About FONELISCO

FONELISCO was established in 1997 by the social worker Joseph Mabinga Elias in order to provide a safe haven for the most vulnerable members of Tanzanian society. Joseph started the organization after talking to the street-children about their needs and financed the establishment through selling self-made postcards and necklaces.

In the first years since the founding of the organisation, Joseph worked on the streets himself, striving to reintegrate street-children with their families whenever possible. Apart from this, he provided them with some money for food, clothes and school uniforms as well as counselling and encouragement. In 2002 the organisation managed to rent a house in Mwanza city with the money Joseph made from selling jewellery and postcards; 16 children moved in right away and more followed. The organisation was legally registered as a non-governmental organisation in 2003.

Since 2002, FONELISCO has had help from many international volunteers and hosted lots of international visitors who have taken interest in the situation for the street-children and orphans. In addition to this, more than several different local volunteers have provided their assistance at different times.

The organisation, which started with the idealistic work of only one person, has grown to employ 6 local, unpaid volunteers, who cook food for the children, work as teachers and do administrative work. International volunteers are almost always present as well.

In 2006 FONELISCO had to move to another house. We found a nice place in Illemela, which was big enough and had the resources we needed. Unfortunatly the monthly rent is very high, this challenges Fonelisco a lot.

In the same year a big land on the Victoria lake 30 minutes away from mwanza was bought by Joseph Elias with the help of a donation from Fonelisco friends from Washington, USA (Georgina and her family) for his Fonelisco activities.

Child Protection Policy
Child Protection Policy
Child protection policy for the FONELISCO Children’s Home Tanzania.
The FONELISCO Children’s Home exists to care for the most vulnerable members of Tanzanian society especially orphaned and street children and as such endeavors to provide a safe environment for the

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Daily Life
Who cares for the children?
We have a dedicated team of caregivers who look after our children. Most of our staff have a certificate, diploma and degree in childcare. On top we have 4 social workers as well as two cooks who look after the well-being of our kids.
 Our Core Values
Our Core Values
  • Team Work
  • Professionalism
  • Diversity in thinking
  • Committed to serve others freely with love
  • Volunteerism
  • Honesty
  • Integrity

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The great Serengeti wildebeest migration is the movement of vast numbers of the Serengeti's wildebeest, accompanied by large numbers of zebra, and smaller numbers of Grant's gazelle, Thomson's gazelle, eland and impala. These move in an annual pattern which is fairly predictable. They migrate throughout the year, constantly seeking fresh grazing and, it's now thought, better quality water.

The precise timing of the Serengeti wildebeest migration is entirely dependent upon the rainfall patterns each year.

The short rains begin around early November. A little after this, in late November and December, the herds of the wildebeest migration arrive on the short-grass plains of the Serengeti. These are south and east of Seronera, around Ndutu and include the north of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Dispersed across these plains, wildebeest and zebra are everywhere – feeding on the fresh, nutritious grasses. They stay here through January, February and March, with most wildebeest calves born in a short window around February. Gradually they spread west across these plains, then around April they start their great migration north.

By May the Serengeti's wildebeest all seem to be moving north, migrating to seek fresh grazing and water. The area around Moru Kopjes and west of Seronera is then hectic with a series of moving columns, often containing hundreds of thousands of animals – joined by many zebra, and a scattering of Thomson's and Grant's gazelles.

Some of the migration then head due north of Seronera, but most are usually further west. Around June the wildebeest migration is often halted on the south side of the Grumeti River, which has some channels which block or slow their migration north. The wildebeest then congregate there, in the Western Corridor, often building up to a high density before crossing the river. The river here is normally a series of pools and channels, but it's not continuous – and so whilst they always represent an annual feast for the Grumeti River's large crocodiles, these aren't usually quite as spectacular as the crossings of the Mara River, further north.

The wildebeest migration continues moving northwards during July and August, often spreading out across a broad front: some heading through Grumeti Reserve and Ikorongo, others north through the heart of the Serengeti National Park.

September sees the herds spread out across the northern Serengeti, where the Mara River provides the migration with its most serious obstacle. This river gushes through the northern Serengeti from Kenya's adjacent Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Watching the frantic herds of the wildebeest migration crossing the Mara River can be very spectacular; there are often scenes of great panic and confusion. It's common to see herds cross the Mara River north on one day, and then back south a few days later.

By October the wildebeest herds are migrating again with more accord: all are heading south, through western Loliondo and the Serengeti National Park's Lobo area, returning to the green shoots which follow the rains on the short-grass plains of the southern Serengeti in November.

Then the whole Serengeti Wildebeest migration starts again …