Right on time for Christmas and coinciding with the beginning of the new school year, 73 nursery school and school children received new nursery and school uniforms. In Kenya, the new school year begins in January. All of the children also received shoes – for some of them, they were the first pair of shoes […]
Participation-A Matter of Honour On 5 December, 120 pupils at the Schönborn school in Karlsdorf-Neuthard crafted for up to 8 hours for our children in Kenya. A pleasantly large sum could be collected and this delighted us and of course the children in Mbale immensely. This is because – with the agreement of the Schönborn […]
The first children to graduate at “Lwangale Nyota Early Childhood Development Center”, celebrated their graduation az the 23 rd November 2012. A total of 13 children aged between 6 and 7 years qualified to join class one in various primary schools in the area. They have been attending the classes since June 2010. The […]
On 1 October 2012, Johanna began her work experience placement at “hope” in our project area in Mbale. She is therefore our first intern! After passing her final secondary school exams, Johanna wished to broaden her own personal horizon; therefore she decided to pursue a meaningful and practical activity, and applied to “hope” for a […]
For her visit this year, Gabi Lingenfelser-Lutz, our deputy chairperson, collaborated with Recky Awino Kyalo (our on-location coordinator) to organise the now 3rd “medical camp” in Mbale (Kenya). At these camps, people from around the region are given the opportunity to undergo a medical examination and receive treatment. This time around, 375 (!) people came […]
The rooms in our nursery school, which have been put at our disposal by the pastor, received a much needed coat of interior paint this summer. However, for financial reasons, only the two interior rooms were painted with a fresh coat of paint. In addition to this, “hope” has paid for shelves, on which the […]
