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A new address for ChildsLife The Netherlands from 1st October 2021: ChildsLife The Netherlands Waarderweg 50B 2031 BP Haarlem The Netherlands T: ++31 (0) 23 5570081 E: info@childslife.nl At our new premises we do not have our own warehouse. Therefore, we have reorganised our relief goods program. We will continue to transport relief goods to our programs;  we will ship

Finally! Schools have fully reopened in Kenya after a 10 month closure. Strict covid prevention measures and protocols have to be adhered to as per Government instruction. Since the beginning of the pandemic, ChildsLife has been scaling up WASH activities and will continue to do so to ensure schools once again become safe havens for the many children in marginalized

Like many countries, Romania is facing the second corona wave. The country has been hit badly, hospitals and IC units have currently run out of capacity. Unlike the spring the country is not in lock down. Measures are taken on a regional level and vary greatly from area to area. Vulnerable people from marginalized communities have been very badly affected

The city locations of the ChildsLife AnneNoor Education Centers  have been able to reopen with strict safety and hygiene measures in place. Classes have been split up into 3 or 4 groups of children so a safe social distance can be kept. We have taken all the necessary precautions to hopefully be allowed to continue to provide education and care

We have a new project! Kitchen gardens for 200 homesteads in Kenya’s Makueni County. Sustainable food production in all seasons is what we aim to achieve with this new project. After succesful use of our kitchen gardens in slum setting, we have now expanded the program into rural communities to help them cope with increasing food shortages worsened by the

Despite COVID- 19 putting a halt to our programs in their traditional form, we continued to engage the communities all round. In Makueni, we were able to install a new greenhouse at Kathamboni Secondary School from the scratch to its completion. It is now fully installed and ready for planting. The corona crisis provides not only a health threat, it

ChildsLife Kenya continues its COVID-19 response and reached out to 50 mothers in the ChildsLife Live, Learn & Earn Program in Kibera and Mukuru slums. Through donations, ChildsLife staff is able to continue its support for vulnerable families amidst the corona crisis. Needless to say the mothers are very grateful as these food & hygiene packages are crucial for them

Romania is in lock down and the military patrols the streets. People remain indoors. But not Romania Country Director Florian Ivan. After he supplying the regional corona hospital with medical protective gear, he continues his support in the fight against COVID-19.  In the last couple of days, Florian Ivan has supplied and furnished the newly erected regional laboratory for Corona

In Mukuru and Kibera slums ChildsLife Kenya is scaling up WASH activities amongst all beneficiaries. Hygiene supplies are distributed and advice is given on COVID-19 and social distancing. ChildsLife staff is doing everything they can to help people get throught the corona crisis.

ChildsLife Romania Director Florian Ivan is currently sorting a large supply of medical goods such as masks, gloves and protective clothing for donation to the regional hospital in Barlad. This hospital is now a dedicated corona centre in Eastern Romania and is in desperate need of protective medical supplies. ChildsLife is grateful to be able to assist in this crisis.

Life is Kibera is harsh at the best of times. The corona virus is a serious threat to the people who live here in these dire conditions. ChildsLife field workers work hard to assist these people. Watch the short BBC film about the threat of coronavirus in the slum. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-51988073/coronavirus-a-father-s-fears-in-kenya-s-crowded-kibera-settlement

The Corona pandemic is quickly developing into a catastrophe for many people around this globe. ChildsLife offices in the Netherlands, Kenya and Romania are closed and our office and field staff works remotely. But our work continues and not only are we doing our utmost to ensure we assist the people in our program, we also want to help where

For the third year in a row, vegetable growers Brazander and Levarht are visiting ChildsLife projects in Kenya. Arjan Levarht  and Paul Zantman are visiting ChildsLife greenhouses at primary schools to share their expertise and knowledge of fruit and vegetables as to optimize crop yield, taste and quality of the crops. ChildsLife country director Paul Sugut and Program manager John

Lucia Rijker, Life Coach, inspirator and six-time World Champion (kick) boxing is Ambassador of ChildsLife. Lucia Rijker, Global Life Coach and boxing legend, is Ambassador of ChildsLife. Lucia, whose roots lie in both Europe and Africa, is known for her fight for equal opportunities. And her contribution to a good and loving life for everyone on this earth. ChildsLife and

With your support we have achieved a lot in 2018! Read our Annual Report

This month Arjan Levarht, of ChildsLife business partner Levarht B.V., visited ChildsLife projects in Kenya. His first stop was Itumbule Primary School in Makueni, where he was welcomed by headmistress Roselyn. Arjan shared his expertise and gave the school valuable advice on their greenhouse. Arjan donated sports kits to the Gatoto school soccer team. The kids are very excited. They have a

In october this year, you can join ChildsLife on their adventure in Kenya! A run is being organised by ChildsLife and Impact Marathon and offers an amazing and fun program. Your going on safari, join elite Kenyan athletes in a track session and visit ChildsLife project in Kenya. The program takes places from the 22th till the 26th of october

In March, ChildsLife launched the ChildsLife Restaurant Campain. Restaurants in the Netherlands who join this campain offer a carafe of water from which € 1,- is donated to the ChildsLife Food & Water program. In this program, ChildsLife builds watertanks en greenhouses at schools and offers school lunches for children in Kenya and Romania. Restaurants who are joining this campaing

After the heavy floods in Kenya in May, the intensity of the rainfall has decreased. Help has been mobilized and the community is working hard to get their everyday life back on track. ChildsLife is offering support to families in the slum in their most urgent needs: food packages, blankets and mattresses. Help for the affected schools is also being

ChildsLife Kitchen Garden Our ChildsLife collegues in Nairobi came up with a great and sustainable initiative on the limited amount of fertile soil and food. They gave families a solid bag filled with fertile soil and seeds and gave them instructions on how to take care of the Kitchen Garden. A short while later they could eat their first harvest! We have

December 1st is World AIDS Day; a day when the world renews its collective efforts to fight HIV/AIDS. For ChildsLife, World AIDS Day means more than just a red ribbon. It is a day to draw attention to the HIV epidemic around the world; to raise awareness of HIV, to remember loved ones who have died, to show solidarity with people

The AnneNoor program is expanding – AnneNoor 7 has opened in Berezeni based in the rural area of Vaslui in Romania. Due to request from local parents and the community, ChildsLife Romania was able to open its 7th AnneNoor Education Center. Read more about the AnneNoor program

In partnership with Rotary International, ChildsLife purchased and installed a water tank complete with rain catchment system at the Elangata Omayianat Primary School in the Olepolos region of Kenya.  This Maasai region is suffering from severe droughts so pupils, teachers and parents alike have been desperate for this water supply. Because of the drought and long awaited rains still not

Whilst at home most school children cannot wait for the holidays to start, many Kenyan children dread and fear their school break. Because for many no school means no food. ChildsLife education program incorporates school lunches to ensure children from deprived backgrounds receive at least one healthy meal a day. Kenya suffers from food shortages and food prices have risen

The last drop… These primary school pupils in the Maasai region of Olepolos have tilted their water tank to be able to access the last few drops. This is what we need to do now… Send water trucks to fill empty watertanks immediately. This situation is very serious  The extreme drought in many parts of Africa continues. Many water supplies at

ChildsLife’s Annual Report 2016 is now available online. Together with all our supporters and donors so much was achieved. Find out for yourself.

Time for celebration at the Imbema Group: The company celebrates its 70th anniversary and CEO Robert Bloemers hands down the reins to his son Alexander Bloemers. As part of these celebrations Mr Bloemers presented ChildsLife CEO Patricia Korver-Kicak with a cheque of € 23,000.- for children living in extreme proverty. Thank you Imbema, all Imbema suppliers and clients for your

About 2.7 million people in Kenya alone face famine due to extreme droughts. Kenya has declared the ongoing drought affecting many parts of the country a national disaster, calling for aid to counter the situation which is posing a major risk to people, livestock and wildlife. The drought is attributed to El Niño and with record-high temperatures. The weather has

ChildsLife kick started 2017 in Eastern Europe and Eastern Africa as well as in the Netherlands and USA. Our goal is to provide chances for children and to do what we can to ensure a self-sustainable future. With the help of our loyal supporters we can!

For 15 years ChildsLife carried the CBF accreditation. When establishing ChildsLife it was important at that time and fitting with a growing and maturing organisation. But over the years, the cost of membership and sustaining CBF involvement was no longer considered responsible expenditure for an organization of ChildsLife’s size. ChildsLife believes the funds are better spent on beneficiaries of ChildsLife

An extensive interview with ChildsLife director and founder Patricia Korver is featured Haarlem’s one and only city glossy. Patricia looks back on 20 years ChildsLife, the many achievements and the impact the organization has had on the lives of so many children and the communities they live in. ‘I’m proud of the fact that we can see the impact our

On the 18th of september our ChildsLife superteam participated in the biggest running event in the Netherlands: the Dam to Damloop 2016. The total fundraising amount of the day is €5440.The donation will be used to support the ChildsLife WASH program that brings clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene to extremely dry areas in Kenya. ChildsLife thanks all runners and

ChildsLife has been delighted to receive a large donation of 25.000 euros! ChildsLife received this donation at the Herring Party of Restaurant Ijmond in Ijmuiden in North Holland. According to Dutch tradition, the first couple of barrels of herring are auctioned and the proceeds are donated to charity every year. The auction at Restaurant Ijmond was very well attended by

Last week ChildsLife director Patricia Korver-Kicak visited several projects in Kenya, one of them is a newly built greenhouse next to a school in the Makueni region. Greenhouses are an effective way to help communities on their way to self-sustainability.The vegetables grown in greenhouses are used for school meals and part of it is sold on the local market so the income can