. DANDORA .
. FROM DUMPSITE TO SCHOOL .
VISIBLE PROGRESS
18. Mar 2026 | Imagine the new classrooms
we can now imagine how it could look like to have SBCC move into this rooms ... waiting to cure the concrete slab before the next level can be built.
12. Mar 2026 | The Invisible Work
its a good day for project progress as we have received all pledges from donors to fund the construction of St. Benedict. Thank you Tamara, Peter, Barbara and the PD Foundation, Katrin und Rolf, Maria and the Saluz Amman Foundation for your work behind the scene to get the construction funded. Thank you Basil the architect, Diana, Charles and Erick from St.Benedict for your daily actions to make it happen and get it off the ground, brick by brick to new heights.
08. Mar 2026 | First Floor
yes, its next level construction - the engineer has checked the iron and cleared the structure. Lots of pipes are laid out ready to cast the 1.Floor concrete slab.
19. Feb 2026 | Rapid development
Ground plate is cast and brick walls are rising. Time for an engineers report
06. Feb 2026 | Ground Zero
remove the rubble, level the ground and excavate the foundation for the pillars.
BUILDING A NEW CHILDCARE CENTER
05. Feb 2026 | Dandora, Kenya
thank God and all the supporters that time has come to mark the Ground Breaking of a new era at the St.Benedict Community Center plot. Videolink
A lot of effort went into aquiring the City Plot, getting land titles and plan for the new Child Care Center. A 3 storey school and recreational space will be built to form a solid foundation for social care and education for stigmatized and needy children around the Dondora dump site in Nairobi. We are excited that several major donors have shared the vision of Diana and her team and pledged the funds for this vital child focussed project.
Welcome to join us building the Child Care Center!
100% of your financial contribution via wiLearn 4 Life / Remark Dandora ends up to support the childrens learning and wellbeing.
COMPASSION FOR 289 CHILDREN
When compassion leads to courage and committment poverty and injustice can be overcome and good things begin to happen. Diana Jomo, herself a Kindergarden teacher from Western Kenya, came to Nairobi in January 2006 and later joined Donna Hills college for a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and development (E.C.D.) a two year course. While doing her research project Diana came face to face with the suffering children from Dandora searching for food on the biggest dumpside in Africa. Where toxic fumes from industrial, medicinal and houshold waste are a permanent hazard to the dump pickers and the environment Diana was exposed to unworthy and outright dangereous living condition. "Who cares, if not me?" went through her mind and with great courage and the little she had she made plans to care for the most vulnerables at the dump site. Diana decided to create a safe haven away from the dangerous sites by providing love, care, food, life skills and an education to meet the most pressing needs of the suffering kids. To follow her passion she founded the St. Benedict Community Center a community based organisation registred with the Kenya Government.
EDUCATION AGAINST POVERTY
The provision of regular education has been a logical step in rehabilitating the kids. In January 2021 Diana approached wiLearn 4 Life and asked for support to create a quality learning environment with digital education resources. wiLearn has the expertise to establish a digital education library for children and community of all ages to access quality edcuation media. The self - paced mobile learning with Smart Phones is ideal to catch up with classes that children have missed in survival mode.
Thanks to the compassionate and committed support of Fernfachhochschule Schweiz (FFHS) the project could be started on 31. March 2021!
St. Benedict Community Center who cares for the wellbing of children from the Dandora Dumpsite currently provides school meals to assure health ans survival for the kids. Their full growth and learning potential can only be reached with sufficient food! Any support helps!
SMART LEARNING PROJECT
LOVE 2 LEARN 4 LIFE
St.Benedict Community Center (SBCC) wants all children and youth in our care to be able to read, understand and master basic writing and mathematics. We prepare them to gain 21st Century learning skills and digital media competence through regular practice and use of the wiLearn education library. The free access shall enable, empower and enhance the self-oriented learning skills of teachers, learners and the community at large.
THE CHALLENGE UNDER COVID
The key effect of school closures goes far beyond the lack of academic and learning gaps but it affects the primary health of the children. School meals are no longer provided for the children of poor housholds. They go hungry and scavenge for food at the dangerous dumpsite of Dandora. This are some of the detrimental longterm side effects of Government lockdown measures hitting the youngest children the hardest! Their growth potential is diminishing and so is their learning capacity.
Kenya National School Meals and Nutrition Strategy 2017-2022 outlines the importance of supplement food to assure Child health. 
Only properly nourished children are able to learn and develop their full potential. This critical element is often overlooked during the pandemic and creates great harm among the impoverished children. Their growth is primarily hindered by the lack of sufficient and noutrishous food!
We urgently call for your support of the Dandora education program that includes the basic school meals. Under Lockdown and beyond St. Benedicts Community Center needs to buy food for daily school meals to over 280 children attending classes.
With 200.00 USD / month you can sustain 100 children who entirely depend on the school meals.
100% of your donation marked "School Meals" will be transferred to Kenya to buy food for the school meals programs.
CHILD SUPPORT REQUIRED
Giving with a lasting IMPACT
- Digital Learning
- 1 Android tablets for 6 learners | 90 CHF each
- 1 Interactive Screen for class | 1500 CHF
- 1 eLibrary MiniPC for Education | 500 CHF
- 1 School Curriculum software licence Grade 1 to Grade 8 | 600 CHF
- Continuous SBCC Needs
- Monthly School Meals at SBCC | 200 CHF
- Monthly Staff Salary | 200 CHF
- Classroom Rent - Monthly | 120 CHF
- OUR NEW LOCATION PROJECT
- 4'500 USD Construction of 4kW Solar Power System
- 8'400 USD Digital Learning Classrooms
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