When Hollywood screenwriter, Scott Fifer, volunteered
in the remote village of Moshi, Tanzania, he happened
upon a group of extraordinary children… An encounter
that would change his life and the children’s lives, forever....

Orphaned by poverty or Aids, these children live at
the TunaHAKI Centre for Street Kids in rural Africa. In
Kiswahili, TunaHAKI means: “We Have a Right,” and the
founder of the Centre, David Ryatula, has committed his
life to instilling in these special children, a sense of worth
and purpose in their own lives. How has he raised the
spirits of these orphans from such lowly backgrounds?
With acrobatics! At TunaHAKI, the children are trained to
be acrobats and the performing troop they’ve formed
shares all the cooperation and deep compassion of a true
family. A family that does back flips, that is!

When Scott Fifer volunteered at the TunaHAKI Centre,
he knew he had met a group of children as unique as one
could find anywhere on earth. And the bond he formed with
them was unbroken by his return to the US.  Moved by his
time spent with these remarkable acrobats, Scott decided
they had a right to so much more, and his own career and responsibilities would have to wait.

Working around the clock, Scott is trying to bring the
children to the U.S. for several weeks in order to study with professional acrobats, in particular Cirque du Soleil.  The
press and exposure the kids will receive, Scott hopes will
generate enough fundraising to secure the children of
TunaHAKI a permanent home, with running water, and a
theatre so people can come to watch them perform.  And
perhaps most importantly, it will prove to these incredible
kids, that they do have a right to a life of promise and hope.