In 2017 we got two aid convoys delivered to Mombasa and in 2018 another container followed.
This 40ft sea container – loaded with school furniture, clothes, spare parts and many other useful supplies – was sponsored by a friend. It was also due to him that we received "new" used school furniture.
Still, the customs duties, harbour charges and transportation from Mombasa to Msambweni are very expensive (about EUR 5000-6000). Therefore we would be delighted to find more sponsors to help us cope with the costs.
For the time being, we have to put the transportation of goods on hold for an unknown period. In fact, it is a tremendous effort to sift through all the delivered donations and stow them neatly packed into the container or keep them in a storing place. As a young father of two little children, Marcel Dürr – who has been offering his garden and his garage for this purpose – can no longer integrate this challenge into family life.
Transportation costs and customs duties are increasing steadily.
Consequently, donations in kind have dropped in value unless they are special tools or machines, for instance, that are not available in Kenya in the same quality.
In this context, we would like to thank NOERPEL GmbH in Ulm who helped us with every step of the aid transports and who supported us over and over again by paying the ocean freight. ASANTE SANA!
Your team of Projekt Schwarz-Weiß
