Mmh🤔 have you ever asked yourself "What does happiness mean to you?" and "What makes you happy?"😃 Our team of volunteers, guided by Oliver Fecht, with help of our teachers, have been out and about to find out what makes us all happy, especially the...
45 Hours to Korando- by Siva from Fiji Islands, South Pacific
Our journey started off in the South Pacific and across two continents to get to Korando, Kisumu. A total of 45 hours by flight. The journey was not as difficult as I would have imagined as I was accompanied by my partner who had previously visited Korando two years...
Home is where my heart is -by Tiziana from Italy
“I know it is difficult leaving the kids but remember we won’t forget them and will work towards supporting and visit them again” I might have thought that message was only a way to give me hope and suffer less on my last day at Korando in October 2017. Back then, I...
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Family is about compassion – by Vera from Germany
What my time at BetterMe taught me? That you can do so much even with limited resources. That feeling satisfied has nothing to do with wealth. That with a little attention and care you can greatly improve the life of a child. That children do not condemn, they simply...
Instant smiles! By Justin from the US
I knew from the moment I came across Better Me on Facebook that I wanted to volunteer with them at Korando. Halfway through 2016, I made the decision that I was going to quit my job, sell my house, car, and belongings, and travel around the world. I knew that I...
An unforgettable experience! By Sonja from Germany
Back from my adventure in Kenya I would like to give a little insight into the work of BetterMe, the Korando Education Center and the lives of the children. Primarily, I wanted to visit my daughter Sandy who is working there for one year. But I was quickly engaged as...
Madoma Korando
We encouraged our kids to be creative and come up with ideas for a new school anthem and poems about Korando and it's just amazing what we got back!!! So we want to share these wonderful ideas with you ♡ Korando ooh Korando what a wonderful school! A school of great...
Korando will always be in my heart! By Sofia from Argentina
I had the best experience in my life. When I remember the faces, smiles, kisses, hugs and the words of children and adults of Korando, I am very happy. I don’t want to change any minute of what I experienced in volunteering. Every minute was unique, special, full of...
I am Love, I am Universe… The most beautiful and fulfilling experience of my life! By Tiziana from Italy
While I am writing, Brooklyn is sitting next to me in the dome house. He has been sick with malaria for few days now, so he’s feeling tired and need to rest. We are just sitting next to each other without saying anything… sometimes we look at each other, we smile, and...
A new home in Kenya! By Sandy from Germany
Since 4 weeks I am here in Korando and it already feels like home! My definition of home is not the place where I actually live or where I'm born, but the place where my heart is, where I feel part of a family, where I laugh and cry, where I can depend on people and...
Doing things together, with love and reciprocity by Alessia from Italy
It has been already two months that I am back from my volunteering experience in Korando Educational Center and I can't even imagine how empty it would be my life without having been in Kenya, without having touched the Africa's soul! There isn't a single day since...
Korando – a place that will always be in my heart
If you are thinking about starting to work as a volunteer in Korando Education Center, then I can definitively guarantee you, that you will never regret it. Going to Kenya and work as a volunteer at Korando was one of my best decisions. After having worked for 3.5...
Rich Korando
I will try to tell you why Korando is one of the richest places I´ve ever seen. It may surprise you because we are talking about a school in the marginalised outskirt of Kenyas 3rd largest city Kisumu. Most of the people live in huts made of iron sheets, skinny cows...
4 Months of Happiness in Kenya
When I first set foot on the plane in July 2016, I never expected to end up in Kenya. Kenya wasn’t the plan. I was going to Tanzania. I was going to Tanzania and I was going to stay there for a full five months and work and have fun and enjoy and learn. Or so I...
Connecting with LakeHub!
Recently, we connected with our friends at LakeHub in Kisumu. LakeHub is a technology hub for creatives, entrepreneurs and professional technologists. It’s a wonderful community space for tech enthusiasts to connect, work and share ideas. Besides offering a...