OUR PARTNERS
We are very grateful to everyone who has enabled us to give solar lights to so many Kenyan school children already. Thanks to every donation that we have received, we have been able to support over 240 primary schools in the Kwale and Kilifi districts of south-east Kenya. In particular, we would like to thank the following partners who have made our work possible.
Mzuri is a marketing, design and digital agency based in Liphook, Hampshire. The similarities between Mzuri and Mwezi are quite uncanny – the company name, the brand colours and the fact that both companies have roots in Kenya. Mzuri’s creative director and founder lived in Kenya until the age of 16. With such strong connections, Mzuri has been delighted to work with Mwezi on a pro-bono basis since 2019, elevating the Mwezi brand, refreshing the website and creating a range of marketing materials to support the amazing work the charity is doing in Africa.
Bourne Recruitment is a search and selection recruitment company based in the UK but with a focus on Africa.
“Africa is my passion, it’s my vocation and I love it, I’m proud to say. Typically, I’m recruiting for either private-equity-backed companies with investment companies throughout Africa, or large multinational companies with subsidiaries in Africa. I focus on the manufacturing, FMCG, food and agricultural sectors for senior-level positions such as MD’s, COO’s, CFO’s and general managers for locals, expats and also diasporas. I’m absolutely delighted to be helping such an incredibly brilliant organisation.”
Andrew Bourne, Founder and Director
FUNDS AND GRANT-MAKING TRUSTS
In addition, we are so grateful to all of the grant-making trusts who have supported us. The donations that we have received have allowed us to reach out to more schools, support more schoolchildren, boost more grades and transform more futures.
ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST
THE CASEY TRUST
COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION
THE DE LA RUE CHARITABLE TRUST
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS
THE HARAMEAD TRUST
HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST
NEXT ENERGY FOUNDATION
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST
SOUTER CHARITABLE TRUST
STERRY FAMILY FOUNDATION
THEIRWORLD
DONORS
Teal Compliance are a team of legal consultants who provide support to law firms on the rules and regulations that they need to follow.
“We asked our whole team to nominate a charity which they’d like to support […] What an important project, run by volunteers to ensure the maximum benefit is passed on. I heard once that maybe the person who can cure the incurable is out there, but maybe they don’t have the means to tell the world. Just imagine that! Harnessing solar power can give such important resources to people across the globe, in turn harnessing their talent for the benefit of their families, country and mankind.”
Amy Bell, Chief Executive Officer
tealcompliance.com
Quintessa provides technical and strategic consultancy, research and software to facilitate a low-carbon energy future. As part of its contributions to the wider community, Quintessa is pleased to make donations to charities and other good causes. Areas of focus for charitable donations include education projects in developing countries, which is why Quintessa feels that the Mwezi Foundation is worth supporting.
quintessa.org
Transmedia is a distinctive London-based digital consultancy, focused on delivering excellence in the international market. It provides software training and development services to many UK FTSE 100 companies and to governments, the private sector and social enterprises across the world. Transmedia also creates software tools, including in the edtech sector.
“We see an ever-improving education for young people in Africa as key to a better life for all Africans, and for this reason we are delighted to support the Mwezi Foundation in the great work it does in this area.”
Nick Stockbridge, Director
transmedia.co.uk
Happy Porch is a Certified B Corp software engineering company with a particular commitment to building the circular economy – so a great fit for the Mwezi Foundation! Staff are based across several continents, including consultant Peter Ochieng who works out of Nairobi. Happy Porch generously donated consultancy time to the Mwezi Foundation during 2023 to advise on various computer issues. Peter also spent a day at our Mombasa offices, and another out on the road visiting some of the schools we support.
happyporch.co.uk
happyporch.com
LittleLeaf Organic is a small family business designing exclusively in organic cotton, certified by GOTS and the Soil Association. All their luxury bedding, pyjamas, towels, baby wear and homewares are made to the very highest organic and ethical standards. LittleLeaf kindly nominated the Mwezi Foundation as its charity in 2023, and donated £1 for every muslin and handkerchief pack they sold.
“We’re delighted to make Mwezi our current charity partner. This fantastic charity does so much on a practical level to help young people in Africa get the education they deserve, and we particularly love the fact that this is achieved using solar-powered lights. LittleLeaf is all about being as sustainable and eco-friendly as possible, and in fact the factory we’re partnered with in India is entirely powered by solar energy.”
Lisa Ingram, Co-founder
littleleaforganic.com
GET INVOLVED
There are plenty of ways you can support the Mwezi Foundation without spending a penny of your own money:
- Nominate us as your company’s charity of the month or year
- Set up payroll giving at your workplace, with the Mwezi Foundation as your beneficiary
- Shop through easyfundraising.com with the Mwezi Foundation as your chosen charity
- Make a donation to us at the checkout when you shop on eBay or pay by PayPal
- Donate a percentage of your takings when you sell something on eBay
- Nominate us as a ShareGift charity partner (sharegift.org)
- Vote for us in the Movement for Good funding draws (movementforgood.com)
- Raise funds through sponsorship. If there is a sponsored event that you would like to participate in (running, swimming, cycling, you name it!), please consider competing for us! We can apply for a charity place on your behalf, and we will pay your entry free in return for sponsorship
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