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Commenced:
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01/09/2011 |
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Submitted:
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08/09/2011 |
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Last updated:
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07/10/2015 |
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Location:
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Subuiga, Isiolo, Isiolo District, KE |
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Website:
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www.hakuna-matata-project.org |
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Climate zone:
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Dry Tropical |
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Project: Hakuna Matata
Posted by Martin Korndoerfer about 12 years ago
On
the 3rd of April 2012 the German sister organisation of Hakuna Matata
Kenya has seen its first light of day. It has been founded by Hakuna
Matata Kenya board members Tammy and Martin Korndoerfer together with a
group of friends who were inspired by the idea. The board of directors
currently comprises Martin Korndoerfer, Tammy Korndoerfer, Jenny Pfau,
and Julia Model as the cashier.
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| Tammy and Martin explaining the Hakuna Matata Project |
The two main activities of Hakuna Matata Deutschland are fundraising for
projects realised by Hakuna Matata Kenya and organising a child
sponsorship program. There are two types of membership: a free one, just
for interest and one for 10 Euros per month, which will be used 100% to
support orphaned children living in Isiolo and Meru districts. From
these 10 Euros per month the school fees and school materials, food,
clothes and basic medical services will be paid. Muriungi Marete, the
CEO of Hakuna Matata Kenya personally identifies those children most in
need of support.
In
the future HMD will also try to win businesses as sponsors to cover
operational costs and to fund more expensive projects in the framework
of the Hakuna Matata Project.
On
April 14th 2012 we celebrated the founding of Hakuna Matata Deutschland
with a fundraising festival, where friends and colleagues were invited
and could learn more about the project. The earnings of this fundraiser
are put towards our operational costs (bank fees & money transfer
fees) for the next year.
Below are some impressions from the Hakuna Matata Spring Festival.
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| Introduction to the Hakuna Matata Project |
The
festival was held in our garden outside Hamburg, Bergedorf on a luckily
dry spring day. Tammy made African dishes after recipes sent by
Muriungi's wife Joyce. There was...., ...... and...... as well as
chicken kebabs in an marinade of African spices. In the afternoon there
was cake, donated from Julia and fairtrade coffee. In the evening people
could try out slacklining and we held a beer crate climbing contest.
Finally, in the evening the festival closed with a fire show with poi
and staff by Tammy and Martin. All in all about 20-25 people celebrated
with us and we were able to raise 160 Euros, which will be more than
enough to pay for our annual bank fees and for transferring the
membership fees to Kenya. So i want to give a big THANK YOU to all of you for coming and donating to the project.
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| Tammy climbing Mt. Beck's |
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| Maj slacklining |
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