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“Sportdag” Rijnlands Lyceum

“Sportdag” Rijnlands Lyceum

Local Heroes is very grateful that the Rijnlands school has fundraised for our school projects again. All of the proceeds have gone towards improvements of school infrastructure in villages in a remote area of Kenya (extra classrooms, water sanitation, school...

Piano concert fundraiser: EUR 15.000 for classrooms in Kenya

Piano concert fundraiser: EUR 15.000 for classrooms in Kenya

The talented siblings Audrey, Jayden and Brayden Sung from Canada gave an exclusive concert on July 5 at Kasteel Duivenvoorde. Through this fantastic event, set up by Rijnlands Lyceum, EUR 15,000 was donated to Local Heroes, enabling the realization of yet another few...

Visit to school projects in Kenya

Visit to school projects in Kenya

In March, Driss Rahouani, sports teacher at Rijnlands Lyceum, and our board member Willem visited several projects sponsored by Local Heroes in Kenya. It is great to see the impact of the Rijnlands fundraising!

Segbroek College skates (again!) for Local Heroes

Segbroek College skates (again!) for Local Heroes

The skating team of Segbroek College yet again raised funds for Local Heroes. Thanks to their enthusiasm and big efforts, led by JP Tensen, our foundation will be able to donate EUR 2.000 to one of our partner schools in Africa, where it will be put to very good use....

EUR 5.000 raised by European School The Hague

EUR 5.000 raised by European School The Hague

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...

Support for new talent

Support for new talent

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...

Segbroek College raises EUR 4.000 with ice skating!

Segbroek College raises EUR 4.000 with ice skating!

On March 18 the ice skating team of the Segbroek College and their coaches, led by Jan Pieter Tensen, did a fantastic job. After many laps on the ice rink of the Uithof in The Hague, the result of the fundraiser was a whopping EUR 4.000 for students in Africa through...

Faith Kipyegon wins Olympic GOLD in 1500 meters

Faith Kipyegon wins Olympic GOLD in 1500 meters

One of our ‘Local Heroes’, Faith Kipyegon, has once again delivered a phenomenal performance at the Olympic Games. Faith attended the school in Keringet, Kenya, that has been financially supported by our organisation for many years. Faith is an incredible woman,...