Michael Kakuyu , although his father sold a piece of land, it was not enough for him to go to school. Michael Kakuyu, now 31, fought for his education. Walking an hour to school and back every day was the least of his problems. Without his mentor Jimmy Kilonzi, whom he met almost 15 …
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As always, we tried to fit as much as possible into the limited time available. This of course included the Maasai Market in Nairobi for new souvenirs for our events in Germany and a cheerful pool day with all the children, organised by our volunteers Christine and Robin. During a very extensive visit to the …
In a world where tradition meets modernity and youth are searching for answers, the need for comprehensive sexuality education is more important than ever. Especially in a country like Kenya, where in 2024 an estimated 21% of girls and women between the ages of 15 and 49 will have suffered some form of genital mutilation …
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Wednesday, October 25th: It was a big day for the students of Maisha Mazuri Primary School, as three classes lined up for their ceremonial farewell. The so-called PP2 was released from kindergarten to primary school. According to the new school model, Primary School will now be completed with Class 6 and will be taught in …
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“A dream came true” are the words of home economics teacher Madam Anita at the Academy of Maisha Mazuri as she happily looks around the new school bakery. For three months we renovated and planned, and then immediately put the pedal to the metal with rolls, bread, muffins and chapatis, but the list of baking …
It was time again for a trip to Kenya. And so we (Barbara Krohne and Helen Milkau) set out on March 30th until April 7th back on the already familiar route to Kenya to the Maisha Mazuri Children Centre. We thought we’d bring the rain with us this time, too, but as it turned out, it …
News from the Shamba The temperatures have risen to over 30 degrees since I arrived four weeks ago. It is February 2023 and the last rainy season was much too short. The river near the farm is slowly drying up – but the Shamba is still green! This is partly due to the fact that …
There is good news for the construction of the 2nd wing of the boarding school building, for which around 127,000 euros are needed. For the two other boarding houses, as well as an outdoor kitchen with a large seating /meeting area (equal to an auditorium), Sternstunden e.V. supports us once again, this time with 97,000 …
It is with great shock, disbelief and grief that we have to say goodbye to our colleague Douglas Ndunda Kimeu, who has been by our side since the foundation stone has been set for the Maisha Mazuri Children Center. Kimeu has managed and supplied our large ecological farm with a lot of conviction, passion and …
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 …
