Location and general information
Access to Sport - 
Children with disabilities - 
Employability - 
Gender Equality - 
Healthy lifestyle - 
Infrastructure and equipment - 
Personal development - 
Strengthening partnershipsContext
Children growing up in Kibera, Nairobi, one of Africa's largest urban slums and among the most densely populated informal settlements in Kenya, face multiple social and economic challenges, including poverty, limited access to safe play spaces and inadequate educational and health services. Due to high levels of ignorance and stigma, disabled children are excluded from society and do not have access to safe, inclusive sports spaces. Among the Nubian community in particular, disabled children are hidden at home, which denies them social interaction with non-disabled children, play and education opportunities. This reinforces negative attitudes and discrimination.
There are very few safe and inclusive recreational spaces where all children can participate together. Existing sports facilities are often inaccessible, not adapted for disabled children and lack structured programmes.
Project goals
- Create a fully accessible, sustainable and inclusive sports hub for disabled and non-disabled children
- Reduce stigma and discrimination against children to promote social inclusion
- Increase access to safe, inclusive recreational sports opportunities and developmental activities for disabled children
- Build local capacity in inclusive sports coaching
- Improve the physical, emotional and social well-being of children
- Strengthen community engagement and partnerships that promote inclusion and child development and support caregivers' well-being and awareness
Project content
- Renovate an existing court to make it accessible for disabled children, construct a wheelchair-accessible multi-use basketball and tennis court and provide inclusive sports equipment
- Train a minimum of ten coaches in inclusive methodologies
- Organise three inclusive tournaments (football, wheelchair basketball, deaf-friendly games)
- Hold regular sports sessions for over 30 children, at least half of whom are disabled
- Organise caregiver forums and mental health support for a minimum of 50 parents
- Set up inclusive football and tennis programmes adapted for different disabilities
- Use sports-based therapy to support disabled children
- Hold sessions focusing on confidence building, coordination, communication skills and mental health
- Strengthen community and caregiver engagement to support children's development
- Run community sports days, inclusive tournaments and awareness-raising sessions and collaborate with local schools, disability organisations and health partners to combat stigma
- Implement strong child safeguarding measures and regularly monitor and evaluate participation, participant well-being and social impact
Partners
