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“Sportdag” Rijnlands Lyceum
Local Heroes is very grateful that the Rijnlands school has fundraised for our school projects again. All of the proceeds have gone towards improvements of school infrastructure in villages in a remote area of Kenya (extra classrooms, water sanitation, school...
Piano concert fundraiser: EUR 15.000 for classrooms in Kenya
The talented siblings Audrey, Jayden and Brayden Sung from Canada gave an exclusive concert on July 5 at Kasteel Duivenvoorde. Through this fantastic event, set up by Rijnlands Lyceum, EUR 15,000 was donated to Local Heroes, enabling the realization of yet another few...
Visit to school projects in Kenya
In March, Driss Rahouani, sports teacher at Rijnlands Lyceum, and our board member Willem visited several projects sponsored by Local Heroes in Kenya. It is great to see the impact of the Rijnlands fundraising!
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Project Nyanga in South Africa
Local Heroes is pleased to support Project Nyanga with the 'Friends of Stars in their Eyes Foundation'. This project focuses on health, sports and...
Dormitory for St Philip’s school, Poghoi, Kenya
We are very happy that funds have been raised to complete the girl's dormitory at the St Philip's primary school in Poghoi, Kenya. The dormitory is key in order to protect the girls at the school, so that they can safely sleep there instead of walking many miles every...
New facilities Peota Primary School, Kenya
New class rooms are being built at this school in Peota thanks to fundraising by Dutch primary schools. The building project is fully managed locally, with the involvement and support of local hero Alexander Tidony and the 'Samen Succes' foundation. Peota Primary...
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Local Heroes wil de gezondheid en leefomstandigheden van schoolkinderen in Afrika verbeteren
“My mission as a world class athlete was breaking world records and winning Olympic Medals. Now it is the wellbeing of my people in Ethiopia. Education and health care are key factors for development. That is why I give my full support to Local Heroes”.
Haile Gebrselassie
Voormalig Olympisch kampioen en wereldrecordhouder