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 …
Afrikafest in Ingolstadt – Thank you!
Finally an african feeling again in the pedestrian zone of Ingolstadt and around the Paradeplatz. The Afrikafest in Ingolstadt took place again on the first weekend in July after a break of two years. Hand in Hand for Kenya was represented with a bazaar and tombola stand and after a somewhat long morning with only …
Veronika Berndl on books, sustainability, and education
Habari yako kutoka kenya!! (Hello from beautiful Kenya!) My name is Veronika Berndl, I’m 24 years old and I live in Edling. I would describe myself as an absolute fire brigade fan and spend almost all my free time there. I am also the local chairman of the Junge Union Edling and active in the …
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Visitors from Kenya
For the first time in the past two years we were able to welcome two of our Kenyan MCC staff members in Germany: Joseph, our long-time social worker and medical officer of the MCC and Victoria, our new internship leader at the Academy of Maisha Mazuri. The primary goal for the two of them was …
Charity run in Ingolstadt-Friedrichshofen
We would like to thank the primary and secondary school Ingolstadt-Friedrichshofen and above all we thank all diligent runners for the successful charity run and the donation of over 2000 euros to our children’s home! How wonderful that the donation could be handed over, so to speak: The mother of our intern Tobias had launched …
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Christmas time – Advent markets – Mulled wine – Gift ideas – Community
This year’s advent season is yet another time shadowed by Corona and the rules in place. It must have been such a delight for the Andechs hikers when the scent of fresh waffles awaited them just at the end of a long hike when the kiosk “Cafe de la Montana” in Kientalstraße opened its windows on …
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Haircut for the Good Cause on 7.12.2021
In the beginning of December 2021, Struck’s hairdressers in Neufinsing hosted a fundraising event: a haircut for a good cause. Generous donations were made to our project in Kenya – our Maisha Mazuri Children Centre! To support us, some customers donated from home – even without a haircut – and we are very grateful to …
Annual General Meeting on October 16, 2021
Annual General Meeting on October 16, 2021 Every other year we hold a general meeting of our association. As the meeting had to be cancelled in 2020 due to the Corona pandemic, we are pleased that we could hold the meeting on October 16th. About 30 members met at Hart Castle (close to Edling) around …
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We love running! “One more round” – literally!
“Kilometers for Kenya” is a fundraising event that we started last year and decided to run again this year. Countless people – children and adults – ran or cycling for those kilometres. Coincidentally, all first 3 prizes – a volleyball, a football, and a backpack – went to students of the Thomas-Mann-Gymnasium in Munich, Germany. …
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Facebook and now Instagram – check it out
Dear friends and members of Hand in Hand for Kenya. We have used the lockdown to dedicate ourselves to the important topic of “social media” and are now also represented there: Follow us on Instagram @handinhand4kenya and on our Facebook page @MaishaMazuriChildrenCentre and tell your acquaintances, relatives and all friends about our association and our …
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