In loving memory of Bi Petronilla.
Founded by Stergomena Lawrence Tax and Agapinus Lawrence Tax in honour of their mother — a lifelong educator and nurturer.
- Before 2007
A lifetime of nurture
Bi Petronilla — a lifelong educator — raises her family and generations of students in Tanzania. Her children Stergomena and Agapinus Lawrence Tax watch dignity in action every day.
- 2007
Recognising the need
As Petronilla ages, her children see how few options exist for elders in Tanzania who deserve care with dignity — not institutional, not lonely, but warm and rooted in community.
- 2016
In loving memory
Bi Petronilla passes away. Her memory becomes the seed of a promise: to build the place she deserved, and that every senior in Tanzania deserves.
- Today
Boma la Upendo
The Petra Elderly Centre in Kerege — a home of love under development. Phase One construction is 24.5% complete, with an estimated TZS 3.6B+ still needed to build the future of dignified ageing.