Ayuda En Todas Partes means “help in all directions." A foundation in that name was established in March 2003 to offer concrete help to people in developing countries. The Ayuda En Todas Partes Foundation's primary focus is realizing small-scale construction projects, each using Dutch volunteers over a two- to three-week period, to improve the living conditions of the local community and offer opportunities for building a better future.
In northern Kenya, with Steven Labarakwe as coordinator, Ayuda has focused on the building of primary schools in Samburu villages. In 2007, three classrooms, a teacher's office, a kitchen, toilets, and sports fields were constructed in Ngurunit. Similar projects were constructed in Farakoren in 2008 and Mpagas in 2009. In 2010, Ayuda returned to Ngurunit to add two classrooms and a girls' dormitory. This year, the foundation intends to return to Mpagas to construct additional classrooms. In addition to its building projects, Ayuda has funded mosquito nets for Farakoren families, fees for teacher college for students from the area, an agriculture project at the Ngurunit school, micro-credit for women's groups, and a well in Mpagas.
Ayuda is an officially-registered charity in The Netherlands. For more information about Ayuda, see http://www.ayuda-en-todas-partes.nl/ (in Dutch) or email Rob Ypmea at ayuda-info@ayuda-en-todas-partes.nl.
This information comes from direct email correspondence with Ayuda En Todas Partes at Steven's recommendation. Ayuda is mentioned elsewhere in the ESHA's Kenya Experience blog in "School Visits Prompt School Thoughts," October 10, 2010.
Claudia
Photo: Steven Labarakwe gives ESHA guests a tour of the Mpagas Primary School (Photo credit: Claudia Daggett)
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