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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Gratulations
… 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 …
