On 3rd December 2024, 30 kids from our nyendo Partnerschools in Kangemi Slum had an exciting day out of town and away from their everyday life. Jerusa, our nyendo project coordinator, walked them over to Kitengela Glass and back [...]
Since 2011, around 1000 young girls have been saved here from early marriage and genital mutilation. All of them have graduated from school and many of them have been able to reintegrate into their families. An enormous change in [...]
Elias from Rosenheim about the business coaching of his student company on October 8, 2024 Our student company Upendo Tamu recently had the opportunity to participate in a business coaching session. The coaching took place at the Waldorf [...]
Climate change is affecting Kenya too. The rainy seasons are no longer as regular as they used to be and when it does rain, it is often particularly heavy. There are usually long periods of drought in between. As [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
My name is Linda Anandah, and I am currently pursuing my MScs in Social Protection here in Germany. I am excited to share with you the story of how I embarked on an internship journey with Nyendo. It all began [...]
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 [...]
Advent market in Prien At the Advent market of our school on November 24, 2023, we from nyendo Prien sold various items in a separate room. These included popcorn, samosas, a Kenyan rice dish and jewelry, bags, CDs [...]
Our long-standing advisory board member Esin Bozyazi came to Kenya and Uganda from 19 to 29 November. She wanted to get a personal impression of our nyendo collaboration with our partners in Nairobi and wrote [...]
