In early March, Kenya was hit by harsh weather, the heavy rainfall and severe flooding affected around half the country, including Nairobi. This presented a challenge for our team at the Secondary School (Academy of Maisha Mazuri – AMM) in organising the 2026 Prize Giving Day under these circumstances. A number of hurdles had to …
Happy New Year and good news!
We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy, prosperous, and peaceful New Year and share the good news we have received from Kenya: Six of our MCC children have completed junior secondary school with such good grades that they have gained admission to the most prestigious national schools for senior secondary …
Merry Christmas and best wishes for a peaceful and joyful New Year
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and thank you very much for your interest and support! It is only through your generous donations that we are able to provide the children at the Maisha Mazuri Children Center (MCC) and the Academy of Maisha …
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Academy of Maisha Mazuri Senior Secondary School: A lot has been achieved – but our mission continues
Every time we visit Maisha Mazuri, we not only take away enriching impressions, but above all try to make our contribution by working together with our Kenyan team on site to make improvements. In October 2025, the Academy of Maisha Mazuri Senior Secondary School, located on the MCC campus, was the focus of our stay. …
Outing of the trust, 11th annual general meeting and the 78th active members’ meeting
On the last weekend in September, members of Hand in Hand für Kenia e.V. gathered in Lower Bavaria. In addition to the annual general meeting, the 78th active members’ meeting took place and we celebrated the association’s 20th anniversary and a new board member, Christoph Schaller! We met in beautiful weather at the lovely Gensleiten …
Prize Giving Day 2025
Exciting times at the Academy of Maisha Mazuri Senior Secondary School. A special highlight at the end of term 2 was the Prize Giving Day, which took place in mid-July. For the team around principal Nicholas Lubisia, it was an honor to award those students who have distinguished themselves with good performance, special discipline or …
77th meeting of the trust and summer party
On July 12, 2025, the annual summer party took place in glorious weather in Herrsching near Walks, and before the fun part, the active members sat down together for the 77th club meeting – in the shade and with coffee and cake. Barbara Krohne reported on the latest developments in Kenya, also with regard to …
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The Day of the African Child
The Day of the African Child, celebrated every year on June 16, is a day to celebrate the resilience of children and to reflect on the progress that has been made across Africa in ensuring their rights. The day commemorates a protest on June 16, 1976, when thousands of schoolchildren in South Africa protested against …
Autumn’s spring. An autumn full of spring.
Barbara Hansen’s novel “Autumn’s spring” was literally published just in time for the 20th anniversary of our trust Hand in Hand für Kenia e.V. An Autumn Full of Spring – a wonderful novel that takes the readers into the everyday life of a children’s home in Kenya and the cultural, social and, not least, very …
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Independence through solar power – we need your support
The sun shines generously over Maisha Mazuri – and we are already using its power to provide light, water and clean drinking water. But our goal is even bigger: we want to make the Children Center and the Academy completely independent of the unreliable Kenyan power supply. Power cuts are part of everyday life. Especially …
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