History

It all started with two adoptions and a sponsored child

Since 2016, Safi VZW has been committed to the Seidemann Nursery School with a community-oriented approach. It all started with Ivo and Tamara, who adopted Matisse and Aïsha from Kazakhstan in 2009 through the adoption agency “Het Kleine Mirakel”, which also arranged adoptions from Gambia.

At the request of the adoption agency, they decided to take a sponsored child from Gambia, named Safi, into their hearts in 2012. In 2016, a first meeting with Safi followed during a working visit to Gambia, organized by Inge, who visited the country together with the adoption agency.

During this trip Tamara lost her heart to a local school, the Seidemann Nursery School, and returned home with a head full of ideas for the development of this charming school. Her enthusiasm was contagious to her husband Ivo and her colleague Isabelle, and together they founded VZW Safi in 2016.

A cooperation agreement was made with Mr. and Mrs. Jawo of Seidemann Nursery School, with the aim of building bridges and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 agenda. Thanks to enormous drive and infectious enthusiasm, the project became a success.

Since Inge has a strong bond with Gambia through her sponsorship project, she joined us in 2023.