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Our Programmes

Kibera Sport Development Programme; different programmes, one focus: Running out of poverty

Just like in any other slums in Kenya, girls and boys from kibera community face complex problems. They often come from difficult social backgrounds with many families living below the poverty threshold. Due to poor education, many youths lack skills making it difficult for them to find employment. They are exposed to health risks, alcoholism and drugs. Girls and young women especially face violence and crime, more than a few are discriminated and excluded from social life. This is where Kibera Sport Development Programme comes into play.

Upcoming Events

	Find Your Feet Kibera 5K Charity Run - 27/11/2011 Your participation in this event ensures that hundreds of youths in Kibera become productive citizens by providing a long-term program of athletic development, life-skills enrichment and an assured opportunity for education. The race course offers competitors a well-thought bird’s eye-view of the various sections of Kibera; including: Mashimoni, Lindi, Shilanga, Kisumu Ndogo and Gatwikira. Start/Finish: Langata Public Play grounds (1km off langata road, along southern by-pass) Date: 27th November 2011 Start time: 8:00am
Featured Programme - Running for Education
		When K.S.P.D first started its ‘Running for Education’ programme last year, our philosophy was simple: To give as many of these young and promising children a chance to get descent education and nurture their athletic talent at the same time. There are currently 4 students on full scholarships and who now have a more promising future. At the end of this year, 26 more students will be graduating from primary schools to high school, out of these, 13 of them come from poor families who cannot pay for their education and therefore will be relying ultimately on the sponsorship of the foundation to proceed with their education. And we are now working on finding sponsors for these children. By linking one person who wants to help, with one child who needs it.Your sponsorship today will change a child’s life forever.
Featured Activity - Youth Development Through SportsCamps
		There’s no quick fix for fostering a comprehensive social, academic and athletic development in children. We build the foundation brick by brick — day after day, 25 hours a week during these training camps. What we call Training Camps are athletic/intellectual and life skills development activities that anyone can use to model, shape and reinforce the capabilities that equip a child to succeed. Developing these skills helps kids communicate well, team up effectively with others and be self-motivated. They learn how to motivate themselves to cope with the everyday difficulties of life. .