How we experienced the lockdown
How we experienced the lockdown A summary of interviews with teachers from our partner schools in Nairobi about the impact of the Corona-Pandemic What were the biggest challenges for you as [...]
The situation at our partner schools
The situation at our partner schools It is with great relief that the Kenyan President ended the current and second lockdown as planned on 10 May. The situation has put a lot of strain on [...]
After the lockdown – First impressions from Kangemi in January 2021
After the lockdown - First impressions from Kangemi in January 2021 New to the Nyendo Team Nairobi is our staff member Ndanu Brown. She is re-establishing our office at Kangemi Youth School (KYS) and will [...]
What happened to our “Corona Special”?
What happened to our "Corona Special"? Our Nyendo student companies were not idle even during the Corona lockdown, and promoted the "Corona Special" in their environment. As a result, a total of €10,279 has been raised in the [...]
Nyendo-Report Nairobi – September 2020
Nyendo-Report Nairobi - September 2020 Covid-19 pandemic – consequences for most schools As the world is now adapting to new changes brought up by the covid-19 pandemic, most developing countries are struggling to keep pace with these [...]
Online-meeting on 5 April 2020
Online-meeting on 5 April 2020 On 5 April 2020 an online meeting between the Nyendo team in Germany and the Headmasters took place in Nairobi. The valuable contributions of nyendo to the self-help schools for children in the [...]
December 2019 – January 2020: Project visit Kenya
On the picture: Irmgard W. and Peter Halloway in Sekem 1 December 2019 - January 2020: Project visit Kenya “It always seems impossible until it’s done” Nelson Mandela Dear friends, On the outbound flight with a [...]
Green oasis in the slum – the school garden of the Five Star School
Green oasis in the slum - the school garden of the Five Star School The example of the school garden at the Five Star School shows how well the schools in the slum understand how to integrate important [...]
Global responsibility through social entrepreneurship
Global responsibility through social entrepreneurship Rise now & connect - with this motto a conference on social entrepreneurship will take place in Nairobi from 13-17 April 2020. The worldwide network Social Initiative Forum (SIF) has accepted the invitation [...]
Community based Initiatives for Education, Finance and Agriculture (CIFEFA) 2019
Community based Initiatives for Education, Finance and Agriculture (CIFEFA) 2019 Thanks to donations, especially from our nyendo-studentcompanies, and the dedicated commitment of many people, we were able to accomplish a lot of great things for the schools and [...]
Upcoming Projects of our Partner Schools
Upcoming Projects of our Partner Schools In accord with our core group our partner schools asked for support regarding the following projects: Teachers' salaries Some of the 164 teachers in our 13 partner schools in Nairobi [...]
A floor for the Sweet Angels School
The challenge Since 2005, students at Sweet Angels Self Help School have been learning on the natural clay floor located on a muddy foundation. Such floors are very moist, and water cannot quickly soak away. Therefore, they are usually soft, [...]