GIVE THE GIFT
OF EDUCATION

By sponsoring an Upendo child, you are empowering them to have fruitful and productive learning experience. For a donation as little as $25 per month, you can help provide a child with the basic school needs, such as uniforms, school fees, and supplies.

  • Piliani - 13 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2018. Piliani is a good student. Her mother
    has sadly passed away, and her father could not care for
    his two girls.


  • Felista - 14 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2019. Felista is outgoing energetic, and a joy
    to teach. Her smile is infectious. She is developing into a
    confident leader.

  • Magadalina - 14 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2014. For Magadalina, education has been a challenge, but she doesn’t give up. She has a twin who has stayed
    with us for five years.


  • Lawrence - 17 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2017. Lawrence is a very intelligent boy. His school grades were very high, giving him the privilege to attend a very good government school.

The following Children are Sponsored! THANK YOU!

  • Chisomo - 10 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2019. Chisomo is a smart, attentive, and easy to teach girl. She is also a task oriented person. Sadly, Chisomo’s mother was sick with HIV.

  • Rachael - 14 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2012. Rachael always has a smile on her face,
    tries hard, and loves to cook. Both her mother and father have
    passed away.

  • Ibu (Abraham) - 12 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2017. Ibu is bright and loves math. She thrives on competition and activities. Both her parents and grandmother have passed.

  • Monica - 9 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2019. Monica is smart, loves to learn, and
    would be a great teacher. Her mother could not care for her
    and her siblings.

  • Moniece (Morris) - 10 yrs

    Moniece is quiet and likes to cook. She has adjusted well
    to living with us at Upendo. Sadly, any details about her
    family are unknown.

  • Richard - 16 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2014. Richard is quiet, and a good role mode for others. He is dependable and academically gifted. His mother has passed, and his father is mentally ill.

  • Mary - 15 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2019. Mary works hard at school. She greatly values her education. She came to Upendo with her brother and sister.

  • Mateyo - 15 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2013. Mateyo is the loudest and happiest in a crowd. He is a risk taker, going for higher education. His mother has passed.

  • Nicolas - 11 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2019. Nicolas has been a very happy and grateful boy. Unfortunately, his father and step-mother were neglecting him.

  • Malika - 10 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2016. Malika had to fight hard, and through that has become a happy well-adjusted young lady. Her mother has sadly passed away.

  • Malola - 16 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2017. Malola has a great sense of humor and is a team player. His parents have both passed. He lived with his brother, but was left abandoned.

  • Jonah - 17 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2013. Jonah is humorous, well liked, and always has a smile on his face. He and his twin brother, Joseph, were abandoned by an uncle on the street.

  • Fwsani - 13 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2012. Fwsani has made great progress in school and socially. Grandparents could not care for him after both parents passed.

  • Gertrude - 15 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2017. Gertrude is quiet and follows directions well. Her aunt could not provide for her after her parents had passed away.

  • Loya - 14 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2012. Loya appreciates what she has been given. She also likes to sing and dance, and joined the worship team at church.

  • Griffin - 16 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2014. Griffin works hard. He is an overcomer, and loves positive feedback. His mother was sick and she passed soon after he joined us.

  • Hanif - 9 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2018. Hanif is making progress in his studies. He loves math and hands-on projects. He was found left abandoned in the streets.

  • Kondwandi (Happy) - 7 yrs

    Happy’s mother was deaf and brought her two boys, cold and hungry to Upendo. Well he is the happiest boy we’ve ever met. Always has a smile even when he’s sick.

  • Anna - 12 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2019. Anna loves to read. She is very outgoing, and always dresses nicely. She came to us along with her older brother and sister.

  • Ava - 15 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2019. Ava is a hard worker, a strong leader, and one who knows how to motivate others. She came to us with her younger sister.

  • Bless

    Joined Upendo in 2015. Bless is smart, a deep thinker, and desires to please. The government put him in the best local school, which is an honor.

  • Bless - 12 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2016. Bless is resourceful, a problem solver, and would do well in business. He only has his grandmother with no other family to care for him.

  • David

    Joined Upendo in 2019. David is very smart, mathematically.
    He can beat adults at games like checkers. When he arrived,
    he was cold and hungry.

  • Joseph K.

    Joined Upendo in 2013. Jonah is his twin brother. Joseph is a mechanic. Like his brother, he has the best sense of humor, even understanding American jokes which often do not translate well.

  • Stella - 12 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2023. Stella is one of our newest students along
    with her three siblings, Chifundo, Starndo, and Righteous.

  • Chifundo - 10 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2023. Chifundo is one of our newest students along with his three sisterss, Stella, Starndo, and Righteous.

  • Starndo - 9 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2023. Starndo is one of our newest students along with her three siblings, Stella, Chifundo, and Righteous.

  • Righteous - 3 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2023. Righteous is one of our newest
    students along with her three siblings, Stella, Chifundo,
    and Starndo.

  • Yosephy - 16 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2012. Yosphey works very hard at school, and his grades show his diligence. He wants to one day be a judge. He lived with his grandmother.

  • Vitumbiku - 15 yrs

    Vitumbiku has a beautiful singing voice. She also loves to learn. Her school grades were high enough to be selected for a government private school. Her family details are unknown.

  • Lina - 13 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2014. Lina is sensitive, but strong-willed. She thinks for herself and has potential to be a strong leader. Her parents are unknown.

  • Fabrina - 15 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2019. Fabrina is a sweet girl that works hard at school. Fabrina’s father died, and her mother could not support her and her four siblings.

  • William - 7 yrs

    William is very intelligent. He learns quickly, and get’s along with everyone. William’s mother could not care for him or his two other siblings.

  • Maria

    Joined Upendo in 2013. Maria is on the worship team.
    She has a drive for success, and wants to be a nurse.
    Her mother has passed away.

  • Queen - 16 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2023.
    She is the sister of Emanuel, Anna, and Mary.

  • Emanuel - 18 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2019. Emanuel has a very kind demeanor
    about him as seen in his photograph. He joined Upendo together
    with both of his sisters.

  • Patricia - 17 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2015. Patricia appreciates what Upendo
    has provided for her. She came with her older brother.
    Their parents have passed.

  • Dominic "The Preacher"

    Joined Upendo in 2015. Dominic desires to serve and be a pastor someday. His uncle could not provide for them, and both his
    parents have passed.

  • Ruth - 17 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2015. Ruth is a serious student who wants to be a doctor or nurse. Her parents had separated, and her mother could not care for her.

  • Mphaso - 13 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2014. Mphaso is quiet and a hard worker.
    Her first year in school, she was the best student, and
    won an award.


  • Victoria - 12 yrs

    Joined Upendo in 2014. We call her Queen Victoria. She is a hard worker, loves to help, and gets along with everyone. She had lived with her grandmother who has passed.


  • Tiffness = 14 yrs

    oined Upendo in 2014. Mphaso is quiet and a hard worker.
    Her first year in school, she was the best student, and
    won an award.