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Our Current Projects
Here below you will see posts from both participating schools in Switzerland and in Kenya as well as from board members about the specific projects led in Switzerland and in Kenya.
Several teachers have travelled to our African partner school to visit, bring materials and offer training. You may here also find their news and updates:
3rd Food and Water relief package sent to Eiti
In February 2023, with the funds sent by TEACH, the Eiti team in Kenya organised that the school's water tanks were refilled with another...
Mar 21, 20231 min read
Horrific Drought in the Horn of Africa
During November and December 2022, we raised funds for the children of Eiti Makurian Primary School and their families. The terrible...
Dec 20, 20222 min read
A year has flown by!
Although we cannot bring you news of visits to our partner school due to Covid, we have still been active and look back on a successful...
Sep 2, 20211 min read
Newsletter August 2020
Please find attached the Newsletter from August 2020: Main themes: - Wonderful homeschooling project in Eiti Makurian partner school in...
Sep 2, 20201 min read
Adam's visit to Okonjima, Namibia
First grade teacher, Adam Murfitt, went to Namibia in October 2019 for two weeks to deliver teacher training to the teachers of our...
Feb 25, 20201 min read
Christina's visit to Eiti, Kenya
Christina Olton (3rd & 4th grade teacher) joined Sonya Maechler-Dent and her older son Lucas for a follow-up trip to Kenya. More teacher...
Feb 12, 20202 min read
Kai is now back from his year in Namibia
Just before Kai left Namibia, he wrote this last blog (see below). He has now returned and has enrolled in further studies. Despite...
Sep 13, 20192 min read
Our teamwork with the Eiti Makurian Primary School
Again, photos tell stories.... Please find here a gallery with many wonderful pictures of the work that went on in the school during our...
May 22, 20192 min read
Life in the Manyatta (Maasai village)
Only pictures can possibly describe, if only a little, our stay with the Maasai Eiti Community. Fetching water at the "river", eating and...
May 22, 20191 min read
The end of our first term
The kick off into the New Year has been amazing!!! The kindergarten has become a super strong team and I have been enjoying work more...
May 15, 20191 min read
POCS Sports day
Dear everybody Now that our first term of school is already about to end, we had our annual Sports day and it was a total SUCSESS! This...
May 15, 20191 min read
Perivoli Okonjima Country School Teambuilding
Dear everybody, This March, for the first time since I started working in Okonjima, we had an awesome teambuilding session at the horse...
May 15, 20191 min read
Fun day at the riverbed
It’s high summer here in Namibia and February is a really hot month. There is also a lot of rain currently, which means that everything...
May 15, 20191 min read
An amazing start into the new year!
Dear everybody After a very long Christmas holiday at home in the cold, the POCS Kindergarten has had a fantastic start into the new...
Mar 18, 20192 min read
November news
An amazing year comes to a close Dear everybody Where did the time go?! In less than 2 weeks our school will close for a long Christmas...
Dec 3, 20182 min read
Thank you for your donations to Kenya!
Last October, just before Sonya went off with her family to Kenya, she called for possible donations of school materials and clothes....
Dec 3, 20182 min read
September news
With just a few more weeks until our Christmas holiday we’ve been extremely busy in our POCS Kindergarten. We have been working on...
Oct 26, 20181 min read
August news
The kindergarten goes on an adventure Dear everyone WOW! Four months have passed since I started my adventure in Namibia and so much has...
Sep 18, 20182 min read
Kai's update for June
Dear everyone After settling really well into my new environment over the holidays it was time to reopen school for our new term. And we...
Jul 4, 20182 min read
Kai has arrived in Namibia! His first blog.
Dear Friends, Oh, what a great start I’ve had into my new job!! With the first few weeks of many new and wonderful moments behind me, it...
May 22, 20182 min read
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