Fire and Vandalism at Love School senior
The night of fire The Love School senior in the Kawangware slum in Nairobi, Kenya, is one of nyendo's oldest partner schools. It was founded in 2003 by Veronicah Nduku to help children infected with HIV. In October [...]
Movement of Life
How we should fight hunger and food dependency in the world The fact that many people in developing countries suffer from hunger is nothing new. The pandemic has exacerbated this situation. The Movement of Life [...]
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 [...]
Building a Covered Sewage
The Challenge Skyllife School is located in Kawangware-Slum, which is the 2nd biggest slum in Kenya. Due to poor drainage-and sewer system in the slum and high population rate, most of the sewage is just disposed openly and anyhow. This [...]
Electricity for Evemon Education Centre
The school's principal, Evelnye Omuse, writes: "The installation of electricity at our school has brought great benefits to both teachers and students: In the lighted classrooms, learners can now read what is written on the board without difficulty and [...]
Change means: from petitioner to entrepreneur!
Change means: From petitioner to entrepreneur! Interim report from Nairobi, August 2020 Dear Nyendo Community, the tsunami of global change hit us hard with the lockdown in mid-March and "washed me and my daughter and grandchild" to [...]
Solar Learning and Design Thinking in Nairobi
Solar Learning and Design Thinking in Nairobi We at solar learning e.V. are happy to develop a product around solar energy for the people in Nairobi together with "Nyendo globales Lernen". Since April 2020 we have been meeting [...]
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 [...]
From caterpillar to butterfly
From caterpillar to butterfly Inuka Sasa 2.0 – sustainable change for our partner schools in Kenya Once set in motion, change can no longer be stopped In nature, change is something that happens all by itself: A [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]