Good coffee sells better! Six members of the "Upendo Tamu" student-run company—students from the 10th grade at the Waldorf School Rosenheim—completed a barista course at "Merchants & Friends" in the Herrmannsdorfer Landwerkstätten. Not only did they have a great [...]
by Hélène Fleury The Waldorf School Rosenheim holds a summer festival every year. For our student company Upendo Tamu, this was once again a great opportunity to take part with stands and activities. For our visitors, there was [...]
Our student companies in Prien and Rosenheim were once again hard at work in the first half of the year. Business instead of chilling The young people sacrifice their free time for this, as the student company meetings naturally [...]
A new perspective on education, living conditions, and global inequalities My name is Simon Unkauf, and I was a member of the student company "Upendo Tamu" for several years. Since 2022, I have been actively involved in [...]
On Friday, February 28, 2026, the student company Upendo Tamu from Rosenheim held a belated Valentine's Day muffin sale during the 10 o'clock break. The day before, all Upendo members had been busy baking muffins and decorating them with [...]
As in previous years, we, the student company Upendo Tamu from Rosenheim, were able to take part in the Nyendo network retreat. Students from grades 9, 10, and 11 joined along with our coaches. After arriving by ferry and [...]
Mutual visits are among the highlights at Nyendo – both in Germany and Kenya. Everyone was looking forward to Walter Orlando's visit. Walter is the headmaster of Bethany Joy School, which has 850 children in the Kangemi slum (Nairobi). From [...]
We kicked off the 2024/25 school year in autumn with three events at once: a flea market, an open house, and an Advent bazaar. Waffles, Kenyan accessories, and coffee created a cheerful atmosphere – a heartfelt thank-you to the Merchant [...]
The Freie Waldorfschule Rosenheim once again held a big summer party with the school community in July! The student company Upendo Tamu had a big stand where waffles were baked, coffee was served, homemade elderberry lemonade and handicrafts from [...]
An exciting cultural exchange between NairoBits and Nyendo students took place in April 2023. The visit was an opportunity for the students to interact, learn from each other's cultures, and explore the impact of digital skills training on empowering young [...]
Successful social entrepreneurs Even though the young people in our student companies lack personal encounters, being active with one another, visits from Kenya and project travelers who report from there due to the pandemic, they do not give [...]
Youth Entrepreneurship Week at the HAK Ybbs From November 16 - 19, 2021, the Youth Entrepreneurship Week (YEW) took place at the Handelsakademie (HAK) Ybbs. The YEW offers space for innovation, for the development of [...]
The nyendo annual celebration 2021 On 29/01/2021 we had an online annual celebration on Discord and Zoom instead of a closed meeting at Chiemsee because of Corona. At the beginning there were a few introductory [...]
A reflection of 2020 from the perspective of the Nyendo Institute Like probably many reviews of 2020, the one of the Nyendo Institute is a mixed one. Our year started with a great retreat on the Fraueninsel at [...]
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 [...]
"What we experienced there will stay with us all our lives." Digging wells, looking after orphans or building schools? What many volunteer programs in Africa do is certainly well-intentioned. But is it also sustainable? We at [...]
Nyendo goes ZOOM At nyendo.lernen there are video conferences not only at corona times. This time, on 27.4.2020, Alexander, Jasmine, Dorit, Stefanie, Susanne and Brigitte talked about the preparation of the ZOOM conference of student companies on 28.4. [...]
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. [...]
