{"id":9643,"date":"2026-11-10T11:23:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T10:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nyendo-lernen.de\/?p=9643"},"modified":"2026-11-10T11:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T10:23:26","slug":"a-protective-wall-for-st-christopher-fischer-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyendo-lernen.de\/en\/2026\/11\/10\/a-protective-wall-for-st-christopher-fischer-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"A Protective Wall for St. Christopher Fischer Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some walls have to fall, others have to be built.<\/h2><\/div>

The Academy\u2019s school grounds, which cover around 900 square metres, were until recently only makeshift fenced in with sheet metal panels. Apart from marking a visual boundary, they offered no protection at all, especially as the panels fell over in the wind. This gave both animals and thieves easy access. In bad weather, \u201cguards\u201d even had to be posted.<\/p>\n

All this made teaching more difficult. When our volunteer Brigitte Lindenhofer visited the school in November 2025, she was confronted with this situation. She then initiated the \u201cSecurity Wall\u201d project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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School playground with the sheet metal fence in the background<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The sheet metal fence from outside \u2013 a cow waiting for access to the school garden<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Starting the project and financial planning<\/h2><\/div>

After much discussion, the decision was made to build a solid stone wall around the entire plot, as only this would provide sufficient security.<\/p>\n

Our well-connected team member Jerusa Muthoni offered to lead the project.<\/p>\n

She put together a small team of an engineer and several craftsmen and got started at a rapid pace. A first cost estimate was rejected; a second came to a lower figure of 10,000 euros for materials and labour.<\/p>\n

Jasmine pulled out all the stops to meet this challenge: at that point, the school\u2019s donation account still held 3,200 euros. Over the following months, almost 1,700 euros more came in from private donors and a foundation. The largest share, however \u2013 5,250 euros \u2013 was contributed by our Nyendo schools in Prien and Rosenheim.<\/p>\n

What an achievement!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Ordering materials \u2013 with challenges<\/h2><\/div>

With this budget, Jerusa was able to get going and order the materials. However, she had to take a few obstacles into account:<\/p>\n

As fuel prices were rising daily in Kenya too, high transport costs could be saved by placing one large order. But there was no storage space for such quantities of material.<\/p>\n

And then there was the ongoing school routine, which was to be disrupted as little as possible during the construction work. A challenging project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The sand has been delivered \u2013 head teacher Veronica in the background<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The foundation stones take up a lot of space<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>