
In Kenya schools closed in March and will not reopen until January 2021. The government has decided that everyone will retake a year, although it is not clear what will…
In Kenya schools closed in March and will not reopen until January 2021. The government has decided that everyone will retake a year, although it is not clear what will…
Schools in Kenya have been closed since 15th March. All of the schools that the Mwezi Foundation supports are in rural locations and the students live in very poor conditions….
One of the challenges we face is ensuring that our Mwezi lights are well looked after. We give light libraries of 16 lights to schools, who then lend them to…
We are delighted that George Nash MBE has become a patron of the Mwezi Foundation. George is an Olympic rowing gold medallist. He won Olympic Gold at Rio 2016, bronze…
The 43 students at Mitsajeni Primary School in class 7 can look forward to a brighter future after their school successfully applied for Mwezi lights. Dorcas (at the back of…
Kikonde School demonstrates how tough life can be for girls in Kenya. At the Mwezi Foundation we like to celebrate how our lights have enabled schools to raise their average…
We are delighted to have won funding from the Souter Charitable Trust to enable us to continue our expansion. We have received applications from several schools who would benefit significantly…
Elizabeth is back from maternity leave and has taken on the role of External Relations Manager, to enable us to build up links with local authorities and aid organisations. She…
The Mwezi Foundation is expanding! We are accepting applications (forms available from claire@mwezifoundation.org or Dorcas can supply them in Kenya) from schools and orphanages in south east Kenya, around the…
Dorcas, who has joined us while Elizabeth is on maternity leave (and hopefully will continue when Elizabeth returns to work), recently visited Mgome, Mrime and Mwanguda Primary Schools (they go…