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Origin

The Watoto Kenya foundation was founded on June 24th, 2015. However, prior to 2015, campaigns and actions were present, all the way back to 1999. That was the moment that the "Adelbert College" started with its support for the Menzamwenye and the Mahuruni Primary School. The foundation "Adelbert helps Kenya" was a fact. The students of the Adelbert collected money through various, sometimes crazy, actions. A rowing action with 100 rowing machines in the auditorium, a skeeler and bicycle tour and a tour of the Netherlands by bicycle and all kinds of other promotions. Betty Straatman was Lecturer at Adelbert. From 2001 she became involved with the foundation. From that moment on she was unable to let go of Kenya. She was involved in all kinds of sponsorships. She has also made many trips to Kenya with students from Adelbert College.

At that time, the Verkaart Foundation had been active in Kenya for a number of years. During that period, this foundation built many primary schools at a rapid pace with the support of sponsors such as the Adelbert College.

The Adelbert has been active with its foundation until 2010. After that, the foundation was transformed into the "Wassenaar Steunt Kenya" foundation, with Betty and a number of Adelbert colleagues as driving forces. Because a number of board members decided to stop activities for Kenya, Betty Straatman brought together a new board in 2015. To this day, this board is committed to supporting and further developing the sponsor schools with additional classrooms, well-functioning gutters, vegetable gardens and much more.

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