… to our graduates from the Maisha Mazuri partner program: Margaret – she was employed in the food production department at Viet Gardens Resort after completing her 2nd grade training. She had previously completed an internship there and proved to be a valuable employee. Margaret has returned to the Skills Center to complete her certification …
Summary 76th meeting of the active members May 2025
The 76th meeting of the active members of Hand in Hand for Kenya e.V. took place on May 1, 2025 in Gaimersheim near Ingolstadt – and we had visitors from Kenya! The deputy principal of the Academy of Maisha Mazuri (AMM), Ariette, and Joseph, project manager and social worker at MCC, were in Germany …
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March 2025 – Open day for curious, beaming kids at the Academy of Maisha Mazuri Secondary School
In mid-March, more than 400 interested students, parents and teachers from the surrounding area streamed through the open doors of the Academy of Maisha Mazuri Secondary School – a complete success! The visitors participated in a varied and colorful program, which was superbly organized by our dedicated team of students and teachers. Among the highlights …
The Big Picture
Maisha Mazuri has grown quite a bit in recent years, as can be seen from this overview. The environment around Maisha Mazuri also benefits from this and is developing in parallel. Only the second part of the boarding school and the outdoor kitchen with an open space for meals and other gatherings. Now, the existing …
Our Volunteers are back
After a one-year break, everything is slowly getting back to normal. School is back for everyone, soccer tournaments can be played again and the volunteers from Germany are also back. They play with the little ones, help with the homework, talk to the older ones, support in the kitchen, in the kindergarten or on the …
Sustainability at MCC
Electricity from the socket and light at the push of a button – this is how things have been working at the Academy of Maisha Masuri since December 2019, thanks to the support of the Schmitz Foundations. A photovoltaic system supplies the classrooms, including the computer room and kitchen/utility room, with electricity, as well as …
Photos say more than a thousand words…
…What does a video do then? With pleasure we can present our MCC video. A project that could be realized with the help of Markus Beham a “Multi Media Art” student from Amerang in the district of Rosenheim and his start-up “Receed Production”. The video is meant to introduce the MCC and to give a …
Back to school at the Academy of Maisha Mazuri
After schools have been closed for the most part in 2020 it is quite an event that students can now return to our Academy of Maisha Mazuri. The ones among them who were going to have their final exams in 2020 were already allowed back to school in October 2020. Despite the euphoria among children …
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The first two boarding school buildings are being built
Our home for the secondary-students has finally reached the next step: Thanks to the support of Sternstunden e.V. and Rotary München Hofgarten we are expecting constructions of the dormitories for girls and boys including bathrooms and toilets to be finished by the end of Easter Holidays. The following big progress will be the building of …
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The end of a taboo subject – open talks for women
It is the aim of the Kenyan association Wezesha Binti Foundationto talk openly about subjects and matters addressing menstruation-problems for women. Until today, many girls and women in Kenya stay at home during their menstruation for a lack of pads, because of discomfort, shame, or superstition. They miss out on school or work for several …
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