Since 2000, the Germano Chincherini Foundation has launched support projects in Kenya, improving access to essential resources such as drinking water, education, and healthcare. It has built wells in various areas to combat water scarcity and in 2001 established the Ukunda Primary School, providing a comprehensive education with daily meals. The Foundation has also supported the Kwale District Eye Centre, treating eye diseases. In 2008, it founded Nyumba ya Watoto, an innovative group home that hosts over 150 children, providing them with education, care, and support. The Foundation continues to work to improve the quality of life in Kenya.
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Nalepo Primary School – Building the future in the heart of Kenya
The Chincherini Foundation, in the Maasai village of Nalepo on the Tanzanian border, is promoting a project to provide education and better living conditions for local children. After constructing a well and temporary facilities, it has started the construction of a complete primary school in 2025, with classrooms, services, kitchen and teacher spaces. The initiative aims to reduce inequality, provide daily meals and support local teachers. The project, implemented with the Kenyan Ministry of Education and the Nalepo community, will strengthen local development and empowerment.
Ukunda Dental Clinic
Since 2010, Dr. Claudio Dutto has been volunteering as a dentist in our care homes in Kenya, where he established a fully equipped dental clinic. In 2017, he was awarded an honorary recognition by the President of the Italian Republic for his humanitarian commitment.
Nyumba ya watoto
The project in Ukunda includes three care home housing complexes that welcome minors from severely disadvantaged backgrounds, providing them with accommodation, education, medical care, and emotional and educational support. The activities are carried out in collaboration with local social services and aim to fully respect children’s rights, with reintegration into families where possible and support for studies even after reaching adulthood.
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Smiley Hands in Kenya: Together for the Rebirth of the Smiling School
In the informal settlement of Korogocho, on the outskirts of Nairobi, the Treviso-based organization “Una Mano per un Sorriso – ODV” has been supporting children from the most vulnerable families since 2014, offering them education and protection.
At the heart of this commitment is the Smiling School, a middle school that for years has been a safe haven and a place for growth.
Due to the deterioration of the building and its furnishings, a major renovation project has been launched.
The initiative includes new classrooms, a canteen, solar panels, a teaching garden, and a small sports field to improve both learning conditions and students’ quality of life.
New Opportunities for Nalepo: School, Water, and a Future
In the village of Nalepo, the Chincherini Foundation has renovated the school, providing education to 150 children and ensuring two meals a day for each of them. A well for clean drinking water has also been built, along with the installation of the pump system and a water collection basin.