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An impressive achievement; the 'sponsorloop' (charity run) of the Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar during their sports day in June, raised more than EUR 14,500! A truly phenomenal amount! The proceeds will go to the Sangat Secondary boarding school in Pokot, Kenya. An extra...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

In september 2021 is het alweer 20 jaar geleden dat Local Heroes werd opgericht. We zijn bijzonder dankbaar dat we in al die jaren met de steun van onze partners diverse projecten hebben gerealiseerd in verschillende Afrikaanse landen. We gaan met veel plezier op naar...

Het klaslokaal van de Sisit Primary School, Mbara Kenia is vrijdag 5 maart 2021 officieel geopend. Local Heroes heeft de bouw van dit klaslokaal mede mogelijk gemaakt.

Op 13 december 2019 hebben de Brugklassen van het Rijnlands Lyceum een hartverwarmend kerstspel met veel zang en dans opgevoerd. De aanwezige ouders waren zo vrijgevig dat die avond €650,- voor Local Heroes bijeen is gebracht. Het bedrag is bestemd voor lesmateriaal...