Reports from Volunteers

Hello everyone, this is Paul and Paul J. Our first month at the Maisha Mazuri Children Centre is coming to an end and time is already flying by. We want to use this opportunity to give you an insight into our life as volunteers and report on the latest developments in the project. Every year …

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Another month has passed so quickly. It is December, and our time at the MCC is slowly coming to an end. That’s why we want to share everything we’ve experienced over the past few weeks. As planned, we built a goal wall with the children. Already when cutting the boards and marking the first holes, …

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A warm ‘Hi’ from Kenya! Half of our stay is already over, and filled with countless experiences, emotions, and impressions, we are now reporting on our first month at the MCC. We are Paulina & Vanessa, two volunteers who will spend their time in the project from October to December. Our stay began with the …

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Juni – August 2025 Hello from Kenya! For our volunteer team, Mykolas, Anton, and Anna. Our time in Kenya is coming to an end and with heavy hearts we must say goodbye to the MCC and all the beloved people there after two months. Therefore, we want to summarize our time here in this report …

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We cannot believe that this is our last report and the end of our stay at the MCC. Time passed by so fast!! We had an amazing time with lots of new experiences and nice moments together. Now when we know everyone and everything and feel comfortable with our daily life, it’s time to say …

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New year, new volunteers! We arrived at the Maisha Mazuri Children Centre in the evening of the 7th of January and were warmly welcomed by all the kids. But our start in Kenya was unfortunately not the best… first our flight was cancelled, we were rebooked on new flights with two layovers and different arrival …

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After a long preparation phase in Germany, the time in the MCC began for the three of us in November. The arrival was equally warm and we were immediately accepted into the MCC family. The kitchen, the goat barn, the rabbit hutches and Emma’s vegetable garden were shown and explained to us on the day …

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“We only realize what it is and what it was when we have to say goodbye.”   Our three-month stay here at the MCC is coming to an end. It’s crazy… how quickly time flies. September started with a two-day workshop at the Secondary School, which we were also able to attend. The classes ‘Form …

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August is over and so school starts again after four weeks of vacation. “One man’s sorrow is another man’s joy.” We are very grateful that we were able to experience the holidays during our stay, as the relationship with the children has become much more intense due to the many hours spent together and we …

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Four weeks have passed and so a third of our stay here at the Maisha Mazuri Children Centre is already over. Unbelievable how fast time flies. We are Antonia and Rebekka from Germany and have the honor of volunteering here in Kenya from July to September. We are 19 and 20 years old and together …

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