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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
…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 …
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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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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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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