Ndoto Zetu

Who are we anyway?
In 2016, we started as a German association to give financial support to the Asante Watoto children's home, but at the end of 2020 we developed further: The children's home became the family support organization Ndoto zetu - Saheli for "Our Dream". This new holistic, educational concept determines our work from now on.

After school, the children come to Ndoto Zetu House, where not only a healthy lunch awaits them, but also a study time including homework help. Of course, there is also plenty of room to play. It is particularly important to us to provide the children with a stable environment and not to leave them alone in their often difficult living conditions. In addition, there are always offers just for boys or just for girls, which focus on self-love, equality, self-confidence, but also on piquant topics such as sexual maturity or violence. But even seemingly everyday things need to be learned: There is not only hygiene training, but also learning how to grow fruit and vegetables or smaller construction projects in which the parents can also get actively involved. In this way, they also benefit from Ndoto zetu - not only because their children are properly looked after in the afternoon, but also because as adults they themselves receive coaching and home visits and are also an active part of Ndoto zetu.

And what is actually needed?
As the Asante Watoto e.V. association, we finance the running costs, such as salaries or rent (currently around €12,000/year). We rely on financial support for this, but also for everything else.

The individual, small appeals for donations are self-explanatory: sometimes a dining table, sometimes Christmas presents, ... everything counts!

We also dare to take on larger projects. With your help, we were able to finance the salary for our second social worker in 2022! Mary works in the team as a "Social Development Worker" and receives €175/month, which is around €2100 per year. Asanta sana for that!

We have big plans for the future:
Sooner or later, the building we are currently using will be too small for all the children and families. And since we have unfortunately already had the experience in the past that the landlord has declared that he needs the property for his own use, we would like to get rid of that. That is why we want to buy a piece of land. And why else? We have the wonderful Janine behind us, who has made it her mission to build us a new home. Janine is currently in the final stages of her technical training and is writing her thesis with us as Asante Watoto e.V. After completing this, she wants to get on a plane and intends to put the project into action in 1.5-2 years. So maybe you can help us buy the piece of land so that the two of them can get started?

No matter what you decide, we are very happy that 1. you read to the end and 2. that you support our heart project!