Thanks to your great support, we were once again able to achieve significant proceeds from the charity auction and the wheel of fortune at AnimagiC 2025. With this, we are once again supporting a project by the FLY & HELP Foundation: This time the amount will benefit the construction of a new school in the Silanga district of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
In the Kibera slum area, to which Silanga belongs, the Kibera Silanga Ushirika Group (KISUG) was founded in 2001 to provide educational opportunities for children. Today, the Kibera Silanga Primary School exists there – but in a dilapidated wooden structure with corrugated iron cladding that does not meet safety and space requirements and can currently only use the ground floor, as the wooden second floor is considered unsafe.
Since this part of the slum is very densely populated and the site is therefore compact, an expansion of the school is only possible upwards. The new school will therefore be built with three floors and approximately 200 m² per floor. Eight spacious classrooms, a kitchen and infirmary, office and storage rooms, and sanitary facilities are planned to accommodate up to 160 children – thus reaching significantly more students than before (currently 117 children). In addition, a play and assembly area will be realized on the roof, along with a library with a computer room, and a well-ventilated building with secure infrastructure and water supply.
The project not only includes the purely structural part but also covers the provision of furniture, electrical connections, water tanks with a capacity of 10,000 liters, and facilities for improved hygiene and sanitation. Self-financing of the school by the local community, income from rentals, school fees, and support partnerships also ensure sustainability: The ongoing school operations are thus well secured. Once the building is complete, a safe, long-term learning environment with better conditions will be created – for the children in Silanga, but also for entire families in the surrounding area.
You can find more information about the project on the FLY & HELP homepage. Of course, we will also keep you updated here on the project progress for the school and report as soon as the school is completed and opened.
