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Malaika has improved the life for some But not everything was rosy in these 10 years. Dear friends and supporters of the Kenyan children in the last 10 years. Many children suffered from traumas. We did our Malaika project! 10 years - that sounds like quite a short best to help them, but sometimes we reached our time. But if you take a closer look, it‘s 120 limits. And still: I think that all our efforts were In 2018 we had an anniversary: months or 4,380 days or about 100,000 hours. worth it! I thank you - in the name of the children! Malaika was 10 years old! There was a lot of commitment from Kenyan staff, Below you can see our protégés cheerfully at You and we - the members of the association and I as the from German members of the association, and from the river. They have visibly recovered well. „local woman in Njoro“ - have created a place in Ken- interns on site. That is already a gigantic time heap, on ya which is a little paradise for our Malaika children. which we look there: How many meals were cooked Kristiane Ewert We have to fight the oppressive poverty, the hopeless- in 10 years, how many clothes were washed? How Malaika e.V. ness of many adults and even more of the children, many shoes were washed, how many tears dried? How 1. Chairman alcoholism and above all the catastrophe HIV/AIDS. many stroking „units“ were given, how often we have The family structures in Kenya - and probably also in It shook us - my son Geert and me - when we trav- laughed, danced, sung, listened, but also fought ...? most countries of the African continent - are no longer elled through Kenya from 2000 onwards - albeit as they used to be. In many cases they are completely with different goals and different visuals. We de- Yes - our Malaika children are given a lot of broken. It is clear to everyone that extreme corruption cided to help, especially the helpless: the children. time by us. And just as flowers bloom when is aggravating the situation. they get water, so the children bloom here.
Life in a slum
Living on the streets
A life on the verge of starvation ...
The development of one of our children
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Photo: dpa Sigmar Gabriel Patron Dear active members of the Malaika-Verein! Spring 2008 While still a teacher, Kristiane and You are celebrating an anniversary this year: „10 years Malaika“! This is a very good occasion to her school in Salzgitter organised After retiring in June 2008, we will go congratulate you and thank you for your great commitment. a fundraising day. Sigmar Gabriel to Kenya to rent a house for the first follows an invitation and discusses orphans. with Kristiane the plans of the Malaika 10 years ago you invited me to a charity event in Salzgitter. After detailed discussions I was im- At the beginning of August 2008, seven Association: An orphanage is to be children will be transferred to us by pressed by your courage to tackle such a project. founded in Kenya. the authorities. A few months later - in spring 2009 - I flew on business to Nairobi, and I took the opportunity to visit your project in Nakuru together with the German ambassador. I could see that you had done a good job in this short time. It was a pleasure to spend a few hours with the children and you. I glad- ly complied with your request to become the patron of the Malaika project. Here we go! In the last 10 years you have achieved a lot: 24 children live with you, For the first time in their lives, children attend school! Minister Sigmar Gabriel with German Ambassador Robert others were saved and go their way. You give them everything they They are sooo proud of their school uniforms! Lindner visit Malaika and plant the first tree. need to become life-affirming and self-confident adults. Your commitment impresses me very much.
For the years to come I wish you all the same energy and inventiveness that you have shown so far. Keep it up!
Your patron
Sigmar Gabriel August 2018
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Our landlord gives us unfounded notice. We find a new domicile only 300 meters away.
But also these owners are not well-disposed to- wards us and want more money after a short time.
Malaika decides that we will buy a piece of land to build our own houses on. Our manager Kago sets out on a search - and he finds something suitable. In a hectic hurry, twenty to twenty-five Kenyan Geert and Emmanuel realize their fundraising tour From the Kenyan border they will be accompanied by construction workers are building three houses! by bike from Cape Town to Kenya. twelve Kenyan cyclists.
The Kenyan Minister for Children‘s Affairs thanks the two cyclists for their commitment at a reception in Nairobi.
Still in autumn we build a cowshed, and the two cows feel reasonably well. Freshly milked milk is supposed to benefit our 16 children. Our cows give their best! Kristiane is the tireless site manager. The move will take place on 01.08.2011. The conditions are still miserable, but we defy the adversities! A biogas plant will be built, which will be fed by the cows‘ manure. With some help from the government we dig a hole for a fishpond. Specialists from the government help us.
After about 10,000 kilometres on their bikes, Geert and Emmanuel reach our Malaika Gate! A big welcome party starts in the Malaika-Home.
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We tirelessly improve our fields We are committed to preventing the to supply us with vegetables. An beating of children and, for the first irrigation system is installed. time, we also look after a young, The Malaika children are highly overburdened mother, whom we take motivated by the craftsmen. They in together with her four children. become farmers themselves and She is alcoholic and already pregnant build a tree house! again.
In 2013 we get an unexpected offer: We can buy The government is putting pressure on half of the land from a neighbour! Kristiane orphanage children to be released to knows that such an opportunity in this relatives if possible! Negotiations with environment will not come again so quickly. relatives are difficult, but we hand over She takes over the financing, because the three children to relatives. association cannot afford it.
Geert, our Kenyan friend Toto and our Malaika Sharifa is allowed to stay member Walti are preparing for a 2nd fundraising with us even after she is 18 tour. Once again it will be a bicycle trip - first through years old, until her school is Germany, then a flight to South Africa and afterwards finished. along the east coast again to the north. After a few months the brave cyclists reach our home in mid- We start the school bag August. Again there is a brilliant party! sponsorships and the first children start a professional or academic education. Sharifa is the first to go to secondary school to get her Abitur; the authorities assign some handicapped children to us - an After ten years our manager enormous challenge. leaves Kago. We owe him a lot. A bit more leisurely than with the development of the first property, The children love him and things are now progressing on the are happy whenever he visits second site. A professional helps us to build an Malaika. underground water tank with a capacity of 36,000 litres on the site. A stray, curious donkey gets to the bottom of the matter and has to be rescued by six men the next morning! According to our experience with water shortage, we install two more large water tanks on the roof of an outbuilding.
After all the years of construction, the boys move into the new house. Only 120 meters separate „our“ children from each other. This means that a good contact remains: common sports, dance training, also common homework, excursions, watching movies and much more!
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Our Team in Kenya
Everything would be nothing at Malaika if we didn‘t have our dedicated employees. Here you can see some of them on the photo. The manager, two social workers, an IT professional, driver and man for everything - as well as six carers, a gardener with assistant and two night watchmen. This is a group that gives its best: flexible, imaginative, enthusiastic and - loving the children! They speak democra- tically until good solutions are found. It can go on like this! 10 Years! Education fund Malaika has launched a new outreach program to focus on the sustainable education of our children. We want to continue providing support and encourage- • Our school cone sponsorship campaign is ment to children who no longer live with us. For this we collect extra donations. very successful; • Caro starts a hotel apprenticeship If we are lucky enough to be able to place children with relatives again, our financial support • Sharifa is graduating from high school! usually ends. Consequence? They lounge on the street, beg or organize mini jobs. Since our fi- • Mary, Steven and Lavine finish the 8th nancial possibilities are limited, we dismiss our children into unemployment. That is a great pity. class; Perhaps you can help us with this dilemma. • Sharleen and John go back to their extended family. You will find more background information and up-to-date information about the education fund on our ! website. We hope that you will succeed in finding people in your circle of friends and relatives who also We celebrate 10 years consider our goal to be meaningful and who can help us financially in the expansion of our offer. Malaika!!10 Years That would be wonderful! www.malaika-projekt.de www.malaika-projekt.de Newsletter Newsletter November 2019 November 2019
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The second eldest of the children‘s Esther, the mother of the next 5 children group is a friendly guy who is interested had big problems with her life. We also in education. His stamina is great. He took her in at Malaika. After an initially also goes to preschool - like his older stable phase, she now had a relapse again. brother - but will start school in class The hope of being able to hand the children 1 at the beginning of 2020 without any over to their mother has vanished. Five problems. Perhaps he will soon be able to girls are now with us, the youngest child - skip a year. He brings ambition with him. a boy - lives with her father.
Mercy Wanjiru – MERCY (02.11.2014) Alexander Kemobi - ALEX (2016) Mercy - the sister of Wamboi, Rahab, This is Alex, one of five children who has Nduta and Mary has attended preschool been massively neglected by her parents. until now, but will move to the first class of When the authorities heard about it, Alex the state primary school at the beginning was immediately taken to a hospital of 2020. where the doctors were able to save his When the older siblings were brought life. At Malaika he blossomed, learned to us, it was not clear where Mercy had to walk and speak, laughs most of the Margaret Wamboi – Wamboi (16.05.2007) been accommodated. We researched, and time and we marvel at the miracle of this Wamboi is the oldest sister of the group fortunately we found them in a baby home rescue. All children and adults love him! specializing in adoptions. She had already Moses Kibiwott – BIWOTT (2015) of 5 children. We have been looking after Rahab Nyambura – Rahab (05.04.2008) He and his twin sister Talia enjoy their these children for more than 3 years. been given a new name there! Fortunately, we were able to bring her to us. Rahab is so proud that together with the sisters Nduta and Wamboi she was able to skip „new life“ at Malaika! He experiments with Wamboi and her sisters Rahab and Nduta a school year in the private school „Prescious“. The headmaster had tested the three everything he can get his hands on. The have together managed to skip a school girls for a good two weeks during the 2018 Christmas holidays. He believed that all three biggest seduction comes from the swing. year in a private school. They - and we - could do it. Now they have successfully completed their first year and are in the upper Meanwhile he attends preschool and is very are very proud of this. quarter of their classes. They are already looking forward to the next school year 2020! proud of his school uniform. He is a bright boy, experimenting with all the materials he finds. He loves life with Malaika! Muthoni and Joseph were left alone by their mother at a gate. The officers brought them to us because they did not want to spend time on research. Christopher Kipkirui - KIRUI (2010) Kirui is the oldest of the 5 children left alone by their parents. We are faced with Finally we found the mother and offered the question of what Kirui must have been her in long conversations ways to become through as the eldest of the children‘s a good mother again. Now, however, she group. Learning in school is difficult for has disappeared again, and the officials him, and we have asked the children‘s Mary (2016) left the children with us. What to do? authority for help. A psychologist tries to Now the fifth sister Mary has also been We take care of her and Muthoni already strengthen him. His way as a probably admitted to Malaika. And the chubby goes to preschool enthusiastically. In the cheeks show that she is well now. Welcome eleven-year-old boy still in the preschool Talia Cherona – TALIA (2015) beginning he missed his mother, but little to Malaika, „Small Mary“! will not be easy. We asked a teacher The probably four-year-old twin sister of by little he thinks less about her. for daily exercises during the holidays. Biwott is a blast! She is a whirlwind and is always on the move. She also attends preschool and does well there. She loves playing with puzzles, which helps her to concentrate. She also likes to play ball games, and with great patience she rolls the balls to her little brother Alex.
Peris Nduta – NDUTA (07.05.2010) Nduta is the sister of Wamboi, Rahab and Mercy. Nduta is the third sister in the bunch who also skipped a class. She enjoys the lessons and the nice teachers. We maintain a lively contact with the headmaster. He also grew up as an orphan and has a big heart for our Malaika children. He fought for the reduction Joseph (2016) Muthoni (2014) Frederick Kipchumba - CHUMBA (2011) Kids of school fees. www.malaika-projekt.de www.malaika-projekt.de Newsletter Newsletter November 2019 November 2019
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Only girls around her - nevertheless she is enthusiastic. However, when students set fire to the fire in summer and the bedrooms and other areas were on fire, her enthusiasm began to waver. Police investigations and strict rules spoiled her mood. The president sent money to rebuild, which softened the atmosphere a little.
Lavine Akumu (05.03.2004) Gladys Warimi – GLADYS (28.06.2009) Together with his big brother Lovett Lavine Gladys is very talented at school. We had studied agriculture at a Polytechnical also chosen her to skip a year, but after the School for one year. When we met her tests she waved off. She was afraid to end Diana Wanjiru (01.06.2001) in August, she wasn‘t so enthusiastic: up in midfield. For her only place 1 or 2 is Diana and her 2 siblings have been living there were only two other boys in the possible. with Malaika for many years. She attended subject. That was understandably secondary school for the last 4 years and unsatisfactory. After an internship in then - depending on her grades - she goes spring 2020, we will certainly have to a kind of vocational school or college. found a more suitable training facility. An uncle of the three children is ready Joyce Murugi (22.02.2005) to take them in in 2020. But he needs Mary and Kangeche‘s sister usually financial support, he said clearly. This is a withdraws. Her passion for thick books typical „case“ where we need the outreach is unbroken. But that can‘t hide the program to continue to provide children fact that she is very lonely. We found with a good education. a psychologist who tried to encourage her. The problem was not really solved. We want to continue working on it.
Sharifa Auma (08.08.1999) Sharifa is getting serious now. We‘ve found a college for her that she thinks is very great: beautiful grounds, friendly teachers and students and above all safety! We Sheila Adhiambo (16.08.2007) start at the beginning of May! Until then With increasing puberty, Sheila withdraws John will pester her! She should be fit from the hustle and bustle of noisy children. on the computer by then. She had always She is very attached to the carers or - when been on the quiet. Now there is no escape they are busy - withdraws and prefers to anymore! stay alone. She misses her siblings very much, all of whom are educated far away from Njoro. The nice carers cheer her up again and again. James Njoroge (14.03.2007) Kelvin Kangeche (15.12.2007) After a repeat lap, James caught himself. Puberty is also coming for the little rascal He now had quite a good report. But he Kangeche. So far mostly kick and cheeky, still longs for the weekend, because there he now suffers from shyness. But the is soccer and swing! He also loves to help times are good: Recently he dances to pop Wangai: Cutting wood, digging up fields, music under the direction of the dance removing leaves from gutters, harvesting teacher Kamau! vegetables! We had to find out: He is gifted! Lovett Omari (28.10.2001) This very mature boy is now according to the Luo tradition a kind of „boss“ in the family. This also means responsibility. In his village he is already allowed to participate Mary Wambui (05.05.2002) in men‘s meetings. If he now finishes After passing the final exams after grade the Polytechnical School with success, 8 she was appointed - like Stephen - to a Kids he has very good prospects for his life. very recognized boarding school in Njoro. Mercy, our whirlwind! www.malaika-projekt.de www.malaika-projekt.de Newsletter Newsletter November 2019 November 2019
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concentrating more on the school‘s needs. He develops more gentle traits and often The internship at Malaika is a completely new life experience that will sits dreamily with a chime on the carpet have a lasting impact on me. One dives very intensively into a foreign cul- of the trainee room. And it sounds pretty good already! ture, which seems to be contradictory in all aspects to our way of life. With all the poverty in this country that I see, for example, with social worker Elijah searching for relatives in slum areas, it is always nice to see how well our children are doing with Malaika. Finally we got a two-year-old girl, who was hardly fed by her mother and therefore had a hunger belly - meanwhile she is fit again with us, blossoms totally and enjoys being Bravine Ng’ang’a (05.08.2007) among all the other children. Children become people! Especially Stephen Githai – Steve (26.05.2002) Bravine‘s friends are amazed! He develops Caroline Wangui – Caro (01.01.2001) To observe the development of the children is super beautiful. Whether The seventeen year old Steve surprisingly a certain authority in the boys‘ house and Actually Caro is no longer „our“ child, because birthday celebrations, visits by tourists, swimming together, choir rehear- got the access to a renowned boys boarding calls his buddies to order! After dinner he she turned 18 at the beginning of the year. That sals or taking care of homework - here I have enough opportunities to get school in Njoro. This always so shy boy is still sits concentrating on his homework. is usually the end for orphans in orphanages. now blossoming. However, he - and we We look after her a little longer, because she to know the children intensively in various situations. - had to admit that his strength in math got the chance to become an OUTREACH-girl at During the internship, a relationship is built up with the children that grows is not enough. His poor performance in Felistas Auma – AUMA (27.10.2010) Malaika. In 2008 she was already prepared in an stronger over time. And that‘s exactly the best thing about an internship. Auma, David‘s younger sister, has been English, which is basically the language of institute for working in the hotel business: She When I, for example, arrive back at Malaika after a two-day safari through instruction, causes him grief. I am sure we with Malaika for many years. She is completed a three-month internship, and now a national park and am greeted, embraced and half knocked over by the will find a solution together. enthusiastic about almost everything, she is studying cooking, baking and everything except school. We will surely find a way that goes with it in a college in Nakuru! children, I notice how much the children appreciate that you spend time for her to master her life as an adult. with them. She loves to cuddle up with her carers! Here at Malaika she feels secure. It is great to see that Malaika gives the children all the prerequisites for a success- Jaffar Asuman – ASU (05.12.2007) Asu is the boy whose feet were put in ful career in their lives and that they are glowing coal by his mother. She still has individually looked after. The children are a trial period. Asu doesn‘t want to go to given a lot of importance for the together- her, rather to his biological father. He is ness of siblings, a constant contact to rela- willing to take him in, but we are not yet tives and a balanced relationship between sure whether he is up to the task. He is Joseph Macharia – José (15.02.2005) destitute, we would have to support him in school and leisure time. José misses the math pro Steven - his everything. Perhaps in a year ... brother! He has always profited a lot from I am happy to have received such valuab- his brother‘s knowledge of mathematics. Now he has to make an effort himself. le impressions from the internship, which Joseph is now the eldest in the boys‘ house, David Odhiambo (27.07.2003) have given me a vision for other cultures and that gives him more responsibility. The He is only 4 months younger than his friend and ways of life. „little ones“ listen to him, and that means Emma, and he also changed to boarding Even if I cannot change the whole culture something! school. But he also doesn‘t miss the dance course during the holidays. The two boys here (which I would like to do with regard are school competitors: Sometimes one to caning), I notice that I can at least com- boy is the best in his class, sometimes the municate my own views and ensure an other! Great! open exchange. Hopefully we will raise a small group of Emmanuel Kisaiga – Emma (07.03.2003) young people here at Malaika who think In the Malaika years, the street boy has differently in some respects and pass this become a very reliable, responsible youth. on to their environment and family later. He is the „biggest“ - or better „longest“ - on the site. He has now moved to the boarding school department in order to And when the children occasionally hum Bernard Saning’o (01.02.2008) concentrate better. our choir songs in front of them, I know Since Saning‘o was able to skip a class that I have already been able to leave so- in a private school, he has become more mething. serious. Our notorious scoundrel is now Kids Sarah‘s internship www.malaika-projekt.de www.malaika-projekt.de Newsletter Newsletter November 2019 November 2019
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Fight the stress! Highlight of the year! However, many children in Kenya do not even know to be celebrated on their birthday. Their families are too poor to buy gifts or sweets.
We celebrate every child once a year and focus our attention on them. All children look forward to it and enjoy it very much! Here you can see some photos from our very active at half past six until shortly before seven! Homework, dance workshop. School is important - especially in cleaning shoes, showering, eating, then to bed. A birthday table is decorated with flowers and colorful ribbons, a country like Kenya. There is cramming, cramming Fortunately, there are weekends and holidays - and candles are lit, a thick cake and cramming! But there are also the „fine arts“: we make the most of them! is waiting to be devoured, the Painting, handicrafts, weaving, acrobatics, theatre jukeboxes are booming, chilled and ... dancing. We try to cultivate these arts, even And luckily there is Kamau: He is the son of our ex- BIRTHDAY ! juice is waiting in the fridge. if it is sometimes difficult. The school manager and his wife, cook at Malaika. He is very ta- masters almost everything: in the lented in HIP-HOP dancing and his dream is to be ac- Then one of the older children opens the party: funny games, morning it starts at half past cepted into a professional dance group. But there‘s speeches, dance performances, poems and singing - and finally half past six, either on also the university: IT, that‘s his other mainstay. If the highlight: the cake! It is cut open and a selected person is foot or the the university doesn‘t cling to him, he returns to Ma- allowed to push the first giant piece into the birthday child‘s school bus laika and trains our three dance groups. If he does, mouth. Then the rest of the cake is distributed to everyone. honks its horn. his younger brother acts as co-trainer. Every oppor- Delicious! Return - depen- tunity is used in the groups to present themselves. Then the juice is distributed and at the end the gift bags are ding on age - at Recently the kids were invited to a big children‘s par- handed over. Since we can only celebrate the birthdays of half past ty. They came back very proud. the children who are in boarding school with them during the f i v e , holidays, we had a huge birthday group this year - and think of Also acrobatics has season again with Malaika, the many carers who also want to be celebrated. As a surprise, and we adults are - if we are honest - also really the bags were hidden in the grounds. That gave a squeak ... Life proud! for a Kenyan child can hardly be more beautiful!
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Bonnke, a religious leader from Germany, is a missionary in Africa. In the run-up to the shows Our favourite photo: Lovett dunked in disgus- his followers distribute donations to orphanages. Helping Days ting cow dung mud! White-Cap students from Egerton At Malaika there are the famous helping days, where our children have to work hard: in the fields, in the kit- The Malaika home is becoming more and more popular with Kenyan do- chen, by the flowers, on the roof, cleaning windows - and like here: cleaning the biogas plant! It stinks, it sme- nors! Especially students from the nearby university EGERTON come in ars, it‘s horrible! But our children did not lose their sense of humour! We have great children, don‘t we? masses. At first after the greeting they work: Windows are cleaned, flowers cut, And what do you do with such dirty pups? Off to the nearby river and scrub! However - to change to the en- gates washed, lawns mown and the girls cook lunch in the meantime - just vironmental topic - the water quality is in danger: A large flower factory above Malaika is polluting the river like Kenyan women do. Then there‘s Ugali with Sukuma and then there‘s with chemicals. But there is no closer look here in Kenya. Also the beautiful freshwater lake Naivasha is the game - from stripes to football - everything is there! surrounded by mostly European flower factories, which contaminate the lake.
Christian men and business people Support in Kenya
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Astrid-Lindgren-School Gumboots for all! OUR SUPPORTERS
The Astrid Lindgren School is very pleased: The The Lions Club in Goslar: We are very hard-working pupils have already made money twice happy to have received another gene- The travel agency Chamäleon from an apple harvest and collected the donations to Thank you! rous donation. Thank you very much to is friends with us and regularly Our children congratulate on give rubber boots to all the Malaika children. Kris- the friendly „lions“ in Goslar! brings guests from Germany, Aus- the wedding of Katrin and In- tiane visited the school and told about the Malaika tria and Switzerland to Malaika. golf and we thank them for the children. During this three-hour visit we tell generous donation! the interested visitors a lot about our daily life. The team prepares a delicious Kenyan meal for the Of course, we would also like guests and the children present to thank all the other donors their show interludes! The guests we did not mention by name enjoy planting a tree to say good- here! bye.
Kiki and Kerstin The footballers are happy about the Voltaire school, which Kiki and Kerstin from Braunschweig donated tooth- has sent a new ball in addition to its great donation. brushes, toothpaste and new shoes for all children. Voltaire-School in Potsdam: For several years now What a great spectacle when all the children (and the Voltaire students have been organizing an event in also the staff) were given presents. And the other day Andrea and Uwe summer and donating the proceeds to Malaika. Kris- from Braunschweig made a big tiane thanked them personally and told the classes bank transfer - in addition to their about the difficulties of the young people in Kenya. During the carnival period in southern Germany permanent donation. They had invi- Emily (former intern at Malaika) worked with many The boys and girls packed a football into Kristiane‘s ted a cheerful group of donators to friends in a restaurant! The restaurant owner Rainer luggage - to the delight of the Malaika kids in Njoro! the summer party in their garden. in Rottweil and his hard-working helpers liked the Our children were happy and would idea of giving half of the collected money to the Ma- have liked to have been there. laika children in Njoro! A chameleon guest Clemens celebrated his birthday Andrea is Sharifa‘s godmother and and asked his guests for donations for Malaika! We the two are in close contact. 2018: The board meets Sigmar Gabriel in Goslar. A very good decision, we think! are so grateful! „Asante sana“ to Braunschweig! V.l. Kersten Rusch, Sigmar Gabriel, Sandy Hoffmeister, Kristiane Ewert
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Dear Friends of Malaika, Desire for an It‘s been more than two years since we published the last newsletter. We apo- logize for that. There really was a lot to do. We hope you enjoyed browsing the internship? 24 pages, reading new stories and looking at photos. Contact: Emily Angst Thanks a lot to our friend Anne, who - despite all her work - did the design and [email protected] layout. Many thanks also to everyone who contributed photos. Those who have been accompanying our Malaika children for years will have noticed that a lot has happened in Njoro. There is not enough space in the news- letter to tell you all the stories.
But if you should ever feel the urge to go to Kenya, feel free to visit us and inform yourself on site! So it was a great surprise when a family from Wolfenbüttel, who has been supporting us financially for many years, contacted us. You have to go to Africa to finally get to know each other. A hint: Some of our young members have made our homepage a success again. There you will find - among other interesting information - also always current pos- tings. We plan to tell you a Malaika story and post photos at least once a week. Another novelty: For all those who want to protect the environment and the Malaika portemonnaie, the news- letter is now also available online. So if you don‘t want a printed version in the future, please let us know by e- mail. Last topic: If you would like to communicate with one of our Malaika children by e-mail, please contact Kristi- ane ([email protected]), the children are very happy about it! I wish you Malaika friends all the best! We hope you will stay true to us! We promise you that we will do our best in Njoro. Your Malaika-Team
Donation accout THANK YOU! Malaika-Society The print was donated by the Schwalbe company.et. IBAN: DE13 4306 0967 6002 9841 00 BIC: GENODEM1GLS Contacts Braunschweig Hamburg GLS Community Bank Malaika e.V. Malaika e.V. c/o Kristiane Ewert c/o Sibylle Dost Wilhelm-Busch-Str. 3 Kiefernhain 20 [email protected] 38104 Braunschweig 25451 Quickborn-Heide [email protected] Tel.: 04106 71285