The project
Home of Smile registered association is a young association with the vision to give orphans and street children in Kenya a new home. Initially this new home will be a home for 25 children. It will be built near Mount Kenya. That’s about 130 kilometers northeast of Nairobi.
It is very important for us that the children no longer have to starve, drink clean water, go to kindergarten or school, medical care is guaranteed, in short that they grow up in a loving home and can develop themselves.Our project is designed to help themselves on their own. This means we create opportunities and provide advice and support.
Our present goal is to acquire a plot of land with a house, or on which a house can be built. Further they are supposed to run their own farm to be independent from the economic situation of the country. Corn, fruits and vegetables are to be grown and harvested. Also cows, goats and chickens are kept, surplus is sold in the local market, thus creating a source of income.
I visited other orphanages in the two months I was in Kenya and let them explain to me how they work and saw that it works this way.
We cannot cope this alone and need your support.
We can only achieve this goal with your help. Support us to give a better future to the children.
the construction phase
25. February 2017
On it goes… Last week the work continued. The Plumber has connected the gutter to the house. If now the rainy season starts, we can already […]
15. February 2017
Unbeschreiblich… I’m sitting here and read your comments on my post on Facebook from this morning. I am moved to tears. I like to accept the […]
15. February 2017
A dream comes true… A dream comes true… Today we had our official opening represented by the Governor of Embu County Sir Martin N. Wambora. It […]
14. February 2017
1.5 days left… Our time here is getting less and less. Today, everyone has helped with all of their power again so that everything will shine […]
13. February 2017
…für diese Tour war es unser letzter Sonntag. The cup (picture) was purchased together with others for the orphanage www.homeofsmile.com. Today lunch was served in it, […]
12. February 2017
…for this stay it was our last Sunday today. Wich was as follows: As always at 6 am I get up, eat breakfast. The children are […]
9. February 2017
Then the time has come…. It is only less than a week left to get a few things done. Sven will probably finish painting the kitchen […]
5. February 2017
It remains exciting… The last week was rough. Just when I thought everything is good now and wanted to take a deep breath, the next challenge […]
25. January 2017
Half-time… Yesterday Sven and I had half-time. And just like climbing a mountain it always goes up and down until you reach the top, this is […]
21. January 2017
Yesterday was a successful day… After a drought fertile comes back again… Yesterday morning I was shopping with Sven paint and other things. It was just […]
19. January 2017
Reliance…, to be left…. The only one to rely on is the team from Germany, Siggi and Sven, and the 4 Kenyan plasterers and, of course, […]
15. January 2017
Two weeks are already over… It was a really exciting week in every sense… 🙂 First of all, Tina left us after two weeks and returned […]
10. January 2017
A successful start in an exciting week… Yesterday, surprisingly, very much worked out. The tilers came and did a super job. They have already finished almost […]
8. January 2017
Sunday… relxaing day… or the calm before the storm…. the storm of volunteers … So the “Muzungu team” is complete now. Siggi (Siegbert Bauer) landed today […]
7. January 2017
Hello my dears,, we have been here for a week now. The New Year has begun as the old one ended. The first windows already shine… […]
21. November 2016
State of affairs… Today I give you an interim report. The roof is still not closed, but there will be worked on still this week. Plastering […]
30. September 2016
And on it goes…. After I got a pciture of the current status on Tuesday afternoon, I had to create a plan in the evening on […]
21. September 2016
Now the time has come… I am sitting at the airport of Nairobi and waiting for my return flight. Tears come up, I do not know […]
18. September 2016
Only two and a half days left…. On Saturday morning it was already a hustle on the construction site before eight o’clock. It was the first […]
16. September 2016
Roofing ceremony… Today was our big day. No one at the site knew except our comitee. At 7:15 am we already arrived at the construction site. […]
16. September 2016
Anything but boredom… that seems to be the motto for the final sprint. Yesterday we received the sheets for the roof, which were promised for Monday […]
13. September 2016
Monday morning in Kenya… yesterday I found out by the way that is holiday on Monday. Who will show up at work?? First appointment at 8 […]
10. September 2016
Review of the week… On Wednesday I first went to the city to check the prices for the water installation. Whenever I’m on the road for […]
6. September 2016
Great start of the week …. Monday morning 7:20, Susan and I are standing in the drizzling rain, waiting for a matatu. I ordered one via […]
4. September 2016
only 2.5 weeks left… on Friday we continued to work on the ring beam and yesterday half of it was concreted. We worked until it got […]
21. August 2016
This week was tough… On Monday the final preparations were on to start on Tuesday with the set of the first wall series. This is set […]
14. August 2016
That was the last week as so often it began with surprises. On Monday it was planned that we will concrete tomorrow. Targeted was Thursday. So […]
7. August 2016
The last 14 days… … weren’t really easy. Again and again, setbacks, disappointments and so on. For example water: We wait now for 3 weeks on […]
23. July 2016
So what… On Friday morning, I am full of joy to go to our property to receive the machine for our stones, nil. Calls, demands, then […]
22. July 2016
On the road… Today we were traveling the whole day by car to get the material. We were driving down on dirt roads for what seemed […]
20. July 2016
It goes again… after I was busy all Sunday from early morning until late at night with numbers and Excel lists, it went back on Monday […]
17. July 2016
Today it is time for a little anecdote…. because yesterday the sand was not delivered as agreed and neither the ballast, I had the day off. […]
15. July 2016
…that no one needs… And I had a couple of them recently… Example? Today planned: 9 o’clock connecting the water line, close the trench, finish the […]
14. July 2016
It continues… on the bumpy road to the reality of the vision, my vision … I have to take advantage whenever the Internet and the tablet […]
8. July 2016
No hurry in Africa… after we went to the property yesterday and discussed everything, it was all about putting it all into action today. This morning […]
7. July 2016
hamjambo…muriega…hello…hallo… a week ago I went off to make my dream come true. I’ve heard many things, from impossible over maybe and so so. My feelings […]
13. March 2016
I’m glad… …to show you new pictures from Kenya. Step by step it goes on… More than half of the farm was plowed. Since the property […]
3. January 2016
New pictures… I have just received new pictures of the farm. Everything grows very well. The rainy season was long and wet this time. We were […]
3. December 2015
more than 3 weeks went by already… time flies by so fast, but not without any activities. First of all I would like to thank most […]
6. November 2015
Done… literally I am also done. The last few days have absorbed me quite complete. From Monday till Thursday we were on the move until late […]
3. November 2015
Tired and satisfied… oday was a busy day. We have put half of the piles. Everyone helped. When you are not used to do everything by […]
2. November 2015
A German in Kenya… It was agreed that I will be picked up at my hotel this morning at 8 clock. We had a lot to […]
29. October 2015
Our property… …yyyeeeahhh we bought it. Home of Smile has its own property. The foundation has been laid. After long discussions, the seller has come to […]
27. October 2015
The next step… Today we were taking a look at a Shamba (piece of land) we had already been envisaged, but which was just too expensive. […]