Who we are and how we work.
We build schools in Tanzania, together with the local people. In places where the nearest school was simply too far away. And if a community does not have clean drinking water, the well comes first, because without water, there is no school day.
It all started in 2017 with a trip to Tanzania.
Lalahe is Maasai, born in the Ngorongoro Crater. As early as 2009, he began building a first classroom together with the Lomiyon community, to finally bring education to his home region. For this goal, he and his then-wife Claire founded a small non-profit organization. In 2017, Jan joined as a volunteer, worked for exactly this organization, and got to know Lalahe.
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Why we don't accept every project.
There is need everywhere. Still, we only build where the community pulls its weight. Whether we start a project depends on five criteria, which are set out in our mission.
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Who is behind Makuyuni?
Six people on the board in Cologne, Lalahe and Lazaro in Tanzania and over 90 people in the network who carry it all.
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100% of your donation goes into school construction.
We pay the notary, domain and bank fees in Germany from our members' crew contributions, and the salaries of Lalahe and Lazaro, who coordinate every build, as well. This is documented in our financial reports and audited by the Cologne-Altstadt tax office.
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Questions about Makuyuni? Write to us directly.
Jan answers everything related to Makuyuni: history, mission, team, or donation questions. Usually within a few days.
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Jan
Co-founder of Makuyuni e.V. First point of contact for donations and projects. He met Lalahe in Tanzania in 2017.
Here's how you can get involved.
A donation pays for classrooms, a crew contribution for the association behind them. Together, they keep Makuyuni going.