Visiting our neighbors, the Massai
Visiting our neighbors, the Massai On September 1, 2020 By the time it was finally my turn to introduce myself, it was already 14.30 o‘clock. Our introduction to the Masai community on the south side of the [...]
Irmgard’s visit to Nairobits at the Mukuru Kwa Reuben Center
Irmgard's visit to Nairobits at the Mukuru Kwa Reuben Center Nairobits is a non-profit organization that brings education to the underprivileged youth in the slum who have completed their schooling. With this local initiative Nyendo wants to take [...]
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 [...]
Nyendo students visiting the slum
Nyendo students visiting the slum After working for two years in the student company Jamii at the Freie Waldorfschule Evinghausen, Tom Silas Piecha undertook a project trip to Kenya with five other Nyendo students from Prien am Chiemsee. [...]
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 [...]
For our teachers in Kenya
What problem did we face? Around 160 teachers work in our 12 network schools in the unplanned settlements of Nairobi. The monthly salary of a teacher in Kenya ranges from €40 (young teacher) to €60 (headmaster). For the vacation months [...]
Report – Nyendo office Nairobi
Due to the fact that the office space provided by Simiyu was not renovated and furnished, Tonny was most of the time "on the road" at the schools or in the community. His work could be much more effective, [...]
Pilotprojekt „Mobile/ Landless Farming“
Start of the project Thanks to the nyendo student company Prien, Tonny Karori from the Nyendo Office Nairobi and my companion received 400.-€ in May this year to start a pilot project. Our project is about portable containers of any [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Construction of Appartements for Teachers of the Kangemi Youth School
Construction of Appartements for Teachers of the Kangemi Youth School Our project in construction of appartements for teachers at the Kangemi Youth School in the slum of Nairobi has made a huge step in the [...]
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 [...]
Sanitation for Bethel Community Development Centre
A clean and healthy learning environment is an important aspect in allowing students to focus their full attention on their lessons. Many factors play a role here, not least the condition of the sanitary facilities. At the Bethel Community Development [...]
Drinking Water Connection for the Five Star Academy
Drinking water supply – a fundamental problem in the slums Only 59% of all Kenyans have access to clean water. The situation is particularly striking in the slums and in our slum schools. Getting fresh drinking water is often a [...]
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, [...]
Sweet Angels Selfhelp School building a bridge
During the Easter vacations 2019 the wooden bridge of the Sweet Angels School disappeared. It was supposed to provide a safe way to school for the children in that area, but overnight it was stolen and probably used [...]