Cradle of Love Baby Home

Changing one life at a time…

Moses one day old at Cradle of Love Baby Home in Usa River Tanzania Africa

"What in the world is that?" thought Moses as he walked closer to investigate a crumpled cloth on the ground. As he neared, he saw a tiny arm flail out ...

Kaden was one of our first babies at Cradle. (While we were caring for babies in the directors house. )Two of our volunteers, Sarah Spangler and Julie-Faith Handysides, went to ...

Tyson was brought to Cradle when he was six months old. His chubby body was dressed in pink from head to toe but there was no mistaking that ...

Marie's mother died and her grandmother was left to care for her, but she really struggled to give this little girl what she needed at the baby's young age. Imara ...

Cory was first taken to Nkoaranga Lutheran Hospital located on the slope of Mt. Meru. They tested him for HIV and found that he was positive for the antibodies, so ...

Hello, my name is Hosiana Justine and I am a care giver at Cradle of Love Baby Home. Before I began working here three years ago, my family was suffering. My ...

An abandoned baby boy was left at Mt. Meru Hospital in Arusha, Tanzania. Cradle of Love of contacted to take him into care. He was small and sickly, and although ...

Maria came to Cradle when she was two weeks old. Her mother is living with HIV and was told by her doctor not to breastfeed her baby.( This advice goes ...

In November 2008, four tiny babies were born out in a Masaai village, far away from medical help. Amazingly, this morning gave birth to all four infants normally, and they ...

25 Jun 2015

She is 8 months old now, in 1 more month it will be the time she should have been born! She’s putting on weight and getting stronger. She was trying to lift her head up!  

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25 Jun 2015

Upendo is growing up so fast. She is now in the Wobbler’s group. She loves to walk around the home pushing big toys. Her gentle and loving nature is so sweet.    

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6 Jun 2015

It was so wonderful to see her again.

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22 May 2015

Our latest premature baby of 7 months, 2 months early is too early… She is only 1.5kg. Her mother died giving birth and her father is unknown  

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17 Apr 2015

 The day has finally arrived! After months in the Tanzanian court system we are so happy to see this sweet little girl gain such wonderful, fun, young and dedicated parents. During this time, we have gotten to know her new parents Sean and Sybille well and couldn’t be happier for Vivi. Sean is an Australian and Sybille is from Switzerland. They both live in Tanzania and run an orphanage in Moshi called Simbas Footprints. http://www.simbasfootprints.org https://www.facebook.com/SimbasFootprints/?pnref=story. Sybille and a Swedish friend of hers started this non-profit organisation back in 2011 after Sybille fell in love with Tanzania on her first trip  [ Read More ]

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24 Mar 2015

  Ken and I are excited to share our little boy with you. Oliver Finn Landers was born in Australia on March 22nd, at 1:18am, weighing 3.426kgs/ 7lb 9oz and 51cm’s long. He is happy and healthy and we both can’t wait to get back to Cradle of Love Baby Home.      

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17 Feb 2015

Just a brief note… I will be going home to Australia for the birth of our baby for a short time, so i’m sorry if I don’t get a chance to post for awhile. You can always check out the Facebook page in the meantime to keep up to date. Here is the link…. https://www.facebook.com/groups/29513151950/ Thank you to all of Cradle’s followers. Your support is much appreciated.    

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16 Feb 2015

This afternoon we dropped in to see Safinieli, one of Cradle’s ‘Crawlers’ caregivers who recently delivered a healthy baby boy. Named Nimrod, he weighed 3.2kgs and was delivered naturally late afternoon on January, 29th. He is absolutely perfect and we all enjoyed his cuddles. Safinieli also has an older, 7 year old son called Ali Nyambeta.

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12 Feb 2015

Adoption is a beautiful thing, it is the birth of a loving family. Over the years I have seen many children become part of a new family. I love to see the hugs and kisses they share.In Tanzania there is a specific law that governs adoptions, this is called the “Law of the Child Act”. You can read the law here: http://www.tanzania.go.tz/egov_uploads/documents/The_Law_of_the_Child_Act,_2009_%28Act_No_sw.pdfOne of the requirements to adopt in Tanzania is that the parents are citizens of Tanzania or residents of Tanzania (live here and have a resident’s permit).

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4 Feb 2015

Today, another of our ‘big’ boys went home!!! Raymond was a little sad to be leaving his buddy Amani… Raymond has been at Cradle of Love Baby Home for almost 2 1/2 years after his mother became mentally ill and was unable to care for him. His father is unknown. After months of preparation and assistance from a volunteer Kelsey Williams (pictured) and KATZ www.katzadventure.com, Raymond and his grandmother will be receiving weekly food drops and a wonderful education for Ray! He is one lucky little boy! Thank you Kelsey and KATZ. Raymond’s grandmother has been visiting frequently for over the  [ Read More ]

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