the entrance
the courtyard
visitors
the associations hosted at the Shalom House | | Shalom House is located near Dagoretticorner, right on the Ngong Road: it is a gathering place to promote activities towards peace, it hosts a guest house with a canteen, an Italian restaurant, representation of different organisations, conference rooms, a souvenir shop and a cyber café; amongst the organisations and activities held at the Shalom House:
 Africa Peace Point
centre for the promotion of culture, justice and peace; the centre, amongst other things, organizes introduction seminars about African Culture (also available in some Italian Universities), a peace march, the Kibera Grass Roots Initiative and the Shalom Documentation Center
 Amani Peoples Theatre
association of teachers that utilise a multi-artistic approach towards conflicts handling, set up of sustainable peace and development; the aim is to let people gain awareness of their own artistic capabilities to be used as a direct reply to conflicts and as a tool to achieve self development
 NEWSfromAFRICA
the first web-based newspaper in Africa, it publishes articles, press reviews and editorialsby African journalists and the aim is to promote a culture of peace and justice ("All the articles published in NEWSfromAFRICA are written from the perspective of the African grassroots people, their struggle for freedom, dignity and justice.")
 Shalom IT Center
Information Technology for Development and Peace
the Geremia School project organizes official and widely recognized IT courses (it also includes Linux)
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How to help
How to get there
Contacts
How to help
The best way to contribute to the success of this peace organization and centre is by visiting it and experiencing its most characteristic aspects. The "official" language of the visitors is Italian, there’s an Italian restaurant which is very popular, especially over lunch time, by wealthy Indians. You may happen to cross some builders and carpenters who stay in the centre while building a hospital). To make people happy at the canteen, remember to book ahead for dinner or lunch and make a request to try some of the most traditional African dishes. There’s also an internet point and a souvenir shop. The entire staff belongs to the Koinonia Community.
How to get there
From Nairobi City Centre take matatu (or City Hoppa) #111 that travels along Ngong Rd (the stop is named Shalom); from the airport during the day you can take bus #34 towards Nairobi City Centre and take the #111 from the train station depo; alternatively during the night you can take a taxi (negotiating the fare to around 1,500 KShs).
Contacts
Shalom House
St. Daniel Comboni rd. off Ngong rd (next to St. Vincent Catholic Palloti Church at Dagoretti Corner)
P.O. Box 21255-00505
Nairobi
tel +254 726 383968
fax +254 20 3870656
email marketing@shalomhousekenya.org
web site www.shalomhousekenya.org
Last update: 2009-08-27 Back to the list of projects
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