Kamitei starts pilot food program in selected communities
We are happy to announce that in January 2019 we will start with a food program. Thanks to a new sponsor we can start a pilot for providing lunches for the students. Lunches are very important because of the nutritional value but also because we think...
Eagles Scholarship selection day yields another five outstanding candidates
In the last weekend of November we had a full day of exams to select the new crop of Eagle Scholarship students and we awarded five new scholarships. This time we saw a truly remarkable performance of the Oltukai community, winning 3 out of 5 scholarships! We...
Eagle Scholar Winnie receives government funded scholarship for top public school
One of our Eagle students, Winnie, graduated last September. As an Eagle Scholarship student she started at Kilimanjaro English Medium primary school in Arusha. There she ranked quite a few times as best of her class and then she went to Joyland Secondary school....
Kamitei representatives meet with education officers
Our field officer Bill had a meeting with education officers of the District and the Province. They told Bill that they observe a big difference in their region between Kamitei supported schools and non-Kamitei supported schools. They were impressed by the...
Kamitei annual event in Amsterdam and Belgium
On Thursday February 1, 2018, we held our annual event in Amsterdam at the HQ of Newzoo, with an update from Jeroen and Ageeth on progress made in 2017 and plans for 2018, as well as some very tasty food prepare by Grace. The day before, on Wednesday January 30, we...
Dutch charity Globewise becomes key new multi-year sponsor
In December we welcomed an important new sponsor: Globewise, a Dutch NGO with a focus on education. For the coming three years they will support Kamitei. The decision was made after a visit to our schools in Tanzania and a number of meetings with the Kamitei...
Eight new Eagle Scholarships awarded
Early November a total of 8 students were awarded an Eagle Scholarship and they will start next January at a boarding school in Arusha. This was an important increase compared to previous years, where there were only five scholarships available, and was made possible...
Irkeepusi fun and good results
In November, we had our almost traditional moment of giving tennis balls to the Kamitei students. This included Irkeepusi; one of the schools in a Maasai community. Very happy that we could do this again, thanks to the donation of Pro Te In (Christel ten Have, Tim...
Top performer Mary gets school scholarship
In 2011 Mary Constantino was offered an Eagle Scholarship by Kamitei. As a student of Kainam she then left Karatu and went to Arusha to attend a boarding school. This year she scored A’s in all subjects in the national exam. She was also the best maths student of her...
A4C Event
On September 28th our long term supporter Alternatives4Children (A4C) organized the Legends4Legends investment conference with the aim of raising money for A4C at the iconic EYE film museum in Amsterdam. The conference was a great success and raised tens of thousands...
Ageeth & Bill prepare for March school visits
Ageeth visited Tanzania again in the spring of 2017 to assist Bill in his ongoing efforts to teach trainers and support the development of the schools in the communities we support.
All Eagle Students of Edmund Rice together
Last March Kamitei visited them at school to check how they are doing. In the national exams at the end of 2016 almost all of them were in division I and some of them in division II out of five divisions. Only a couple are not doing great. Together with their teachers...
Sponsor event Belgium
A day after the event in Amsterdam, Jeroen, Jane and Ageeth travelled to Belgium at the invitation of Hugo Levecke, who had organised an event at the Royal Hockeyclub in Leuven, where over 20 guests attended. Kamitei is now also an officially recognised charity in...
Annual sponsor event Amsterdam
The annual sponsor event in Amsterdam was held in January and we were happy to see so many old and new friend who support Kamitei. This year it was held at the private bar of Intertrust, who kindly allowed us to use their facilities (incl. free drinks). Jeroen and...
Marar Teacher House Almost Finished
Marar Teacher House Almost Finished Almost done… New teacher house in Marar will help the Marar primary school a lot! Housing and transport of teachers was a major bottleneck and this will alleviate it massively. Sometimes people wonder why we would invest in a...
Teaching Teachers
Teaching Teachers In a recent article the Economist argued that teaching teachers to be more effective in their job is the most effective way overall to improve educational results. That applies everywhere, both in developing and developed countries. We as Kamitei...
Winnie Leonce reaches #1!
Winnie Leonce reaches #1! Eagle Scholarship student Winnie Leonce ended #1 of the entire school in mid-year, continuing her top ranking from last year. Winnie joined our Eagle Scholarship program in 2011 and has been doing very well throughout. Originally from...
Leiylo and Kimolo (Oltuikai community) Win Internship With Tanzania National Parks
Leiylo and Kimolo (Oltuikai community) Win Internship With Tanzania National Parks Our “alumni” community scholarship students Leiylo and Kimolo, who both entered the community scholarship program in July 2015, ended up at the top of their class and they were awarded...
Heart Warming Message from Scholarship Student
Heart Warming Message from Scholarship Student A few days ago Jeroen and Jane received an envelop and a small gift, a box of fresh eggs. Inside was a letter from Sylvester Pater, a talented student from many years ago who had received a scholarship to finish high...
Fun in Hareabi
Fun in Hareabi A couple of weeks ago the kids of the primary school Hareabi were surprised by an unexpected gift from Dutch tennis club ProTe In: each student received a tennis ball. Perhaps this doesn’t sound very impressive compared to the Sinterklaas bonanza we...
Another Happy Eagle (and Her Proud Mom)
Another Happy Eagle (and Her Proud Mom) Saturday the 7th of november…..Kamitei accompanied Johana to her house to tell her family that she became one of the Eagle Scholarship students! Her mother immediately told the headteacher of Kilimatembo how grateful she was for...
Star Performer
Star Performer Renata Raphael is one of our star performers in the Eagle Scholarship program. She won a Kamitei Eagle scholarship back in 2009. Today she is in Form 3 of secondary school with 1 year to go to complete her O-levels. She is doing very well. In the latest...
Four New Community Scholarships Awarded
Four New Community Scholarships Awarded Every year around this time we award a couple of community scholarships for students who completed secondary school and who have the talent and drive to complete vocational training. This year we selected four students; two from...
Summary of Ageeth’s Second Visit in 2015
Summary of Ageeth’s Second Visit in 2015 In November for the second time this year I went to visit all the schools of Kamitei. The drive from Arusha to Karatu takes two hours but already after 15 minutes I know that a lot of things are changed and my doubts about...