door Caroline van Thessen | mrt 9, 2023 | Nieuws
During the sports week of the European (elementary) School The Hague (ESH), 6-9 Feb 2023, a charity run led to the amazing total amount of EUR 5.000 raised for Local Heroes. The young pupils ran many, many laps which were sponsored by their generous families and friends. Local Heroes is very grateful for this really successful effort. Many thanks in particular to the ESH sports teacher (left on picture) and Marie Bischof (right), their Communications manager, for organizing this great event. The raised funds are donated to several causes: to Dorcas Cherop to support her in the next 3 years, to a part of the dormitory project in Kenya, and the remaining amount is reserved for a soon to be announced new project. Thank you ESH!
door Caroline van Thessen | dec 23, 2022 | Nieuws
Local Heroes is very grateful that Jan Leuiken – Principal of the Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar until the end of 2022 – has chosen Local Heroes as the recipient of fundraising on the occasion of his farewell. Parents, staff, students and other donors have given generously, enabling Local Heroes to donate the funds to Poghoi Primary school in Kenya to complete the much needed girls’ dormitory.
door Caroline van Thessen | dec 23, 2022 | Projecten
We are very happy that funds have been raised to complete the girl’s dormitory at the St Philip’s primary school in Poghoi, Kenya. The dormitory is key in order to protect the girls at the school, so that they can safely sleep there instead of walking many miles every day or to avoid being subjected to certain practices such as FGM, early marriages or pregnancies. Also, this helps to promote education for girls.
door Caroline van Thessen | dec 23, 2022 | Projecten
New class rooms are being built at this school in Peota thanks to fundraising by Dutch primary schools. The building project is fully managed locally, with the involvement and support of local hero Alexander Tidony and the ‘Samen Succes’ foundation. Peota Primary School offers room for 500 students and keeps growing. Some classes are even given outside due to lack of space. Therefore, the temporary buildings – made of clay and branches – need sustainable replacement (made of stone) and enlargement.
Peota Primary School, West Pokot, Mbara Valley, Kenya
Other picture: Alexander Tidony (left) in a temporary class room
door Caroline van Thessen | okt 13, 2022 | Nieuws
Together with Local Hero Faith Kipyegon, Local Heroes supports 16 year old athletic talent Dorcas Cherop. Dorcas goes to school in Ainabko, near Eldoret, in Kenya, lives in Lewa Children’s Home and trains as a runner at their Junior Camp (a project also supported by Local Heroes). Her big dream is to follow in Faith’s footsteps and become a successful athlete. With the funds raised by a Dutch secondary school, we are happy to financially support Dorcas’ athletic endeavours and pay for her tuition fees, boarding and meals. Through the efforts of our donors, we look forward to supporting her in the coming years while Dorcas is in school, and to see her realizing her dreams and becoming a role model for other children in disadvantaged communities.
