the Making More Health Venture4Change program is an essential “ puzzle piece” contributing to our MMH centers and the system change in underserved communities in Kenya.
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Health equity in informal settlements in Nairobi? A young woman shares about the gaps in healthcare and her way to become a nurse
Irene, a young women has grown up in Mukuru Slums, in Nairobi: A large area with hundreds of thousands of people living at and below the poverty line. Waste, informal settlements, illiteracy, teenage mothers and bad water conditions are just a few challenges… health equity is not existing. I have known Irene during a visit…
Raising a SMART generation!
We are in the middle of a dedicated youth week in August 2023. A week for underserved children and teenagers in Kenya. Besides regular activities in CHW’s parents and youth center, health and mentoring lesson and many other activities with young people during the whole year, this week is a very particular one…
Planting trees with our young students at the Making More Health school in Kenya
29 May 2023 “On Monday our Gaaspp Team, together with some school students, has planted trees and flowers in the MMH school compound. We have planted indigenous trees to provide shade, protection of wind and as resting place for pupils, for beautification, and for soil erosion protection,” informs Chrisantus, our local NGO partner from GAASPP….
Our MMH school is growing
Three years back we have constructed new school buildings for 700 children living in poor families around Webuye. They had visited a semi governmental school with very poor and also dangerous classrooms. No windows, no doors, bad or no boards and too less desks and chairs. Rain has been a huge challenge – because of…
Digital knowledge means enabling people to empower themselves! Thanks for a great feedback!
Engagement for vulnerable communities can be done in many different ways. Besides activities and projects in health and hygiene, infrastructure set up and income generation as well as education there is one very important area which often is neglected: digital expertise just because when hunger, poverty and other basics are so obvious, it does not…
When 700 people run an unforgettable day for you…
Today, I visited our school in Webuye, Western Kenya. Nearly two years have passed since I had been here and we had decided to abolish the old, dangerous and extremely poor school building and to build a school that allows a real teaching – with teachers rooms, toilets and classrooms where two classes can be…
Where little money makes a big difference
When people are poor many things are not accessible. We often think of lack of food and clothes, missing hygiene and basic household items. But poverty means also denying access to education. Especially for children this is decisive on how life will develop. Children with albinism in Africa are often among the poorest communities. Paying…
When students learn from people living close to the poverty line – field visits during our Venture4change program in Kenya
Developing social entrepreneurial ideas for food safety and food security – this is the task in this year‘s Making More Health Venture4change program for students in Western Kenya. On Friday last week 50 students from three universities (Eldoret university, Moi university and Kibabii university) – after first theoretical sessions- learned directly from the ground while…
Our MMH school is growing
On 18 May 2021 the second building phase of the Making More Health school St. Paul’s Kibisi has started. This phase will include the construction of more classrooms and teachers’ room. In the first phase three classrooms and hygiene facilities had been set up. A huge tent in addition helped the students in the rainy…
Co-creating with local changemakers – more hygiene for the slums in Nairobi
Together, we can make more health happen – also in the slums in Nairobi. Students from Nairobi took part in one of our six month competitions a few months ago. In the meantime they have founded their own social organization (Uhai365) and do educational work on hygiene in schools in the slums. Then we brought…
Students should not sit in the mud … huge impact with small solutions!
Waaau! The school tent is ready. The pupils are happy and even for the school headteacher it is a big step forward. “What a great idea and salvation done to this needy pupils in this school! At least we can now teach in a classroom even though not permanent, but we are now covered with…
Go Kenya, go future! 