SUCCESSFUL STORIES SAMWEL JAPHET

1.       SAMWEL JAPHET

Samwel is a boy with 17 years who lived on the streets since he was a little child and lived for 7 years on the streets. Through the street outreach Nyakwesi mate Samwel who seemed to not be interested child to join any trainings. Nyakwesi invited Samwel to the training centre just to see others training and sleep during day time because on the streets they do not get time to sleep nor to rest. It was 2011Samwel started to come to the training centre and not showing any interests in learning than sleeping most of his time until departure time. Samwel was not well health wise, he had strong cough and his stomach was not looking normal as it was big. one day during training sessions he got seriously sick, coughing non-stop and blood and pus came from his mouth when he was coughing, it was so tight situation for Makini organization because Organization had no money to take him to hospital at that moment, many things was voluntary support from Nyakwesi the founder and some friends and all Nyakwesi saving was given to kids as transportation and other amount was already paid for a food and water distributors to kids when they get training's. Nyakwesi tried to contact another organization for a support to take him to hospital, the organization after the phone cut, they never respond to any calls again from her nor reply. Nyakwesi decided to take Samwel to the hospital by calling a Bajaj (Car-motorcycle with 3 tires) knowing she don’t even had money to pay for the bajaj, on the way to hospital she had to contact one of the relatives to help on that situation which was successful. Samwel was already in a critical condition, after reaching to the hospital he had to be attended quickly to be saved. After some weeks to pass, Samwel started to feel better but he was advised to stop the substances he was using like sniffing gums, marijuana, smoking cigarettes, and stop using heroine. 

Samwel stopped using all kind of substances after several counselling sessions with him, and he started learning with the group, and became active and more confident to explore his talents. Samwel Japhet is now a professional dancer with a diploma of dance/contemporary and traditional dance. Samwel attended to many festivals and dance invitations in and outside Tanzania like in Kenya, Uganda, Senegal, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Russia, South Africa, Europe and many other places.

 Samwel and his fellow four colleagues managed to open a company called Nantea Dance Company and he is doing well with his company. Samwel is one amongst thousands of children supported with Makini organization under Nyakwesi Mujaya supervision.  We are more than proud to have success stories like the one from Samwel Japhet.