It all began in 2019 when Irmgard Wutte met Magdalena Wanjugu, the director of the NairoBits Trust. NairoBits is a non-profit organization active in Nairobi since 1999 that teaches ambitious young people from underprivileged backgrounds IT, promotes their entrepreneurial [...]
Since April, we’ve had a dynamic duo in our marketing team: Marina from Munich and Roberta, the former managing director of the student company Tealicious from Austria. These two power women meet monthly and work together with one goal: [...]
Irmgard Wutte, Sebastian Portenlänger, Brigitte Lindenhofer Nyendo.lernen offers a comprehensive educational program that promotes both social commitment and entrepreneurial thinking and practice. In the coming school year, we would like to offer our nyendo schools a new workshop [...]
Graduation as a life's dream Our new partner school, the Prosperity Junior Center, is a very special institution. Founded in 2016, it currently offers schooling to 352 orphans and children from difficult backgrounds in Kangemi and the surrounding [...]
Our founder Irmgard met Mr. Simiyu for the first time in 2005 - during a business trip. She was the first white person to visit the unofficial settlement of Kangemi with him. Even then, he opened many doors for [...]
My first time in Africa, my first time in Kenya. I began my trip to the Oseki Retreat with great excitement. My intention was not only to get to know Africa, but also our partner schools in the slums [...]
In April, guests came to nyendo in Kenya. Four visitors from Europe and even India stayed with us, accompanied by two German filmmakers, to thank for some great pictures. The tour took [...]
The school grounds were inadequately secured with simple corrugated iron sheets. Two alternatives were up for discussion. A real wall made of twist blocks (approx. €2,300) or elements made of sturdy metal (approx. €520). Together with the student companies, [...]
The school kitchen at the Evemon Education Center previously consisted of a small, low room. The food for the pupils and teachers was prepared with firewood on three stones on the floor. Before [...]
Since November, our team in Nairobi has been strengthened by our new colleague Brenda Kavili. Brenda is a great support for Maggie and our nyendo office in Nairobi. What’s more: as an architect, she is able to give our [...]
This is what Christoph Fischer, a former Nyendo employee, wrote about the months he spent with us in Kenya in 2015. Christoph had a background as an art teacher at Waldorf schools. When he came to Africa in 2015, [...]
The Sweet Angels Self Help still had funds of around € 1,700 from donations made by the Waldorf School in Frankfurt am Main in 2019, which could not be used due to the coronavirus lockdown. In fall 2023, our [...]
The classrooms and toilet were in a very poor state due to a fire. Our employee Brenda Kavili suggested building three classrooms with the Twist Blocks from Start Somewhere, extending the existing toilet, renovating the leaking roof and leveling [...]
All members of the nyendo.lernen network met on Fraueninsel at the end of January, 2024. 17 young people from the school company "Upendo Tamu" from Rosenheim and 14 young people from the Prien school company [...]
Far away but still very close The nyendo retreat is an important event for everyone during the year. At the end of January, 31 pupils from Rosenheim and Prien and their coaches met on [...]
The schoolyard and the classrooms at the Evemon Education Center were repeatedly flooded during the annual rainy season. Together with our new partner from Start Somewhere Brenda Kavili, the principal Everlyn Kimani and the landlord of the property, we [...]
On the occasion of her 70th birthday, our volunteer Jasmine Reischl asked her guests for donations for nyendo. The donation of €600 was used to support the Evemon Education Center. Due to a lack of school desks, the [...]
The property of the Kangemi Youth Center is located on one side of a river and was only protected by a weak fence or not at all. The school garden is also located in this [...]
