On Sunday, 16 April, the time had come: together with Paul van Hoof (new member of the Executive Board)
I went on a trip to Tanzania. After careful selection, we had the following there last year
Contracts concluded with two partner organisations. Both partners have now organised 5
preschools were built in the vast landscape in the north of the country. Many Maasai live there, who
are increasingly settling in villages. The government wants them to stop grazing their cattle.
because they also attack the farmers' crops. The cows also have a hard time because of the
increasing drought. In the rural areas, however, there are only very few
basic facilities such as pre-schools. Young Maasai children often only go to school at the age of 6 or
7 years to school. They then only speak their Maasai tribal language. The primary school teacher
speaks Kiswahili, the national language. Many Maasai children then drop out of school. When they start
three years old can go to a preschool in their village, it makes a big difference.
We opened several preschools during our trip.
Our partners have done a very good job: The preschools look beautiful.
We have opened a preschool in the village of Munge. The government has built a complete
Primary school added. We are very happy with that. A preschool costs 25,000 euros.
So this investment will pay off handsomely if the government builds a school next to it. The
good news is that we have now built 10 kindergartens in Tanzania, and in 4 cases the
government adds classrooms for a primary school! Your donation is worth a lot on Kidshare
Last year, we built 10 preschools in Tanzania
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Last year, we achieved record revenue. We were able to build six new preschools, four in Tanzania and two in Uganda. This has allowed us to provide access to primary education for many children in remote villages in impoverished rural areas. In this way, we offer them real opportunities for a better future. That is what drives us. Would you like to read more about it? Here is the link to our 2025 annual report.
It had to remain a secret. I caught the train to Haarlem very early in the morning. There, our chairman and founder of the Kidshare Foundation, Hans van Driel, was to receive a royal honour. Mayor Jos Wienen praised Hans’s dedication and enthusiasm, which have made it possible for Kidshare to build 66 schools in several African countries.

