Community Profile
The CARE for AIDS center in the Mburahati community launched in March 2017. The Mburahati community is a densely populated slum on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam with a high HIV infection rate, low education rate, and a high crime rate. The CARE for AIDS center in Mburahati operates in partnership with Mburahati Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Josiah Samuel and center counselors Amos Gasper and Janeth Nassal.
Center Staff
Health Counselor, Janet Fred Ssali
Janet began serving with CARE for AIDS in 2017 because she loves helping others through counseling. She dreams of seeing her clients working, doing business, and enjoying life. For herself, she has begun to save money towards her own dream of building a big home for orphans.
Spiritual Counselor, Amosi Gasper Samweli
Amosi began serving with CFA in 2017 and loves speaking from the Word of God and his own experience overcoming poverty. He wants his clients to thrive spiritually and economically. Amosi would like to further his education and spiritual insight in order to serve others.
Center History
YEAR GRADUATES FAITH-DECISIONS ORPHANS PREVENTED
2017-2018 73 3 179
2018-2019 73 11 175
2019-2020* N/A N/A N/A
2020-2021 61 9 125
*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
Oliver Laurent Nkwera, 2020 Client
Oliver Laurent was born HIV+. She was one of the youngest clients in the 2020 class in Mburahati, but she was eager to learn and grow throughout the program. She joined the center in March of 2019. Although she had been raised in a culturally Christian home, she had never understood the faith. She dove into the spiritual content and fell in love with the Bible. She made her first official profession of faith in the course of the program, and she attributes her new faith to her newfound health and joy in life. We look forward to Oliver’s continued growth in the coming months and we eagerly await celebrating her graduation in 2021.
