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A GUIDE TO
HOSTING YOUR OWN KENYAN-STYLE BARBECUE
Thank you for becoming a Nyama Choma host!
By dedicating your summer BBQ to Amref Health Africa
you are contributing to our work bringing better health
to communities across sub-Saharan Africa.
We want you to gather your community together and
contribute to Amref Health Africa’s lifesaving work. A
simple barbecue translates to improved healthcare,
meaning that your community can have a direct impact on
the health of communities across Africa.
This pack contains everything you need to make your
Nyama Choma a success, but if you have any questions
then please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the
Amref Health Africa team.
We cannot wait to hear your stories and see the pictures
of your events. Happy Barbecuing!
With best wishes,
The Amref Health Africa Team
The Swahili phrase ‘Nyama Choma’ (pronounced
[knee-amm-er chomm-er]) translates as ‘barbecued
meat’. But in Kenya it means much more than that:
it brings a sense o f celebration, of bringing family,
friends and colleagues together, of good times
whatever the occasion.
HOW TO GET STARTED:
Find a suitable outdoor space; whether it’s your garden,
your local sports club or community centre.
Decide on a date in July or August when you will host
your event.
Decide on the food you will serve, as well as your music
and decorations.
Shout about it! Make sure all your friends know about
your event by posting details on social media, sending out
Amref Health Africa invites, or putting up posters.
As this is a fundraising event, we suggest your guests
donate £15 per person. Make sure to download our
resources to show your guests why you’re hosting a Nyama
Choma event and where their donation will go.
Amref Health Africa
Lower Ground Floor 15 – 18 White Lion Street
London N1 9PD
TEL: 020 7269 5520
EMAIL: Katharine.hitchcock@amrefuk.org
WEBSITE: www.amrefuk.org/bbq
Registered Charity Number: 261488
Make sure all your guests sign the donation form. If all
your guests complete the Gift Aid section of the form,
your fundraising will be worth 25% more.
Call Katharine on 020 7269 5520 if you have any queries.
No Nyama Choma would be complete without the sounds of Africa in
your back garden. So to accompany your African feast the Amref
Health Africa team have put together some suggestions for you of
our favourite artists from some of the 35 countries we work in across
the continent.
You can listen to all the music on the map below for free on Spotify. For
more music suggestions visit our website www.amrefuk.org/bbq
NYAMA CHOMA
If you really want to bring the flavour of Kenya
to your back garden then Kenyan style grilled
meat Nyama Choma is the way to go. This recipe
works with any red meat although goat ribs
are the favourite of many Kenyans.
Ingredients:
1 kg of beef or spare rib, 2 cloves of garlic,
juice of 1 or 2 lemons, curry powder, turmeric,
coriander, paprika, s alt & black pepper.
Method:
Combine the lemon juice, garlic, and spices in
a large glass dish, mix well, and then add the
meat. Coat the meat in the marinade and leave
to marinate for at least 1 hour. Grill the meat on
your barbecue until cooked all the way through.
Traditional Kenyan Nyama Choma is usually
accompanied by a kachumbari salad, so for
an authentic Kenyan feast then make sure you
include this simple accompaniment.
Senegal
Artist: Baaba Maal
Track: Miyaabele
South Sudan
Artist: Emmanuel Jal
Track: Elengwen
KACHUMBARI SALAD
Ingredients:
1 red or green chilli, a handful
of coriander leaves; finely chopped,
2 small onions; thinly sliced,
5 tomatoes; finely chopped, salt
and black pepper, juice of 1 lime,
3 tbsp olive oil
Method:
Finely chop the tomatoes,
onions, chilli and coriander
and mix together in a bowl.
Toss with the lime juice and
olive oil. Season with salt
and pepper and then serve.
Kenya
Artist: Abana Ba Nasery
Track: Esiesi Soille
DRC
Artist: Kanda Bongo Man
Track: Amina
Mozambique
Artist: Kapa Dech
Track: Zihlaula Mane
South Africa
Artist: Miriam Makeba
Track: Pata Pata
FOR MORE RECIPES, VISIT WWW.AMREFUK.ORG/BBQ
WAYS TO MAKE YOUR EVENT A SUCCESS
SINCE 1957
We want you to raise as much money as possible, so
we’ve come up with some fun ways to maximise your
event’s fundraising potential.
Since 1957, Amref Health Africa has been working with African
communities to achieve lasting health change. We believe that the
power to transform Africa’s health lies within its communities, so
we work side by side with them to build the knowledge, skills and
means to transform their health; together we are laying foundations
that will be felt for generations to come. Simply put, transforming
Africa’s health from within.
RAFFLES
Get your friends to donate prizes and sell tickets.
MARINADE COMPETITION
Challenge your guests to see who can come up with the tastiest
marinade, guests pay to enter and the winner gets all the glory!
All the money you raise will go towards our lifesaving work, bringing
lasting health change to communities across sub-Saharan Africa.
PRIZE DRAW.
TRAINING MIDWIVES
Everyone who donates and signs your donation form will be
entered into our prize draw. You could win a one-week stay at
the picturesque Glen Estate in the Scottish Borders, a crate of
Tusker Beer or some beautiful African accessories.
Across sub-Saharan Africa women have a 1 in 39 lifetime risk of
dying in pregnancy or childbirth, from conditions which are easily
treatable and preventable. We believe the key to improving
maternal health is to train more midwives. Access to skilled care
from a trained midwife during pregnancy, child birth and after
delivery is vital to saving a mother’s life and that of her child.
Since 2013 we have trained almost 6,000 midwives. Each
midwife will care for 500 mothers, which translates to care for
2.7 million women a year.
BE SAFE
We know you all know how to hold a BBQ, but we want
to make sure you stay safe whilst hosting your Nyama
Choma.
Set up your barbecue on a flat and level surface, away
from any trees or plants.
Light the barbecue early, and once it’s lit don’t leave
it alone.
Wait until the barbecue is definitely hot enough to cook
meat, when the coals are glowing red with a powdery
grey surface.
Keep raw and cooked meat separate and making sure
you use separate utensils for each.
Move the meat around on the grill to cook it evenly, and
make sure it’s cooked through before you serve it.
When the barbecue is over, make sure the grill is properly
extinguished.
Esther Madudu is an Amref Health Africa trained midwife working in
Uganda. Esther works tirelessly to help the women in her district
deliver safely; “I lost a baby myself during birth and ever since
then I’ve said that no one should lose a baby when I’m around.”
By hosting your own Nyama Choma you can help us to reach
more midwives like Esther and the women they support,
bringing them critical maternal health care.
Please use the freepost envelope enclosed in your fundraising pack
to return both your money and sponsorship form.
Cash – It is not recommended that you send cash through the post;
you could pay the money in to your bank account and then transfer
it to us via one of the following methods.
Cheque – Cheques should be made payable to ‘Amref Health Africa’
and returned using the enclosed freepost envelope, or sent to: Katharine
Hitchcock, Amref Health Africa, Lower Ground Floor, 15-18 White Lion
Street, London, N1 9PD.
The Nyama Choma Website – you can donate the money at
www.amrefuk.org/bbq
Online – You can set up your own online fundraising page at
www.virginmoneygiving.com donating the money to
Amref Health Africa.
If you have any questions about how to get the money back to us then
please do give the team a call on 020 7269 5520.
We want to hear all about your Nyama Choma event! Here’s
how you can get in touch with us:
Tweet us @AMREF_UK using #nyamachoma to share your
pictures and stories.
Keep us updated via our Facebook page,
www.facebook.com/amrefuk
Upload pictures of your event to Pinterest using
#nyamachoma to connect with us.
Not on social media? You can email your photos, stories and
comments to katharine.hitchcock@amrefuk.org or give us a
call on 020 7269 5520, we’d love to hear how your event went!