Mar 6, 2013

The Fashionable Philanthropist /Humanitarian..


Winnie Ojanga is not only a fabulously creative and talented award winning designer. She is positive minded,Humanitarian,Kind,humble,focused, hard working,self-motivated,friendly and a mentor.She is very passionate about giving back to her community. From Small and humble beginnings she is slowly and steadily creating a name and niche for herself in the fashion and beauty industry Internationally. The Swiss-based Kenyan award-winning fashion designer is a strong believer that nothing comes easily in life without hard work, persistence, discipline, consistency and faith in God. She is also the founder and president of The Ukarimu project for Africa. The project was founded to help bright orphaned and deprived school going children in Kenya. Ukarimu is a Swahili word that means generosity, kindness, charity,giving from the bottom of your heart. The Ukarimu  School feeding project aims to feed deprived and orphaned school going children in Kenya. A warm nutritious meal is provided in participating schools 2 times a week. This enables the children to gain basic education that would allow them to escape from poverty. The pilot project was succesfully conducted at Pedo primary school in Homa bay County (in Kenya) for 2 years. Over 600 children benefited. The Ukarimu project recently started a program to pay school fee to very bright orphans and deprived children in Homa Bay County in Kenya. This happened when designer Winnie Ojanga visited Pedo primary school in Homa Bay County (Kenya) during the normal weekly feeding and found out that the best pupil that year after K.C.P.E had gone back to repeat due to luck of school fee.
She was also was confronted with a story of a bright girl who dropped out of school one year long and was even willing to be a domestic worker to help her raise money to pay her school fee and many more devastating stories that disturbed and touched her heart. Winnie Ojanga decided to take action by starting the Ukarimu Education Fund to help solve this problems in her community (Kenya).

The Ukarimu school feeding project  for Orphaned and deprived school going children was started on  the 7th , July 2012 and has been running smoothly to date.

The Ukarimu education fund program for very bright orphanes was started on the 13 February 2013 and we have enroled some students  and paying their secondary school fees.

The project also started the Ukarimu school libraty/and books donation program. With the help of this books children now have book clubs where they can read the books in rotation. This has tremendiously improved their performance in english/litrature. The rate at which girls were missing classes due to lack of sanitary towels was also alarming. This affected their performence at school. Some of them were also dropping out of school because of early pregancies or even contracting HIV after giving sexual favours in order to get sanitary towels from older men.Ukarimu girl child sanitary towel and mentouring program  was launched and has been supporting and mentouring these girls.

A Swiss-based Kenyan award-winning fashion designer Winnie Ojanga  feeding the children.
 serving a warm lunch to the children..






A Swiss-based Kenyan award-winning Fashion Designer Winnie Ojanga serving a warm lunch to the children..
Award-winning Fashion Designer Winnie Ojanga sharing some love with the children during the feeding..
The children loved Winnie Ojanga so much and did not want to let her go..
What a lovely day..
More hand shakes. Winnie Ojanga sharing some light moments with the children..It was fun..
Children being served a warm and nutritious lunch..

Winnie Ojanga with the some of the children who enjoyed her feeding..


Also check out our Facebook page:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ukarimu-Feeding-Project
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Ukarimu school library/books donation program


Ukarimu girl child sanotary towel and mentouring program

Mar 3, 2013

Fashion Designer of the year 2011 in Berlin Germany

  Designer Winnie Ojanga at the Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor)
Located in no-man's land between East and West Germany during the Cold War, this famous monument, built during the 18th-century reign of Friedrich Wilhelm II, has long been a defining symbol of Berlin and both the city's division and unification.

On the the 24 Jul 2008: Barack Obama addresses a crowd of over 200000 people in Tiergarten, Berlin.

On the 8th June 2011Winnie Ojanga became the Winner of the titel Fashion Designer of the year 2011 which was hosted by African women in Europe.I'm holding my trophy!!!


Winnie (wearing winnie Ojanga Creations) poses with councilor Elizabeth Kang'ethe of U.K as they arrived for the awards ceremony...

MY Trophy. African women in Europe Achievers Awards. Fashion Designer of the year 2011 in Berlin Germany.
Designer Winnie Ojanga receiving the Fashion Designer of the year 2011 Awards (Trophy) from South African deputy Ambassador in Berlin


At the Swiss Mercedes-Benz Fashion week Zurich 2012.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Days Zurich 2012.
Eyes fixed on the horizon. Happy to have networked with like minded people and some very impotant names in fashion industry at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Days Zurich 2012.Was a fantastic learning experience..
Designer Winnie Ojanga at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Days Zurich 2012.


At the Swiss International Fashion Days in Zürich..

Designer Winnie Ojanga Attending a fashion week.
At the fashion week and Anabel Awards.
At the Just Cavali show

Attending some International fashion weeks..

Designer at work. Dressing one of the Top models at the fashion days. Designs by Hollywood actress Penelope Cruz..
Star stylist doing her work. Designer Winnie Ojanga with super Model Bianca.
Star stylist doing her work.
with Marco Lipp the winner of Fashion Days Model Challenge 2010.

My friends and I

Designer Winnie Ojanga shaking hands with Rt Hon Raila Odinga Prime Minister, Republic of Kenya.

 Designer Winnie Ojanga shaking hands with the
H.E. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, Vice President, Republic of Kenya
 Designer Winnie Ojanga with madam Idah Odinga  the wife of Kenya's Prime Minister
Designer Winnie Ojanga with  Minister of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons in Kenya-Otieno Kajwang.
Designer Winnie Ojanga with wife of Otieno Kajwang
wife Prof. Rose Kajwang
Designer posing with Lands Minister James Orengo and Betty Murungi
Designer Winnie Ojanga having some light moment with Betty Murungi






Designer Winnie Ojanga with with Herbert Grönemeyer -Europe's biggest selling artist. Producer and and actor. Time magazine named him as" The european hero..."
Designer Winnie Ojanga with with Herbert Grönemeyer -Europe's biggest selling artist. Producer and and actor. Time magazine named him as" The european hero..."
Designer Winnie Ojanga with with Gisela „Gigi“ Oeri (President FCB) and owner of Roche
Designer Winnie Ojanga with Bruce Darnell- of Germany's Next Top Model and Super talent in Germany.
Designer Winnie Ojanga posing with one of the Queens now an International Top model

Designer Winnie Ojanga with with Youssou N'Dour-"one of the world's greatest singers",currently culture and tourism minister of Senegal
With Monica Cruz. Designer Winnie Ojanga was part of the team that presented "Biagini Violett Collection" in 2010 at the Fashion days Zürich. By Holywood actress Penelope and Monica Cruz.
Designer Winnie Ojanga with Holywood actress Monica Cruz..
Designer Winnie Ojanga dressing a Swiss Supermodel Bianca Bauer at the fashion week.
With Alexandra (Tv and Radio presenter)
Designer Winnie Ojanga with Alexandra (Tv and Radio presenter)
She is an amazing actress.

What an amazing talent.Swiss Opera singer...