Climate Action Kenya Project #23930

Increasing forest cover through play in Nairobi

by Green-Kenya

Increasing forest cover through play in Nairobi

Project Report | Jun 5, 2019
The emergence of Green-Kenya committee in Mukuru

By David Mulo | Project Leader

One of the teacher helping during the sessions

We have so far conducted 57 sessions out of possible 60 sessions to 300 Children who are taking part in Community Impact Program this because of exams or public holidays that encroach in our sessions. The youth league has now attracted 380 Children from the age of 15 years and below; 280 boys and 100 girls, the number of girls attending Green-Kenya sessions in the youth league has increased because there been a room for girls to participate in the league.

In the month of May, we had 85% attendance by all the category in our programs, compared with 88% in the month of March. This is because many pupils changed the schools to Government schools especially when they are about to do their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) which gives them an upper hand when it comes to getting a chance to national schools.

One of the program that has evolved in to two programs (Youth league and Wasichana Juu) that is transforming the lives of youths in Mukuru kwa Ruben is Community Impact program.

Community Impact Program is based on self-directed or participatory model of development through sport. Participatory education is a new dynamic for many children; the Kenyan school system does not currently strongly support learning through doing. By exposing the children to open discussion and requesting their input, we are teaching them that their opinions are important. By posing questions on unexplored topics to the youth, we are setting the seeds for critical thinking.

The evaluation meeting was geared to get the feedback from the teachers who spend more time with our participant during the lessons. During the evaluation meeting, it was suggested that Green-Kenya committee team be formed and its mandate be, to safe guard the Children from Abuse, create safe space for Children to participate in purposeful play, economic empowerment and to ensure community involvement in Green-Kenya activities.

We believe that through these kind of engagement will be able to develop psycho social support in the community and help bring all rounded young person who knows that the community cares for them. It will also improve our program delivery by involving the opinion of the larger community that we work in.

Community Impact Program sessions

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Mar 12, 2019
Community Impact Program has expanded

By David Mulo | Project Leader

Just to begin with!!

The preparation and planning of the 5th edition of Kick and Conserve Tournament that will take palce on 30th March is underway with a very inspiring meeting involving several teachers showing a keen interest to participate in the tournament. The theme will be “The Importance of Soil to Life”, highlighting the role soil plays in food production & the impact on people’s health, and examining how the demands on the environment and climate change are threating soil quality, focusing on sub- Saharan Africa.

Kick and Conserve Tournaments are tailored to provide environmental awareness. We stress the fragility of our environment, the importance of its conservation and the roles we all can play as environmental stewards. The program involves Environmental Discussion Sessions, Environmental Games and Fair Play (football). For a team to emerge winners, they must take part in each activity and gain enough points to move on

Community Impact Program has expanded with 2 additional vital programs in Mukuru Slums.

What other plans do you have for our children when the schools are closed? What will they be doing at home?

These were some of the question that teachers and parents were asking our community coaches when the schools were about to go to recess, and as an organization, we went to the drawing board to find out what we can do to keep our participants busy and healthy over the holidays.

We developed two additional programs; Wasichana Juu/Girls Up, a female only sport for development program and Green-Kenya Youth league, a football league for Under 13-year old boys and girls. We meet every Saturday and Sunday in the field used for our Community Impact Program. This field has now become a beehive of activity seven days a week, with Green-Kenya leading the way to healthier children and better communities.

Youth league

The league has become one of the most attractive leagues in the Mukuru Kwa Njenga community. With just five weeks of play, all the teams are working hard to maintain the top spot, top scorer, best players and best coaches. The league has attracted 8 teams, 7 boys and 1 girls’ team with a total of 159 young players, 133 are boys with 84% and 26 girls which is 16 %. Green-Kenya youth leaders are the match officials and will identify the best players in the league.

With only one girls’ team registered, we invited them to join the boys’ league. They are definitely holding their own with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. We hope that these amazing results will attract more girls to come out and join our youth league in the future.

We believe that every girl deserves a chance to realize her full potential. Not just because she deserves to thrive, but because when she succeeds so does her family, her friends, her community, and the world. Today, in too many moments, in too many parts of the world, there aren't opportunities for women and girls to learn, contribute, and thrive.

Wasichana Juu is female only program, based on the Coaches Across Continents model of development through sport. This unique forum provides an opportunity for girls (9 – 19 years), living in the poorest neighborhoods of Nairobi to participate in a guided open dialogue of health (physical, sexual, psychological), safety (personal, environmental) and leadership (effective leaders, inclusivity, public speaking) while engaging them in physical activity. Studies show that exercise in children helps them focus better, retain more information, improve sleep and build self-confidence.

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Dec 14, 2018
A Year in Review 2018

By David Mulo | Project Leader

The year is finally coming to an end and I would like to retrospect how the year begun, what were some of the key milestones, challenges faced and of cause how we overcame them. Your support has kept us floating and it has trickled down to our participants, the very young person that you have been thinking of. I would like to take this moment to send out our positive vibes from our participants who we engaged with in the just concluded session in the community a week ago.

100 Children Joined Community Impact program this year!!!

As the schools were heading to a close for the long holidays, Green-Kenya community coaches were invited to share how sports can be used to address different social issues to the parents and invited guests. We received a letter from the director of Splash Community School, Mr. Josphat, i was emotional as I was reading it, I would like to share with you as a person who has made this happen.

"APPRECIATION

The school Director, teachers, subordinate staff, parents and the pupils of Splash Community Primary School wish to express their heartfelt thanks to the Green-Kenya fraternity for their presented support and dedication aimed at helping young learners achieve their dreams.

Your sports activities and counseling sessions played a vital role in not only shaping the character of learners but also educating our games teachers on skills needed in handling students under diverse environment. This has been well articulated in 2018 through your spirit of teamwork, dedication and focus.

As a School, we promise to cooperate with you in your future plans of positive contribution to the society through Sports.

May God bless Green-Kenya"

We are passionate about community development through sports, I believe that we are a community, a community working towards a common goal and we are making a contribution with the little we have to make a change in the lives of Children from Mukuru and Shauri Moyo.

In the beginning of this year, we committed ourselves to 100 Children to Join Community impact program and I can now confirm that we surpassed the target. Many of these participants came from Mukuru Slums where community impact program has gained roots. In total we have been able to reach 1462 Children in Mukuru, Shauri Moyo and Buruburu. We have also been able to conduct 90 sessions out of 112 sessions. This was as a result of unfavorable weather conditions that affected many parts of Nairobi, as a result, the fields were submerged with water for a while which forced us to either reschedule or find a way to do double session bearing in mind that 3^rd term is the shortest in the school Calendar.

Thank you very much for your support, you believing in us, Giving does not mean that you have too much but rather knowing how much it feels to lack when you are in need. Happy holidays and a prosperous New Year 2019.

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