About
Our story
Project for Kenya began with a holiday, a visit to a local school and a simple question. Today it is about giving children in Kenya a real chance at an education – one child at a time.
How it started
A holiday, and a question
In 2020, Louise Tromborg travelled to Kenya on a private holiday. One day there was a chance to visit a local school, where she met the teacher Betty. Louise asked Betty why not all the children wore a uniform. Betty explained that the children came from extremely poor families – and that they would be sent home from school if they could not get a uniform within the first three months.
The next day, enough money had been raised for 237 uniforms, and every child who needed one could go to school. Louise knew that if people back home in Denmark knew how little it takes to make a real difference – not just for a child, but for the whole family’s future – they would help. That was the start of Project for Kenya.
Our local partner
Betty, our anchor in Kenya
After six years of close collaboration and hundreds of donations, Betty is an indispensable strength for Project for Kenya. She is a teacher at Barani Primary School – and she knows where donations do the most good.
Once every child has access to school, we follow Betty’s guidance on what comes next on the priority list. She also handles donations, documentation and receipts – and during lockdown she helped distribute clothes and food and made sure local families got help with medical expenses.
A life changed
Gladys' story
When Louise met Gladys, she was 13 and had lived with constant pain for ten years. At the age of three she was bitten by a snake in her foot, and because her family could not afford the operations she needed, the wound had never healed. She limped, always carried a cloth to wipe the wound, and her eyes looked completely empty.
Through Project for Kenya, we raised the money for her operations. Today Gladys is not only free of pain – she has completed her training at a Beauty Academy and is working towards opening her own beauty salon. A helping hand can change a life completely.
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