Joseph Francis

Joseph Francis comes from the small village of Rombo in Kilimanjaro. He lived with his mother, but she was unable to feed him everyday and so he left to try and look for work.

Joseph lived on the streets of Arusha for 3 years. He faced nearly constant hunger, the lack of a safe place to sleep, and conflict with older homeless people. He was able to survive by begging and selling scrap metal, which he searched in the city dump for.

Joseph Francis was rescued by Amani’s Street Educator and is now working towards finishing his secondary school education – something just 7% of Tanzanians can say they’ve done. He excels at science classes and enjoys art. He wants to be a doctor someday.