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Nyota e.V. Day Care Centre in West Kenya

Nyota e.V. - für Kinder in Afrika
A project from Nyota e.V. - für Kinder in Afrika in Lwala, Sare Awendo, Kenya
The day care centre accommodates orphans aged 3 to 6. There the children are being taught in Kiswahili, a language that is obligatory in primary school.

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About this project

Alexander K. from Nyota e.V. - für Kinder in Afrika is responsible for this project
The Nyota day care centre - early childhood development for orphans

The Nyota Day Care Centre in Lwala was opened in 2008 and every year it primarily takes in orphaned children from the surrounding area. The children stay there for 2-3 years. The children are prepared for primary school in terms of language, receive a balanced diet and medical support. In addition to medical emergencies, it is mainly common illnesses such as malaria that need to be treated quickly. We also endeavour to create a protected space for the daycare centre orphans where they can simply be children. The KiTa building also houses the offices of the Kenyan social workers and carers for the primary school pupils from the surrounding schools.

The day care centre not only serves as a space and home for the orphans, but is also the basis and starting point for all Nyota aid programmes. All activities are organised and coordinated from there. The Kenyan Nyota team consists of 29 Kenyans who currently look after 200 children and young people. The team is in daily contact with dozens of schools, institutes and the children's foster families. It organises its own KiTa operations, including the cultivation of farmland and gardens, in order to ensure a sufficient and independent basic food supply.
 
Promoting education as long-term help for self-help

Through sponsorships via Nyota e.V., between 160 and 200 children and young people attend the neighbouring (state) primary and secondary schools in Lwala and the surrounding area every year. The aim of the sponsorship programme is to continue to support the children in primary school after they leave the Nyota day care centre. In most cases, the foster parents of these children are unable to ensure that they attend school on their own.
 
Community empowerment programmes

In addition to supporting the orphans, Nyota also wants to help people in need in the surrounding communities (e.g. foster families). Depending on the financial means of the organisation, families in need are supported, e.g. in the short term by providing food, medical treatment, tutoring or in the medium and long term through training on sustainable agriculture. The trust of the local people in Nyota e.V. and the high demand for the training courses on offer have encouraged us to expand our activities in this direction. More information and specific needs here


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