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Creation of a youth development center on Mount Kilimanjaro
Illustration of the Kilimanjaro Development Center made by Danish architectural firm, Caspersen & Krogh. PDAid Foundation, supported by Danish design and communication agency Phoenix Aid Design, and its Kenya-based partner Kilimanjaro Initiative are setting up a center dedicated to youth empowerment at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro – a hub where youth and experts can identify ways to best support disenfranchised communities. Set on 10 acres of land north of Loitokitok, Kenya, the center is a multi-purpose project. The center will provide a platform where youth...
Damaged
*Disclaimer/trigger warning: The following story may be potentially triggering and emotionally challenging to read due to the use of some words and references.* At the PDAid Foundation we feel it is vital to share stories and news related to the circumstances in Kenya, specifically the atrocious experiences that the youth are facing. This following story is an example of a difficult and extremely devastating story that many young girls are, unfortunately, experiencing. A report from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics from 2014 highlights that 14% of women aged...
A child’s mind - a story by Benedetta
I will not lie or sugarcoat the fact that Kenya has taken from me as much as it has given me in equal measures. When I was little, I did not have a lot of things. We were not wealthy in any way. I hardly had a roof over my head, my clothes were tattered, and I could go to bed hungry for days on end without any hopes of getting something to eat. This was still the same country that I lived in carefree, dancing and playing in the rain with my fellow children, playing with a football made of paper and hear the beautiful melody of birds in the morning, a magical...
Auma Obama and Timothy Challen: Acclaimed NGO Pioneers Visit Randers
Friday the 29th of May 2020 interested parties are invited to join Dr. Auma Obama and Timothy Challen, when the two enthusiasts visit Randers in connection with the charity golf tournament “Golf Fore Education”. Friday, 29th of May 2020, the charity organisation PDAid Foundation, which is headquartered in Randers, invites all interested parties to “Golf Fore Education”. The event will be held to benefit PDAid Foundation as well as the two NGOs Sauti Kuu Foundation and Kilimanjaro Initiative and will be held in cooperation with Rotary and Randers FC. The event is...
New PDAid Foundation film
In the spring of 2018, Founder of PDAid Foundation Dennis Lundø Nielsen climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for the third time. During the climb, a lot of incredible photos were taken and they have now come together in this new film about the Foundation and one of its key activities: the annual climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro, arranged by the Kilimanjaro Initiative. The goal of the climb is to encourage young people to have self-belief and to provide opportunities such as the PDAid Foundation support and mentor program. This program enables the young people to take on a...
Welcoming a new mentee in PDAid Foundation
This summer, the young Kenyan woman, Sharon Wambui has entered the support program of PDAid Foundation. Through scholarships and mentorships, the PDAid Foundation will support the new mentee in becoming a positive agent of change within the local community. The overall goal of PDAid Foundation is to assist young individuals from developing countries with their personal professional aspirations and to provide them with skills that they can use to positively affect their local communities. This summer, Phoenix Design Aid funded the enrollment of a new mentee into the...
PDAid Foundation enrolls four new mentees
With the support of the Kilimanjaro Initiative and sponsorships in place, the PDAid Foundation plans to enroll four new mentees in the PDAid Foundation support program by 2017. With the support of the Kilimanjaro Initiative and sponsorships in place, the PDAid Foundation plans to enroll four new mentees in the PDAid Foundation support program by 2017. It has been two years since Dennis Nielsen and wife Pia Nielsen joined the Kilimanjaro Initiative (KI) for their first hike up Mount Kilimanjaro. The 2014 climb was a life-changing event, resulting in the...
PDAid Foundation starts the educational journey of its first two mentees
This fall, two Kenyan youth from dis-advantaged communities enter the support program of newly established PDAid Foundation. Through scholarships and mentorships, the PDAid Foundation will support Bentamegan Pritie and John Senteu to become positive agents of change within corporate and societal management. The overall goal is to assist young individuals from developing countries with their personal professional aspirations and to provide them with skills that they can use to positively affect their local communities. In September 2015, Bentamegan who grew up in...
Successful launch of ‘PDAid Foundation’ at ‘Fight for your Neighbour’ event in Nairobi
The PDAid Foundation was successfully launched during the ‘Fight for your Neighbour’ event held at the Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi, 27 February 2015. Attending the event, and equally supporting the foundation, were highly profiled people - among these: Mr. Geert Andersen, the Danish Ambassador to Kenya, Mr. Robert F. Godec, the U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, a representative of UK High Commission, Hon. Dr. Hassan Wario Arero, Kenya Sports Cabinet Secretary and Dr. Auma Obama, Director of the Sauti Kuu Foundation. Dance performance. Danish Ambassador to Kenya, Mr. Geert...
Danish SME Phoenix Design Aid launches international foundation
After years of collaborating with universities and international programs supporting efforts of sustainable leadership, the Danish SME, Phoenix Design Aid A/S (PDA) now expands its CSR mindset to a global level. This February, PDA will launch the 'PDA Foundation A/S' - a structured, global, talent, support program, based on sponsorship and mentoring with a focus to develop burgeoning, young talent in developing communities.
Phoenix Design Aid actively supports the Kilimanjaro Initiative
Phoenix Design Aid's managing director, Dennis Nielsen, climbed to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro earlier this year, thereby placing social responsibility at the absolute centre of the company's attention. The initiative "With better understanding, endurance and cooperation it is possible to reach new peaks." Having this slogan in mind, the Kilimanjaro Initiative carefully selected and united 10 youths and 14 representatives from the private and public sectors under the same goal: To successfully climb Mount Kilimanjaro as part of an attempt to raise funds for...
The Phoenix Design Aid Kilimanjaro experience
In 2014 Phoenix Design Aid is actively supporting the Kilimanjaro Initiative – a commendable project that brings together youth and community stakeholders from around the world to raise awareness of youth-based development issues in the urban areas of East Africa. In February this year the Kilimanjaro Initiative carefully selected and united 10 youths and 14 representatives from the private and public sectors under the same goal: to successfully climb Mount Kilimanjaro as part of an attempt to raise funds for community projects in Kenya and Tanzania. Following a...