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The Danube School supports Waluka and Miwani

The Austrian school supports two Kenyan schools with a daily lunch program […]

Our volunteers sew masks for Kenya

From the urge to provide the own family during the Corona crisis with high-quality, self-sewn masks, a mask manufacturing workshop for Kenya was established within a few days. […]

Flood in Kisumu – Help, which arrives

Aid packages will be delivered during this weekend, but we have not yet reached our goal […]

Emergency aid: Flood victims and corona crisis

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Corona emergency aid Kisumu

Together, we can limit the spread of the virus […]

Tender: Craft Centre Coordinator

Are you ready to dedicate yourself to our cause? Then apply by the 9th of March. […]

Own donation campaign

Great things usually start with an idea – inspire your acquaintances, family and friends with your fundraising campaign […]

Aidsfree

Support young mothers in raising their children. From pregnancy to the third year of life. […]

Radio shows

Women’s rights and matters of reproductive health are staged in an exciting way and broadcasted on national radio programmes. […]

Our Safe Park is a safe place for vulnerable children, where they can finally feel like a child. The park offers children a protected environment with qualified and friendly staff, where time and space for playing and learning is provided. […]

Reproductive Health Information

Content: 1.1 FAMILY PLANNING 1.1.1 What is family planning? 1.1.2 Why family planning? -benefits of FP 1.1.3 Who should do family planning? 1.1.4 When to start family planning? 1.2 SAFE MOTHERWOOD 1.3 CONTRACEPTIVES 1.3.1 Condom/Barrier Methods 1.3.2 Pills and Injections/Hormonal Methods 1.3.3 Natural Methods 1.3.4 IUD, IUCD, Coop and coil/Intrauterine 1.3.5 TL, Vasectomy/Permanent Methods 2.1 HIV/AIDS AND STIS 2.1.1 Characteristics of HIV 2.1.2 Types of HIV 2.1.3 Mode of transmission 2.1.4 Drugs and Substance Abuse 2.2 TYPES OF STDs and Signs 2.2.1 Gonorrhea 2.2.2 Syphilis 2.2.3 Chancroid 2.2.4 Genital herpes 2.2.5 Aids 2.2.6 Myths and Facts 3. SEXUAL AND GENDER […]

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US Ambassador’s visit to Make Me Smile Kenya

We were delighted to welcome US Ambassador Kyle McCarter to Kolwa East. […]

My visit to the Chiga Youth Friendly Centre

An interview with the nurse, who is managing our Youth Friendly Centre. The Centre offers reproductive health services and information, especially for the youth. […]

Lifebook for the Youth training

A training by “Lifebook for Youth” enables our Team to promote the self-confidence of children. Our team had a lot of fun during the training and is looking forward to sharing what they have learned with the children. […]

Participatory Educative Theatre

A theatre group tours through schools and villages to introduce the themes of HIV, early pregnancy and women’s rights […]

Project-presentation & Charity Event

We are grateful to have been invited to present the latest projects of Make Me Smile Kenya at this special occasion in the Émile Brasserie & Bar of the Hilton Vienna Plaza! […]

Annual Report 2016

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Short films with an important message

We collaborated with Community Media Trust (CoMeT), to identify 45 vulnerable girls and young women to join the DREAMS challenge. CoMeT implements the project and supports the girls in creating relevant, community-friendly media. This media intend to entertain, educate and inspire communities to achieve knowledge about behavioral and social impact focusing on Democracy, Human Rights and Health issues with special emphasis on sidelined voices of youth, women and girls and people with disabilities living in informal urban settlements and rural and remote communities of Kenya. Through MMS-Kenya Coordinator Brenda Onyango more than […]

FICE Africa Network Meeting

Our Kenyan FICE/Make Me Smile Team joined other FICE Africa Members, coming together in Johannesburg, South Africa to work on the new objectives of the network, addressing the urgent issues that are facing the continent over the next generations. Although only four member Countries were represented (South Africa, Zambia, Lesotho and Kenya), together, the team managed to ellaborate a comprehensive strategy to improve the quality of Child and Youth Care work-, Standards and Policy across Africa. Moreover, the resoution was made that each one shall bring one new member country to join the network. Furthermore, in response to the frightening […]

Happy Smiling New Year 2017 :)

We are wishing everyone a most wonderful and happy New Year, full of Smiles, good Health, Happiness, Love, Laughter, Peace, Harmony, Success, Joy and the fulfilment of all your Dreams! 2017 will be an exciting year with many more smiles to come! 🙂 Thank you for making us Smile! © Photographer: Hans Ringhofer […]

Nyaimbo – Adult Learning Centre

A Visit at Nyaimbo Adult Learning Centre which is the most aggressive and Adult School in Kisumu East. The centre has more than 40 Adult learners with the main focus on: – Farming methods – Will writing – Basic English for adults – Basic mathematics for adults – Environment and health – Civic and social ethics The Learners can now write wills for their children, engage in simple business mathematics and has hopes in enrolling for the Kenya National Examinations. We promised to help them establish a self sustaining income generating activities. […]

Austrian national day in kenya

Simon Peter and Maximilian Ullrich, on behalf of Make Me Smile Kenya- and International, were invited to attend the Celebration of the Austrian National Day at the Austrian Embassy in Nairobi. […]

A Smile for pupils and students

These days, many children were happy to get presents, which will support their educational career. All students and pupils received a package with school materials and a schoolbag. The girls further received washable sanitary towels, which will allow them to visit school also during their menstruation. Unfortunately many young women still stay at home during their period instead of attending classes, because of shame or lack of money to buy sanitary towels. With the project Sanitary Towels we want to counteract the economical barrier and make education better accessible for girls. Furthermore, we organise events in communities to fight the […]

Big rush at our Children’s Clubs

The number of children attending our Children’s Clubs is increasing at a very interesting rates. The Childrenclubs serve to the local expansion of our Safe Park and advocate against stigmatisation and discrimination. The children get encouraged to open themselves, share challenges, interact with and learn from each others, figure out their talents as well as getting in touch with their rights as a child. Childrenclubs take place weekly. Overall, 250 children are able to participate. – Letting children be children – […]

We celebrate our Community Home Visitors

They are the most important people in our Organization; they work within the life space of children and communities, they ensure that all the children report to school, progress and transition to next levels, they follow up on health and care cases, they do house economic strengthening, they monitor the hygiene of the children, they face rough times, both physical and emotional, and finaly they need care, encouragement and Motivation. Thats why today , we celebrate their determination, courtesy of DANIEL LASTER, by rewarding them with 21 bicycles, smart phones and certificates, and they will reach the furthest child efficiently […]

Paul Reisner (AT)

Together with my sister Judith and her boyfriend Bernhard I was in Kisumu as a volunteer for
Make Me Smile Kenya in summer 2014. I already noticed that we would explore a completely different world there on the way from
the airport to our accommodation. […]

Important visit that Made us Smile

We have had the honour to be visited by the Minister of Health and the Minister of Education, Youth, Culture & Social Services of Kisumu County and to present them our Community Health Centre, the first Safe Park in Kenya and our OVC/Child and Youth Care Program. They left not only overwhelmed from the impressions but promised that they will support our projects by providing the “Beyond Zero” mobile Clinic, an ambulance and Medication for our upcoming Free Medical Camp providing staff and medication to the Health Centre immeditately when it is complete, promoting the Professionalization of Child and Youth Care […]

All donations are tax-detuctible!

Information on the deductibility of your donation: Since the 28th of December 2012 the donations to Make Me Smile International are, pursuant to § 4a Z.3 and 4 Income Tax Act, tax deductible. On the list of favored recipients of donations by the BMF Make Me Smile has the registration number 2349. Here you will find useful information on the deductibility. […]

Direct Debit Authorization / SEPA Direct Debit Mandate

There is also the possibility for a Direct Debit Authorization / SEPA Direct Debit Mandate. Just fill in the following form: Sepa Direct Debit Mandate_MMSK […]

Mid Year Report June 2016

Already half a year has passed and we have realised a lot of beautiful projects!
Convince yourself!
!!Thank You For Making Us Smile!! […]

DREAMS Project

(Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe women)
The DREAMS Project is dedicated to empowering girls and young women between 10 and 24 years. […]

CROWD FUNDING FOR HIGHSCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS!!!

Make Me Smile Kenya tries Crowd Funding for the first time – support us! […]

David Bussmann (CH)

It pulled me out once again. Out into the world, out of the daily life, out of the expectations… […]

Annual Report 2015

Another Year has passed with a lot of Smiles from Small to Big! Now we can share all their success stories and the many new projects of Make Me Smile Kenya with you! Karibuni sana, to the impressions of our Annual Report 2015. Thank You for making us Smile! […]

New Land

In 2013 Make Me Smile Kenya acquired a piece of land in Kajulu, Kisumu and initiated an organic farming project. […]

Angola – Health Centre

The construction of the Angola Community Health Centre is beginning to bear fruit, as the walls are rising to the sky! 🙂 […]

Make Me Smile Pre-Festival

On the 29th of May Take a Smile Media House invites you to a Pre-Event at The Loft to support Make Me Smile Kenya. Join us and Help make People Smile for a Better Tomorrow! […]

Mollyn made us Smile!

Do You remember Mollyn? – She definitely made us Smile 🙂 […]

First Safe Park in Kenya!

On the 11th of April 2015 Make Me Smile held the first Safe Park ever in Kenya 🙂 […]

FICE Kenya Conference April 2015

Successful FICE-Kenya-Conference on the 9th and 10th of April 2015! […]

Bank Account

Make Me Smile Kenya IBAN: AT73 4443 0040 0002 0000 BIC/SWIFT-Code: VBOEATWWWRN Thank you for your support! […]

Family Planning Training

Sustainable Collaboration with the Austrian NGO Aktion Regen in: Training on Family Planning, Reproductive Health, HIV/Aids and Hygiene of 62 Community Health Workers from the Make Me Smile Kenya Team and local Health Facilities in Kawese Community, Kisumu County. […]