Blog
A Week In Ndhiwa
We continue to follow the adventure of our 2022 Mount Kenya climbers as they travel over to Ndhiwa! This blog provides an excellent example of how a week can be spent in Ndhiwa – staying at Karibuni Eco-Cottages, learning about Twende Pamoja’s projects and meeting the friendly staff, peer mentors and children in our partner schools. It also highlights all the fun that can be had exploring Homa Bay including tourist resorts, boat trips and bonfire parties! If reading our blog sparks your interest in visiting Karibuni (which it almost certainly will) then please get in touch with us and…
Read moreUK Fundraising A-Z
Do you need ideas on creative ways to fundraise for Team Kenya in the UK? Take a look at our A-Z list of exciting and engaging fundraisers below and pick which one sounds the most appealing to you. Our list includes both tried-and-tested fundraising favourites, as well as new ideas for success. Get a group together and start planning, fundraising, and most importantly – HAVE FUN! A Art competition – Run an arty competition for pupils to create artwork based around Team Kenya and the work that we do. You could even hold an exhibition! B Bake Sales – A…
Read moreMount Kenya Climb 2022
In September 2022, eight of our bravest volunteers took on the challenge of climbing 4630m to the Lenana Peak of Mount Kenya to raise money for Team Kenya. The group comprised of a mixture of Newcastle and Northumbria University alumni who had all volunteered with us throughout their time at University. The blog below was written by one of our climbers, Ellie, as a reflection on the group’s time on the mountain. This blog tells of the inevitable highs and lows faced when taking on such a climb, and how group spirit and team work was what ultimately carried them…
Read moreImpact report 2021
Your support means we are able to deliver vital programmes in Ndhiwa. You can find out more about these programmes in our 2021 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 A British and Foreign School Society funded project to create a library in Ndhiwa was completed in March 2021, benefitting children from 16 partner schools through access to reading materials, Reading for Empowerment activities and even tuition during the very long period of school closure. By the end of the…
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 more