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How Nyendo works
Institute
Learning social responsibility – acting entrepreneurially and sustainably
Why we exist
Room for action with an impact beyond the classroom
Social responsibility, learning outside school and action-based education are key approaches to supporting students not only cognitively but holistically. Many young people today want to actively make a difference – just think of Fridays for Future.
In a globalised world, economic thinking and action are just as important as sustainable commitment. What is needed are young people who combine social impulses with entrepreneurial action – true social entrepreneurs.
Student companies show how schools can take on responsibility. But how do you create real room for action with an impact beyond the classroom?
This is where nyendo comes in – with practical formats that strengthen social, economic and sustainability skills.
The Nyendo Institute
Our services for schools in Germany and Austria
Support for student companies
- Support in setting up the student company
- Provision of materials and guidance for planning and implementation
- On-site business coaching for targeted preparation and implementation of the student projects
- Provision of marketing materials
- Advice and training for teachers acting as coaches for the student company
- Expert advice and exchange on specific topics for the student company
Communication and exchange with student companies in Germany and Austria
- Regular exchange of experience between students in Germany and Austria
- Monthly online video conferences for the managing directors of the student companies and their coaches, organised by the Nyendo Institute
- Annual retreats for all members of the student companies and their coaches
- Annual invitation of Kenyan head teachers or staff to Europe for exchange with the network schools
Contact and communication with the partner schools in Nairobi
- Communication with the partner schools in Nairobi via online platforms
- Building personal relationships with the partner school to promote sustainable planning by the student companies
- Regular assessment of the current needs of the slum schools by nyendo
- Preparation of project proposals by the respective schools based on these needs
- Review of the project proposals by nyendo and forwarding of the requests to student companies in Germany and Austria
- Nyendo takes care of the project management, implementation and documentation of projects in Kenya and keeps the students regularly informed about their progress
- Documentation and presentation of the completed projects by the Nyendo team in Kenya
- Opportunity to take part in project trips to Kenya after two years of involvement