Opening at the 27th of June 2025. The library essentially serves all aspects of Make me smile Kenya‘s work with children and families in the community to break with them the cycles of disadvantage. […]
Kisumu, Kenya – June 4, 2025 At the 27th of June 2025 Make Me Smile Kenya will demonstrate how effective rural community development Kenya organizations can transform entire communities through integrated approaches. On June 27th, we will officially open our new Children’s Library at Safe Park Kisumu, adding literacy services to our comprehensive model that already includes health care, skills training, early childhood development, and youth programming. More Than a Library Opening: A Model for Rural Community Development Kenya This won’t just be about cutting a ribbon or stacking books on shelves. The library opening will demonstrate how systematic, integrated approaches to […]
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Step by step towards Gender Equality […]
Big dreams for our Safe Park […]
It is not easy for a girl to have dreams. […]
The growth of the Under The Tree Youth Group […]
Worldwide in movement for peace! […]
Computer skills taught in Mayenya! […]
NITA Exam and Porridge! […]
Our vertical garden project goes into the next round! […]
Music for a good cause! […]
Recap of our 2021 Dental Camps […]
Carla and Lorena about their volunteering in Kenya […]
Making smiles possible. […]
We were hiking for Gender Equality […]
Congratulations! […]
Let’s grow upwards […]
Our next step
Into a sunny future […]
The consequences of the Corona crisis are never-ending. Over 380,000 involuntary pregnancies.
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Only through active family planning can we sustainably improve the standard of living of young families. You can find out more about these three reasons here. […]
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. […]
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Together, we can limit the spread of the virus […]
Are you ready to dedicate yourself to our cause? Then apply by the 9th of March. […]
We were delighted to welcome US Ambassador Kyle McCarter to Kolwa East. […]
An interview with the nurse, who is managing our Youth Friendly Centre. The Centre offers reproductive health services and information, especially for the youth. […]
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. […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]