CategoriesEducationMost of the Majengo children are either currently enrolled in, or at one point attended Mwalimu Anna’s English Medium School (MAEMS). This month Melchiat Muhandichi Mutsotso is our guest author. She began teaching at MAEMS in 2011 and currently teaches class 6 and class 7. She lives nearby in Mto Wa Mbu Village. Melchiat on […]
CategoriesFood SecurityWe have been working hard to expand our garden at Majengo. We now have tomatoes and green leafy vegetables, that your mom always told you to eat! We will continue to expand and plant new vegetables and fruit as time goes on, and as the season allows. (When there is too much rain, the seeds […]
CategoriesEducation Hygiene & SanitationRecently Completed Projects: WASH Project: We completed our WASH program, which involved the building of a brand new bathroom, a renovated kitchen and sinks for hand washing. These new facilities are encouraging hand washing among the children, and are helping to improve the quality of cleaning that is being done in the kitchen. Check out […]
CategoriesEducationSaturday Tutoring Program: After parent teacher interviews in January, the Education Committee (comprised of members in North America and Tanzania) determined the need for weekend tutoring. While the children are generally doing well in their classes, they require extra support in math and sciences. Thus, we hired a teacher from a local English school to […]
CategoriesEducationThis month, we are sharing stories from the ground at Majengo! The following two articles share the experiences of education sponsors who had the opportunity to meet their sponsor children. Paul & Bonnie McGraw – Sponsors since 2014 “In life, sometimes you have an experience that resonates long after the event is over, and without a […]
CategoriesHealth & WellbeingThank you for all of your contributions to Majengo Children’s Home this year! We appreciate all of the support we have received in 2016, and we are looking forward to 2017, which we hope will be filled with new projects and improvements at MCH. Thank you for all of your contributions to Majengo Children’s Home this […]
CategoriesEducationTwo exciting things happening this month at Majengo: New Library We have installed a new library shelf at Majengo where the children have access to books of many different levels. The books have been organized in to categories reflecting ability and subject. The children are able to read when they are finished their homework with […]
CategoriesConstructionLisa Oelke (second from the right) and her fabulous team of Canadian solar experts – Denise Heapey, Sherri Ireland, Lisa and Mike Vance, and engineer Tanya Dhir – flew over mid-September to help the Nairobi Schneider Electric team of installers bring light to Majengo. It had been over two years since Lisa visited Majengo to […]
CategoriesFundraisingOnce upon a time, our 85 Majengo kids had no home, or anyone to call their own. Thanks to you – and every one of us who have come forth and helped these kids over the last 8 years – in whatever way possible, these kids now call Majengo their very own big happy home. THANK […]
CategoriesFundraisingMajengo is about a mile in from the main Majengo community road, via a potted, wet, dusty, mangled, and maimed road, which during rainy season is impassable. Flooded by water sloshing over eroding ditches on each side, and pitted by herds of Masai cows, bikes, motorcycles, and kids it is barely passable in good weather. […]
