Maisha Bora Foundation

Maish Bora Community librar
MBF first project was to build and equip a library and learning resource centre in Ikutha to support the schools in the district.

Container Project
MBF have been supported by CEVA Logistics and Alfreton based MJS logistics in sending a container filled with clothes and equipment to support the foundations work in Kenya.

WI help build community library
Loscoe Women’s Institute have offered their support to MBF projects.

Chesterfield College car valeting
Students from the Foundation Studies department have agreed to support the project by donating profits from their Car Valeting business.

Membership will include updates & progress of current projects.

Welcome to Maisha Bora Foundation. Maish bora is a Swahili word meaning good life.

The foundation was the brain child of Bonface Ndili who experienced the good life when he was sponsored by the charitable organisation World Vision.

Bon grew up in a little village called Ikutha in the eastern province of Kenya. The sponsorship enabled him to progress through education toward a better life for himself and his family. Now a qualified social worker and local government officer for Derby City council Bon founded Maish Bora to help other such families in the region.

Maish Bora is an enabling charity who’s mission statement is to Help children and families in disadvantaged communities through health and education, primarily but not solely in Kenya.

Currently the charity is very small having gained charitable status in May 2006 and made up of four trustees and the founder member. This has not stopped us from consulting with villages within the region, and identifying sustainable projects which benefit the whole community and surrounding area.

Since obtaining status the organisation has wasted no time in embarking on its first project. I visited Ikutha in November 2005 as part of my family holiday. My aim was to establish links with local communities in order to assess their needs.

I visited schools within the area and distributed 45 kilos of pens which were donated as part of a (fill my case with pens campaign). Thanks to all who contributed.

It was established by talking to School teachers and students that a library would be the most useful community resource as this would allow the children to complete their education and provide a sustainable resource for future generations.

Promoting health and education, primarily but not solely in Kenya...

Helping children and families in disadvantaged communities...