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During my stay in Kenya, I found myself sitting in the van one afternoon, just back from visiting Ian, Yvonne and their grandmother. Honestly, I had no words. A grandmother and two grandchildren, livi...

Who are you? It's a simple question, but Clinton Kamau takes his time answering it. First he says he is a Christian. Then, after a short pause: "I'm an orphan."

During an earlier visit to The Ark, I noticed something. The boys have plenty of ideas — good ideas, too. But between "what if we…" and actually doing it lies a gap, and it turned out to be too wide t...

Clements had told me about his first encounter with The Ark, and how he wanted to set up a foundation that could support it from the Netherlands. A foundation needs a board, of course, and I can't say...

While the sun beat down relentlessly on Ngoliba, the firewood was running low and the kitchen was at risk of having to stop cooking hot meals. Almost all the children were able to spend the holidays w...

Newsletter Archive

Subject Date and Time Sent
Newsletter 05/2026 Mwanzo foundation Saturday, 26 September 2026
Newsletter 04/2026 Mwanzo Foundation Monday, 01 June 2026
Newsletter 3/2026 Mwanzo Saturday, 18 April 2026

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At the beginning of 2026, we take a brief look back at December. In December 2025, the Ark successfully reunited six (6) children with their guardians through legal guardianship arrangements, in accor...

This month, three children share fun facts about themselves in a video: what I like to eat,

As stated in the previous newsletter, our goal for the coming year is ambitious but achievable: to grow to €2,500 per month in regular donations. With that amount, we can structurally cover many opera...

We hope to achieve great things again as a foundation in 2026. We had already been working on improving fire safety at The Ark. In January, we strengthened the safety measures at The Ark Children's Ho...

2024 was our first full financial year. The figures for this year are included in the financial report that we publish in accordance with ANBI guidelines. This can be read via the link at the bottom o...

Get to know the children: Tom

In this series, we give you a glimpse into the lives of the children at The Ark. The first instalment focuses on Tom. I (Clements) have known Tom since my first visit in 2...

Thanks to your support, we have been able to make great strides this year. We would like to share the most important results and milestones that the Mwanzo Foundation has achieved over the past year.

Transparency is important to us. In this section, we show how the donations we received were used and what impact your contribution has made this year. The figures for 2025 are not final, of course, b...

During a visit in 2024, we found that the Ark's kitchen did not comply with health and safety regulations. The old stove was completely worn out, the chimney pipe had been corroded by heat, and the ma...

During our stay, we spoke with the staff, had a productive meeting with new stakeholders, and were able to put your donations to good use. In this report, we would like to share our experiences and im...