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EDUCATION – A HUMAN RIGHT
“Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally...
SCHOOL FEES AND POVERTY – BARRIERS TO EDUCATION IN KENYA
Giving a child the best in life is every parent's dream but achieving this comes with amongst other things quality education. Obviously, a good school is the necessary tool for cementing a strong foundation for any child. Unfortunately, because of the numerous...
PRECE – a movement changes the region
1994, Brazil’s dry savanna. In the poorest region of the country seven young people meet – with no work, no school-leaving certificate and thus no life prospects – in an old, deserted mill in order to take their lives and their dreams in hand together. Inspired by...
HOPE AMONG ASHES AND POVERTY
With the support of the German nehemia team and funding from the German Federal Government, the „Mehran Public School“ was established and inaugurated in one of Karachi‘s poorest districts in August 2017. This district of Mehran Town, located on the outskirts of...
Nancy – my life after nehemia
“Rebuilding a generation after God’s own heart” is written over the entrance to the Nehemiah Miwani Centre near Kisumu in Kenya. It is also the motto of the Nehemiah Team there. Nancy Cherono is a representative of that new generation, which has grown up in the Miwani...
Montessori in a Nutshell
In a number of kindergartens and preschools which have been developed or supported by the Nehemiah Network in several different countries, the principles and methods of Montessori-Education have been used successfully for several years now. Wolfgang Oelschlegel, an...
HELP CENTER – REFUGE IN SIBERIA
For several years the nehemia team has supported a unique project near Prokopjewsk in Siberia. Three years ago it enabled the purchase of an empty factory and office building that has been gradually developed since then. In 2018 this social centre was continually...
School opened
´Good things come to those who wait.´ This saying has proven true in one of Rajahmundry`s suburbs. “Back in 2003 nehemia team India dreamed of opening a school”, explains Carry MacFarlane, who visited the team leaders Raja and Ebba Sekhar last September. “In June 2018...
MONTESSORI IN MELINGKAT – an interview with Ibu Luisa
From the deforestation of the rainforest, the protection of species, the poverty of the population to natural disasters and corruption - Borneo is struggling with a long list of problems that can only be tackled bit by bit in international cooperation. There are many...
A CHILDREN’S CENTRE FOR DEDOUGOU
With the help of private supporters, since October 2018 the Creuset d´Eveil in Degoudou has been building a facility for the care of infants and pre-school children. It is the first facility of this kind in Degoudou (Burkina Faso). Up to now this association founded...
Explorer Kids Camps in Ukraine
Of the 1,100 children that took part in the nehemia summer camp this year, approximately 170 were refugee children and orphans due to the war. Additionally 160 orphaned children living in foster families or foster homes participated. We very much want to thank all...
War leaves deep marks
Ever since war broke out in March 2014, the Ukrainian nehemia team has played a vital role in the region of Transcarpathia, tackling the diverse humanitarian challenges the region faces due to the influx of refugees from Eastern Ukraine. Care packages, temporary...
News from the Home of Blessing
The new school year in Thailand started in May. This time there are 80 girls, who are attending neighboring schools while living and sharing their lives on the Home of Blessing’s compound. The ‘newcomers’ have settled in and made friends by now. Nikki, one of the...
Farewell, Juri Reasanov
In September, our dear friend Juri Reasanov died of cancer in Krasnoyarsk/Siberia. For many years, he had been one of the pillars of our Siberian Nehemiah Team in Krasnoyarsk. For many people, especially for the young, he was not only a fatherly role model but also...
School building purchased
As reported before, the nehemia team has received a grant from the BMZ (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) for a school in Karachi/ Pakistan. In the meantime, our Pakistani partnering team was able to acquire a suitable building for the school....
Hands-On in Kenya
Together with Michael Dorsch and Hans Heidelberger, a team of thirteen people travelled to Kenya for two weeks in August. On the farm of our Kenyan Nehemiah Team, the Miwani Center, they helped hands-on: one whole week of painting, fitting, sawing, welding, hammering...
Terima Kasih – A Big Thank you, Leutershausen!
On July 29th, in brilliant sunshine, the 9th Annual Bike Race through the old town center of Leutershausen began. This year this charity event was for the support of the Nehemia Team in the Indonesian part of Borneo. Within a few hours, 51 sponsored teams covered more...
Indonesia merdeka! German team visits indonesia.
Indonesia is free! During the annual Independence celebrations, this is the usual greeting. The people celebrate with parades and national songs ... and above all, with all sorts of competitive activities. A nine-member German outreach team with Norbert Knöll and...
Nehemiah´s GoTeens in Gostenhof
Each Monday evening, for the last four years the Every Nation Café in Gostenhof has been filled with life, laughter and delicious food. All caused by the young people who come to GoTeens, an open meeting for teenagers, who stream in, full of excitement, from the local...
Innovation Prize for Voluntary Organizations
Initiated each year by the Bavarian Government, the contest in which voluntary organizations are invited, to enroll this time had the motto “Passionately Involved! Inspire and win volunteers”. It attracted over 400 applications and independent judges, including...
Success! – Funding has been approved
In fall 2015 nehemia team applied for funds at the German „Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development” (bmz). The funding shall support nehemia team Pakistan, who is going to open another school in Karachi. After lots of delays and waiting we finally...
Nehemiah International Network Gathering 2016
For over a week almost 40 co-workers of the various teams of International Nehemiah Network met in Thailand. People from 14 different nations – a colorful mix of language and culture. Interaction of the (very) different cultures was one of the central themes. During...
Where the Rain Forest Dies….
A small team visited the heartland of Borneo in April 2016: Hans Heidelberger with Thomas Tschaftary, Katrin Albang and Claudia Schweyer, accompanied by Wolfgang and Heidi Oelschlegel, who are leading a school boarding house in Sanggau since several years. Once again...
Don’t Build a Wall Around your Heart
Refugees in Germany – it’s a topic that seems to be everywhere these days, at least in the media. As I follow the current news coverage, my feelings run the range between helplessness, horror and hope. The plight of people in need unsettles me; it grips me and won’t...
The Oelschlegels take over the leadership of a home for school children
The German Nehemia co-workers Wolfgang and Heidi Oelschlegel took on leadership positions at the “New Hope” children’s home in Sanggau in the summer of 2015. This project is under the oversight of World Outreach and offers about 110 children and youth between 6 and 24...
Living Jesus-like in this world
That was the recurrent theme of the nehemiah international network leaders’ gathering. From November 10-18, leaders from the various nehemiah Teams came together at the Home of Blessing in Thailand. In addition to further development of the network with its wide array...
Refugees Express Their Gratefulness to the Municipality of Nuremberg
On December 4, 2015, a group of refugees accompanied by staff of the nehemiah Contact Café visited the mayor’s office in Nuremberg. They expressed their gratefulness for the way that they were received upon arrival and also informed about their current situation....
Special Request for Our Kenya Project
Last May, Michael Dorsch and I returned from a visit to our farm project in Kenya - the Miwani Center outside Kisumu on the shores of Lake Victoria. We spent one full week together with the local leadership team and our American partners, brainstorming and...
In the end, isn’t it about God being able to move me?
We often ask God that we might receive things: We pray for provision, healing, spiritual gifts, a free parking place, friends, fulfilment and so on. Or we seek to pray like spiritual warriors, to “move the hand of God” for revival, or that the Lord might do great...
Risk Following Your Heart!
We really enjoyed living in our little detached house on the outskirts of Nuremberg, but we also sensed that it was time for some major changes. “Don’t be too settled, but always be ready to set out on a new path.” This sentence from a prayer calendar kept me thinking...
