What is Jenga Africa
‘Jenga’ is a Swahili word meaning ‘to build or develop’.
It is an ideal word that reflects the mission of like minded individuals who came together to form Stichting Jenga Africa.
Stichting Jenga Africa is an independent charity foundation registered in the Netherlands with the aim of improving the lives of children and communities.
We work directly with the Government and Registered Non-Governmental Organizations with similar objectives.
Our mission
Better Health and Education for Children and their Communities.
Our vision
Our strength
We work directly with the beneficiaries ensuring direct impact. 95% of all donations go directly to the programs.
Where we work
Government support and Need are the two key factors that influence where we focus our efforts. We pursue our vision and mission by working directly together with the locals.In Kenya, we currently in the following areas:
Mathare Slum, Nairobi
Amboseli Area
Scale and Impacts
When it comes to creating lasting change, dedication and a lot of analysis is invested. Follow-up go into every initiative we put in place. It’s how we know what’s working — and what’s not. We track progress and make modifications to build more effective and impactful programs for our children and youth.
Students Support in High School.
School Uniforms and books for students.
Youth trainings conducted to empower the youth
Community Support to Boost the Families during Covid.
Annual records
Our team
‘Jenga’ is a Swahili word meaning ‘to build or develop’.
It is an ideal word that reflects the mission of like-minded individuals who came together to form Stichting Jenga Africa.
Our story begun in 2012
Our story began in 2012 when a group of family and friends visited Millennium school in Mathare Slum and were moved by the inhumane conditions where the children were struggling to get an education. This prompted the urge to support the children who were desperately in need to change their destinies through Education. We joined forces with the Millenium school In Mathare. We visited Esiteti School in 2013 and established that there was a need for girls to be supported in staying in school. We did this through the kind support of families and friends.
In 2015, we registered our foundation in the Netherlands and began directly working with the school and communities.
Pauline Onyango Boersema
Founder
Marjan Aandeweg
Secretary
Esther Keesmaat
Treasurer
