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Voices of Change

Real Stories. Honest Insights. Powerful Perspectives.

Our blog is a space where we share personal experiences, inspiring moments, and behind-the-scenes insights from our work in Kenya. From Lea’s reflections to volunteer stories and voices from the community — discover what it means to drive change, empower others, and believe in the power of education.

Voices of Change

Real Stories. Honest Insights. Powerful Perspectives.

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How a Small Film Turned into a Documentary

From a simple idea to a powerful documentary. A film about courage, community, and the real stories behind life in the slum.

Save to Grow

Why our emergency fund “Save to Grow” is essential right now and how it helps families in Kenya stay stable during times of crisis. 💛

Team introduction Lisa

Lisa is part of our HR team and now Head of HR. She supports our volunteers and helps create a strong, positive team culture.

Behind the scenes with Lea

Founder, new mom, and team lead. An honest look behind the scenes of ULT...

ULT ACADEMY – AGAAAAAIN! 💛

Seventy five percent completed. Why the final twenty five percent are crucial to fully secure the ULT Academy...

Why volunteering at ULT is so much more than just volunteering

Why volunteering at ULT is more than just giving your time and why we are currently looking for new support...

Our 2025 Year in Review

In this newsletter, we want to share our amazing year 2025, all the ups and downs, the love and the laughter...

Two girls, two dreams: Education. 💛

Our 💛-Project in January is about our school sponsorships and two amazing girls fighting for their future...

Behind the scenes with Annika

If you know UNDER Lea’s TRUST e.V., you’ve likely felt Annika’s impact, even without realizing it.

Behind the scenes with Marina

Marina has been volunteering for ULT for almost three years, and she’s one of those people who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make...

Meet Susan

Our 💛-Project in November focuses on a child who urgently needs a sponsor: Susan Muthoni.Susan lives with her mother and three siblings...

Elizabeth’s letter moment

In this newsletter, we want to share the exciting day of our letter campaign from the perspective of Elizabeth, one of our kids...

Connected across continents

A couple that has supported ULT for many years is soon heading to Nairobi. ✈️ There, they will meet their sponsored children in person...

Behind the scenes – but this time, a little different

This section is usually for team insights. But this month we shift the focus to one of our most important project: our sponsorships...

A day with Stacy

What does a normal school day in Nairobi look like? How does the morning start, what happens during break, and what is it like to go to...

Pauline on fire!

This month, Pauline has been unstoppable – raising awareness for ULT and collecting donations . She took part in not one, but two sports...

Health Day

At UNDER Lea’s TRUST, we keep creating projects that make a direct impact – from the food programme and educational support to special...

Behind the scenes Samira

This month, we’re once again taking you behind the scenes at UNDER Lea’s TRUST. Samira shares insights into her work with the Update-team...

We have a school!

From the very beginning, our newsletter has kept you updated about our biggest project so far – the purchase of our own school...

100% for our school

We’ve reached 50% of the purchase price! But: the other half still lies ahead of us. That’s why our focus for this month 💛-heart project...

Team introduction Elisa

Elisa is a member of our advisory board and our go-to person for all things data protection – making sure that security and transparency...

Volunteer-story Finja

‘Solidarity, joy of life and hope’–these are the words that best describe my stay in the slums of Nairobi...

Volunteering in Kenya

Imagine being able to go on a journey that not only expands your horizons but also positively influences the lives of many people...

Team introduction Karen

Karen is part of our social media team – and also active on the ULT advisory board. This means she contributes her thoughts...

Team introduction Aldo

Team introduction - Aldo: With a feel for strategy, a big heart for the details, and a good dose of humour, Aldo brings fresh energy to the team...

Sponsorship

This time, Nicole shares her heart project at ULT with you: “I’m so excited to be able to talk about my personal ULT heart project..."

A new chapter begins

Nicole has been part of our team for over three years – bringing heart, creativity, and a fine sense for words...

Team introduction Nico

Meet Nico – strategic mind, big heart, and part of our advisory board at ULT!

Our Exciting New Project

Our event team felt it was high time to bring some fresh energy into our event work. And that’s how our latest project was born...

Together for a better future

Thanks to our wonderful supporters, 16 school children have already found new sponsors. But there are still more children hoping for support.

1 team – 2 countries – 1 language

Our Human Resources team is passionately committed to fostering great communication across all countries and cultures.

ULT Update: Our Values

What do we truly stand for at UNDER Lea’s TRUST? Not just as an organisation on paper. But as real people – with heart, vision, and a sense of responsibility.

Team introduction Lilith

Since the end of last year, Lilith has been bringing fresh energy to the Social Media Team of UNDER Lea’s TRUST – with heart, creativity, ...

BAS Academy becomes ULT Academy!

Back in February, we were able to give you a great insight into our most important project at the moment: The purchase of the beautiful BAS Academy....

Team introduction Tina

This month we introduce you to Tina! Since her return from Kenya, where she gained valuable experience as a volunteer, she has been supporting ...

Two days on a health mission

We have been organising our Health Day for a few years now. This takes place every year and is an important fundamental project at ULT.

Team Introduction Patrick

Since the first cinema screening last year, Patrick has been a valuable support to our team. With great dedication and an eye for detail, ...

Ein-Zehntel-Stiftung

With your membership in the ULT Happy CLUB, you also support our Food Program. Thanks to Annika’s dedicated foundation work, ...

Fantastic milestone

This time, we have a major school purchase update for you! While our fundraising efforts got off to a successful start in December, the next steps ..

Events 2025

Our events team is currently working with our DJs on the planning, so you can celebrate for a good cause again this year. At our events, our ...

Our Social Media Journey

A long search comes to an end – now the real work begins! Or: time to get down to business! For many months, we’ve been searching for ...

Team introduction Charlie

As you’ve already read in our main story, we are beyond excited to welcome Charlie to our team! With her dedication, she supports multiple ...

Our big Update-event

On 26th and 27th of November we were able to organise our second major update event this year in Kenya. Our local team had already been working ...

Behind the scenes – Tine

We are launching our new format: Behind the scenes. In this format, we volunteers who actively work for ULT and ULI talk about our motivation and our everyday ...

Our big review of 2024

2024 – a year full of events, changes and emotions. We realised dreams, seized new opportunities, solved challenges, learned from our mistakes and ...

A New Chapter Begins: Our Partnership with The Delta Campus

We are thrilled to share some fantastic news with you: As of this month, it’s official – The Delta Campus is our new partner! Together, we’ll work to further spread ...