, and with it a broader commitment: comprehensive support to orphaned children, with a particular focus on education and healthcare.
- Today
Four programmes, one promise
More than 500 children reached across Tanzania, working with over 10 orphanage centres and 15 partner organisations.
Our vision
To create a brighter and hopeful future for orphaned children in Tanzania, where every child has access to quality education and healthcare, and can grow up in a nurturing and loving environment.
Our mission
Child Inspired Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of orphaned children in Tanzania by providing them with holistic support in education and healthcare. We strive to empower these children to reach their full potential, ensuring they have the necessary tools and opportunities to thrive.
Our mission carries the responsibility to deliver material, intellectual and psychosocial support to marginalised youths and children living in orphanage homes, in order to recover identities and accelerate purpose. We pursue it through family-based and institutional-based care, behavioural and emotional interventions, and educational programming for orphaned children affected by different circumstances.
Our core values
- Empathy
- Integrity
- Innovation
- Collaboration
- Respect
Leadership
Ms Hellen Pascal — Executive Director. Founder of the Child Inspired Foundation.
We believe the extent of vulnerabilities surrounding orphaned children is but an opportunity for a motivated life. We believe in harnessing the potential in them.
Ms Hellen Pascal, Executive Director