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

We see a world where children are given opportunities in education, health and nutrition to change their destiny.

Our Strength

We work directly with the beneficiaries ensuring direct impact. 95% of all donations go directly to the programs.

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.

Teacher Motivation through trips and incentives.
Dorm Furniture to shelter female students (100 beds).
Improved Academics among the girls visible through enrollment and results.
Water Projects and Water Provision (tanks/pipes).

Students Support in High School.

Food 4Us! program 4 years still running.

School Uniforms and books for students.

New School Premises (11 classrooms).
Trained Teachers Employed yearly to support the Schools.
Container with Goods distributed.
Volunteer Program in Kenya with two Dutch Students Participating.
Successful Project Site Visit to Mathare and Kilimanjaro.

Youth trainings conducted to empower the youth

Community Support to Boost the Families during Covid.

Our Story begun in 2012

 

‘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 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 community.

 

Our Team

Stichting Jenga Africa is powered by a  small committed team in the Netherlands and Kenya, working together to create real measurable change for children , girls and women in vulnerable communities, Our team  includes 3 dutch volunteers and 5 Kenyan Staff combining local knowledge, longterm relationships and hands on coordination with schools, clinics and community leaders. We stay close to the people  we serve, listen first and work with care and accountability. 

Support turns into  practical impact on the ground.

Annual Records

This is a quick year -in -review summary of what we have achieved , learned and improved together as Jenga Africa. It highlights our programs and gives you, our Supporters and Partners results of your support and the priorities ahead. .Click here to check out our financial records.

 

 

Contacts

We’d love to hear from you ! 

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