School supplies
€12.50
At the beginning of the school year, we buy school supplies for the children. Pens, pencils, exercise books, a map, a drawing set (with rulers etc.), erasers, a pencil sharpener and a pencil case. To take all of this to school, the children also need a sturdy backpack. When you purchase a school supplies package you can make sure one of our children has enough supplies to perform at their best at school.
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School fees
One of the main goals of the Nanginyi Foundation is to provide access to education for the children. Five days per week they go to the Sasa School, which lies at the edge of the savannah, where they live. They get their lessons in English. We pay the school fees for the children at the beginning of the school year. The school year in Tanzania starts in January and ends in December. The children get days off during all national and religious holidays, and get a month off in June. School fees are our largest expense every year, so every donation is welcome! Access to education gives the children a chance for a brighter future!
School uniform
All children who go to school in Tanzania have to wear a school uniform. For girls, the uniform consists of: a sweater, socks, a blouse and a skirt or a dress. For boys it consists of: a sweater, a blouse, a pair of pants and socks. Next to this, the children need a sports uniform, which consists of a t-shirt with shorts. The children only wear their uniform when they are at school, in order to make sure they can use their uniform as long as possible. The parents of the children have the task to wash and alter/repair the uniforms, as we think it is important they have responsibilities. Since the children wear their uniforms daily and are still growing, we believe they need a new uniform every year. With your purchase you can make sure that one of our children will have a nice school uniform for a year.
Food package
The Nanginyi Foundation sponsors families who do not have enough food to eat every day. It is important for the Maasai to eat well, as they perform hard physical labour and need a lot of energy. The Nanginyi Foundation sponsors food packages with rice, beans, maize/corn, tea, sugar, cooking oil and, when available, some vegetables and fruit. Our local coordinator will put together the food packages depending on the current food prices and availability. He will then deliver them to families in need. When you buy a food package in our webshop you can make sure that a Maasai family in need will get support.
Shoes
All the children need two pairs of shoes to go to school: shoes for their school uniform and sport shoes. They will only wear the shoes when going to school, in order to make sure they last as long as possible. When one of the children has outgrown their shoes they will be passed on to one of the smaller children. With your purchase you can make sure that one of our children has proper shoes to go to school this year.
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Maternity package
Many Maasai-women deliver their babies at home. They often live far from the hospital and do not have proper transportation to get there. After giving birth, the woman gets blood from a cow or a bull (depending on the gender of the baby). They mix the blood with milk and drink it in order to regain some strength. In the few months after birth a mother only eats warmed-up food. The Nanginyi Foundation offers maternity packages to new mothers in need. The package of €10 consists of: rice/beans/maize, sugar, tea, soap, body lotion and cooking oil. The package of €15 also contains a small Maasai cloth for the new baby. With the purchase of this maternity package you can make sure that a Maasai woman has enough means to recover after giving birth and to take care of herself and her new baby!
Kraampakket
Veel Maasai vrouwen bevallen thuis, omdat een ziekenhuis vaak ver reizen is en ze geen vervoer hebben. Na de bevalling krijgt een vrouw bloed van een koe of een stier (afhankelijk van het geslacht van de baby) om aan te sterken. Het bloed wordt gemengd met melk om op te drinken. Ook eet de nieuwe moeder in de eerste maanden alleen warm eten. Stichting Nanginyi sponsort geboorte pakketten voor Maasai vrouwen die het niet zo breed hebben. In het pakket van €10 zit rijst/bonen/mais, suiker, thee, zeep, body lotion en kookolie. In het pakket van €15 zit daar ook nog een kleine Maasai doek voor de pasgeboren baby bij. Met dit geboorte pakket zorgt u ervoor dat een Maasai vrouw voldoende middelen heeft om in de periode net na de bevalling goed aan te sterken en zichzelf en de baby te kunnen verzorgen!
Schoolgeld
Eén van de hoofddoelen van Stichting Nanginyi is educatie voor de kinderen. De kinderen gaan 5 dagen in de week naar Sasa School, aan de rand van de savanne, waar zij Engelstalig onderwijs volgen. In het begin van het schooljaar betalen wij het schoolgeld voor alle kinderen. Het schooljaar in Tanzania begint in januari en eindigt in december. Tijdens alle nationale en religieuze feestdagen hebben de kinderen vrij en in juni hebben zij een maand vakantie. Het schoolgeld is jaarlijks een grote kostenpost dus elke donatie is welkom! Educatie geeft de kinderen de kans op een betere toekomst!
Bonen
Waar de meeste scholen voornamelijk bonen en maïs koken, kiezen wij ervoor om twee keer per week bonen te koken. Op de andere dagen vervangen wij de bonen met groentes, zodat de kinderen een gevarieerd weekmenu hebben. Ook de prijs van bonen is in de afgelopen periode helaas flink gestegen. Een kilo bonen kost €1,40, terwijl dit voor de droogte nog €0,60-€0,80 per kilo was.