Community Profile
The CARE for AIDS center in the Chanika community launched in October 2017. Chanika is a densely populated slum in the outskirts of Dar es Salaam with a high HIV infection rate. Stigma related to HIV/AIDS is strong in the community, and many HIV+ community members live in fear of losing their jobs and families because of their status.
The CARE for AIDS center in Chanika operates in partnership with Power of God Church under the leadership of Pastor Dunkan Ludovic Rweikila and center counselors Happiness Gawaya and Emmanuel Kimati.
center staff
Spiritual Counselor, Emanuel Bilham Kimati
Emanuel grew up in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Today he is married to Agatha, and serves with CFA as of 2017. He loves to pray for clients, even when their circumstances seem overwhelming. He dreams that each client will trust in Jesus and achieve their life goals. Ibra loves video and also dreams of being a cameraman and video editor. He contributes these skills to his church, Power of God Fire Church. He wants supporters to know "I love you so much because you made me feel respectful to people. God bless all.”
HEALTH COUNSELOR: Happiness Gakwaya
Happiness serves as the Health Counselor for the Chanika center in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. She connects with clients to make sure their physical needs are met and they are able to to repair their physical bodies through medical intervention and proper nutrition.
center history
Year graduates Faith-Decisions Orphans prevented
2017-2018 62 21 98
2018-2019 76 23 165
2019-2020* N/A N/A N/A
2020-2021 74 11 126
2021- 2022. TBD TBD TBD
*The cohort in the 2019-2020 class was impacted by delays in the CARE for AIDS program caused by COVID-19 lockdowns and health precautions. To learn more about how we responded to the pandemic, visit this page.
graduate profiles
2021 Update from Center Staff
We thank God that since we started the center program, we have witnessed big changes in many of our clients. The first time we started, many of the clients were afraid of how it would be because they are Muslims and we teach about Jesus. But as the program continued, they became hungry to hear the Word of Life.
We held a seminar and started with the Word of God. We then asked any client who was in need of prayer to remain behind. After the announcement, only one left. The rest (75 people) remained. All were happy and wanted to be prayed for. This has been the case ever since. For us, it is a great victory to see the souls desiring to seek God without the religious boundaries that exist.