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London Event 5 July
Team Kenya invites you to join us for an in person networking event where we will be sharing inspiring stories from Ndhiwa and amplifying the voices of the community, who are transforming lives though our collaboration with Twende Pamoja and the generosity of our donors. Date: Tuesday 5 July 2022 Time: 18:15 – 19:45 Venue: Macquarie, London EC2Y 9HD What to expect… • 18:15 Drinks reception • 18:30 – Main event starts. Hear from Leela Shanti, CEO of Team Kenya, members of Team Kenya’s supporters and a few guest appearances from Kenya too! • 19:00 – Networking • 19:45 –…
Read moreRun for Girls in Kenya
Will you pull on your running shoes to support vulnerable girls in some of the most remote parts of Kenya? When you run to fundraise for Team Kenya you will be educating a girl, empowering women and transforming communities! We have EIGHT places for the Great North Run on 11 September 2022 up for grabs! #GNR22 Are you up for the challenge of running the world’s largest half marathon? Starting in Newcastle Upon Tyne, you’ll run over the iconic Tyne Bridge, and cross the finish line in the picturesque coastal town of South Shields. For seasoned runners this is one…
Read moreChild Protection in Ndhiwa
Hi everyone, my name is Meg and I have been in Ndhiwa, working with the team on some exciting projects for the past couple of months. Twende Pamoja have recently delivered a highly successful Child Protection campaign, the aim of which is to address school related gender based violence. This project attracted funding from the Evan Cornish Foundation, due to the shocking discoveries made back in 2017 by Comic Relief. The 2017 research indicated that over 60% of girls had suffered gender based violence within their schools. Sadly, many of the instances of abuse were perpetrated by those in…
Read moreImpact report 2020
Your support means we are able to deliver vital programmes in Ndhiwa. You can find out more about these programmes in our 2020 Impact Report. We hope you enjoy reading about how your donations have helped achieve some amazing things for the women and girls of Ndhiwa. Impact report highlights 480 of the most vulnerable girls were given access to safe spaces, counselling and home visits from a social worker to enhance their personal safety and wellbeing. 450 families of the vulnerable women and girls received public health education awareness on COVID-19 to protect them from infection. 700 pupils continued…
Read moreImpact report 2019
Your support means we are able to deliver vital programmes in Ndhiwa. You can find out more about these programmes in our 2019 Impact Report. We hope you enjoy reading about how your donations have helped achieve some amazing things for the women and girls of Ndhiwa. Impact report highlights We increased the number of partner schools in Ndhiwa from 8 to 15 840 very vulnerable girls were supported to stay in school 331 girls from 13 primary schools graduated to secondary school 22 girls were supported with high school scholarships 8 girls were supported with university scholarships 10 former…
Read moreDrawing Inspiration from our Impact and Activities in 2021
At Team Kenya we know the importance of reflecting on the journey so far. Moments of reflection are important as they offer an opportunity to acknowledge where we are, to learn from what we have done, to reconnect and realign with our vision, mission and values and, most importantly, to celebrate the big and small achievements along the way. We also know that looking back often provides much needed inspiration for the year ahead. We want to share some of these key moments with you! Despite the challenges faced, our impact continues to be positive for the lives and communities…
Read moreTeam Kenya Appoints New CEO
Team Kenya has appointed Leela Shanti as its new Chief Executive Officer. Leela brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience in international development; particularly in education, enterprise, and community-led change. She was formerly in a senior leadership role with Action Through Enterprise, where she was instrumental in its organisational growth and development in improving lives in rural communities in Ghana. She is a champion of small international development charities and a Working Group Member of the SIDCN network to amplify the voices of ‘smalls’ and the communities they serve. At Team Kenya, Leela will lead the UK staff…
Read moreMcKesson Paddington Bear’s Office Olympics at Paddington
In October 2021, the Paddington Bears committee organised a charity fundraiser for London based colleagues to meet, re-connect and fundraise. It was held on a lovely sunny Wednesday afternoon. The ‘Office Olympic’ stadium was situated on our neighbour’s rooftop terrace where we could enjoy great views of London city. There were 6 Olympic Events. These included ‘archery’ (shooting elastic bands at figurines), ‘golf’ (long put challenge), ‘ping pong’ (beer pong with water), paper aeroplane javelin and ‘Guess the Flag’. The Olympians split into 5 teams and the competition began! It was a great effort from all teams but there can…
Read moreThank You For Giving The Gift Of Education And Safety This Festive Season!
We are absolutely thrilled to share that Team Kenya’s Big Give Christmas Challenge was a huge success!! We set out to raise £6800 to be invested in the safety and education of vulnerable girls and thanks to the generosity shown by our incredible supporters and matched-funders we raised over £7000, including Gift Aid donations! What will this investment in girls help us achieve? Girls living in Homa Bay County, Kenya are amongst the most vulnerable and disempowered worldwide. Funds raised will help to ensure that girls facing disproportionate inequalities, including multi-dimensional poverty, remain in school to access their right to…
Read moreAre you Team Kenya’s next CEO?
Team Kenya is at an exciting and crucial point in the growth and development of the charity as we re-evaluate our strategic plan and relationship with Twende Pamoja. Having extended our current strategic plan during the global pandemic, we are now looking towards the future, with a specific focus on how digital technology can support the transformation we want to happen in the UK and Kenya. We want to critically reflect on our impact to date and use reliable impact data, community-based participatory research and best practice in international development to develop a truly transformational strategy with Twende Pamoja. To…
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