The Memusi Podcast Steve Webb

In this episode you'll hear from teachers Rispa and Agnes from Memusi A school.  Hear what its like working as a teacher at the school, what would they have done if they hadn't become teachers and inspired them to enter the profession. You also get to hear Rispa's infection laugh which is worth a listen on its own as well as songs from the children at the school.

In this episode you'll hear from Soloman Wanton, headteacher at Memusi A, about what its like running the school, what happened during the COVID pandemic and what inspired him to become a teacher.

In this episode you’ll hear from charity founder, Matthew Norton, as well as from Hannah Sloan Wood and Katharina Manecke, the talented architects who rose to the challenge to halve the cost of building a classroom in Kenya.

You’ll hear about the how important this is in the context of providing everything a child needs for a decent education and the wider significance of this achievement, not only in Magadi and across Kenya, but potentially for many other countries across the world.

This is the story about challenging convention and creating something so unusual it stops passers-by in their tracks who want to take a closer look.  This is how an idea became a Grand Design and how that then became a reality whilst the world was under the shadow of COVID.

You’ll also hear from two of the teachers who are using these remarkable spaces today and why the children all want to have their lessons there.

If you would like to find out more about the company that Hannah and Katharina work for then check out the website www.freiraumkollektive.org and their social media profiles: www.facebook.com/freiraumkollektive, www.twitter.com/freiraum_ and www.instagram.com/freiraumkollektive.

Hear from charity founder, Matthew Norton, how he first encountered Anne Simantoi and how, together, they created the Memusi School in Kenya and went on to inspire generations of children before tragedy struck.  

Hear what inspires our Year 8 teacher working at Memusi School and how he supported the Year 8 pupils and helped them prepare for their exams during COVID lockdown.

Hear from the longest serving teacher at Memusi School and find out what inspired her to help establish the school in a remote part of Kenya where there had previously been no option for many children. Hear about some of the challenges of living and working at the school and what her aspirations are for the future of the children who attend.