Happy Healthy Birthdays for These RCP Children in November 2020!

Girls
Bertha Makongwa – November 5, 2019 from Ipalamwa
Coreta Kajiba – November 5, 2019 from Ukwega
Sayuni Masika – November 7, 2019 from Makungu
Marietha Seluinga – November 7, 2019 from Ukwega
Furaha Kahemela – November 10, 2019 from Makungu
Joyneta Kipinge – November 16, 2019 from Mkalanga
Retina Nzogela – November 17, 2019 from Mkalanga

Boys
Paulo Kavindi – November 1, 2019 from Ipalamwa
Robison Mkakatu – November 2, 2019 from Makungu
Johnson Mahewa – November 3, 2019 from Ukwega
Nifti Mmewa – November 10, 2019 from Ukwega
Goodhope Mfugale – November 23, 2019 from Lulindi
Imanuel Kalinga – November 29, 2019 from Mkalanga

Paul Kavindi
1/November/2019
Ipalamwa village
Paul’s mother joined the RCP Program when she was three months pregnant with Paul. Paul’s favorite food is Rise Against Hunger meals and he loves playing with other children. He is the first born in his family. Paul’s mom says he is very active and always happy.

Marietha Seluhinga
7/November/2019
Ukwega village
Marietha’s mom joined the RCP Program when she was four months pregnant with Marietha. Marietha’s favorite foods are bananas and potatoes. She loves singing and praying. She is the first born in her family. Marietha’s mom says Marietha has been doing very well since she was born and she is still growing with good health. “Marietha” is a Catholic name that her mom chose for her. Her mom hopes Marietha will become a doctor in the future.

Boys
Good Selemani – November 2, 2018 from Mkalanga
Daniel Mbata – November 6, 2018 from Ukwega
Adinai Kione – November 12, 2018 from Mkalanga
Hamza Kitosi – November 26, 2018 from Ukwega

Girls
Catherine Luginile – November 2, 2018 from Ukwega
Dorota Mwitula – November 5, 2018 from Lulindi
Glory Kipingi – November 6, 2018 from Mkalanga
Fausta Mgoba – November 16, 2018 from Ukwega
Nashra Mgeveke – November 18, 2018 from Ipalamwa

Daniel Mbata
6/November/2018
Ukwega village
Daniel’s mom joined the RCP Program when Daniel was nine months old. Daniel’s favorite food is mashed potatoes with meat. He loves playing football and driving toys. He has four sisters and they love him so much as he is their only brother. Daniel’s moms says he is charming and lovely all the time. His mother hopes he will become a teacher when he grows up.

Fausta Mgoba
16/November/2018
Ukwega village
Fausta’s mom joined the RCP Program when Fausta was eight months old. Fausta’s favorite foods are ugali, vegetables, and beans. Fausta has three older siblings. She loves playing with her friends pretending like they are cooking, clapping her hands, and dancing whenever when she hears music or drums. Fausta was named after her aunt. Her mother says she is doing so well and she has never faced any health issues. Her mother’s dream is for Fausta to become a teacher in the future.

Johnson Mahewa
3/November/2018
Ukwega village
Johnson’s mom joined the RCP Program when Johnson was nine months old. His favorite food is ugali with meat. He loves playing football with other children. Johnson has one older sister who is in kindergarten. She is so lovely to him as they spend time together when she comes home from school. Johnson is very active, has good understanding, and is very clever. His mother hopes he will become a soldier when he grows up.

Girls

Nancy Mlengela – November 13, 2017 from Lulindi
Abiola Abdala – November 21, 2017 from Mkalanga
Miriam Kibiki – November 24, 2017 from Ukwega

Boys
Elia Godfrey – November 1, 2017 from Ipalamwa
Jacob Tula – November 2, 2017 from Ipalamwa
Omary Mgeveke – November 3, 2017 from Ipalamwa
Fanuel Sulime – November 3, 2017 from Mkalanga 
Clavian Kikoti – November 17, 2017 from Ipalamwa
Gift Myumbo – November 24, 2017 from Lulindi

Eliah Godfrey
1/November/2017
Ipalamwa village
Eliah’s mom joined the RCP Program when she five months pregnant with Eliah. Eliah’s favorite foods are ugali, beans, and bananas. He loves to sing and run after others. He loves racing. He has two brothers who are 7 and 4 years old and one sister who is 9 years old. Eliah’s mom is very grateful to the program because by the time she joined the program she was pregnant and her youngest child was a year old. They both need intensive care while she was a very low-income earner. She says the porridge and the Rise Against Hunger meals have played a great role in helping her children grow well despite the income challenges she had.

Clavian Kikoti
17/November/2017
Ipalamwa village
Clavian’s mom joined the RCP Program when she was six months pregnant with Clavian. Clavian’s favorite foods are rice with beans and cooked bananas. He loves riding baby cars. He has a six-year-old brother who is in kindergarten. Clavian’s mother is very happy that her baby is turning three and is healthy and happy because she is a single mother and she says she didn’t know how to give the best to her child until she joined the program and acquired knowledge to help raise her children well. Clavian is doing great in his growth.

Gift Myumbo
24/November/2017
Lulindi village
Gift’s mom joined the RCP Program when she was five months pregnant with Gift. Gift’s favorite foods are rice, bananas, potatoes, ugali with beans, vegetables, and fish. He loves to play football and ride in local toy cars. He has three sisters and one brother. Gift’s mother says he is very interactive and he always wants to share his toys with his fellows.

Miriam Kibiki
24/November/2017
Ukwega village
Miriam’s mom joined the RCP Program in June 2019 when Miriam was 19 months old. Miriam’s favorite food is ugali with meat. Miriam likes imitating her mother when cooking or washing dishes. She loves to clap her hands when she hears music. Miriam is the first born in her family. Miriam’s growth was delayed in many stages – learning to sit up, crawl, and stand. In 2019, physical therapy student volunteers worked with Miriam and her mother. They taught Miriam’s mom some exercises to do with Miriam to help her learn to stand. After doing those exercises, Miriam can now stand by herself. However, she still cannot walk. Miriam’s mother hopes she will start taking steps very soon. She says she is very grateful to the program and the physical therapy students who helped her.  

Girls
Gladness Luginile – November 1, 2016 from Lulindi
Lustika Mtengela – November 1, 2016 from Lulindi

Gladness Luginile
1/November/2016
Lulindi village
Gladness’ mom joined the RCP Program in July 2017 when Gladness was nine months old. Gladness’ favorite foods are ugali with beans, vegetables, fish, and meat. She loves to play with dolls and pretend that she is cooking and feeding her baby doll. She has one older sister, who is six years old. They love each other very much. Gladness’ mom says Gladness likes to stay clean all the time. Whenever she feels like her hands are dirty, she washes them. She absolutely loves using the hand-washing station.

Lustika Mtengela
2/November/2016
Lulindi village
Lustika’s mom joined the RCP Program when Lustika was nine months old. Lustika’s favorite foods are porridge, bananas, potatoes, and ugali with beans, meat, or fish. Lustika loves to sing, make up stories, fetch water, and play with other children pretending they are a family. She is the first born in her family. Lustika was not able to walk until she was two years old. Like Miriam Kibiki, Lustika was helped by physical therapy student volunteers who did exercises with her and showed her mom how to do them. Lustika’s mom followed the instructions and Lustika learned to walk. Now, she is doing great and is healthy. Her mom says she is a happy child.