Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project aims to educate 1000 Kiberan youth annually on reproductive health and life skills necessary to leading a healthy life in Kibera while providing secondary and post secondary educational scholarships for all 32 Kicking AIDS Out members.

Project Message

"Before I joined KAO I didn’t know myself, or anything about HIV/AIDS and drug abuse and I was very shy, but since the training I’m not shy and I can now teach about HIV/AIDS and life in Kibera."
- Josephine Adhiambo, Kicking AIDS Out youth peer educator.

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Abdul Hussein,
Sports Program Officer
FedEx Global Education Center
301 Pittsboro St, Campus Box 5145
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
United States
254721232042
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organization

Learn more about Carolina for Kibera, Inc. and the project team.

Carolina for Kibera, Inc.'s Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Empowering Girls in Kibera

Providing health care to 20,000 Kibera residents

Social Change through Sport for 5000 Kibera Youth

Recycling 2,000 Tons of Trash in Kibera

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Kenya and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on April 09, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 22, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

Update since the post-election violence in Kenya

By Rehana Tejpar - Youth Development Officer, April 09, 2008 06:05 PM

The post-election violence that has engulfed Kenya since December 30, 2007 has led to massive loses and destruction for residents of Kibera. Many families have lost their loved ones through killings perpetrated, in some cases, by people known to them. That neighbour has turned against neighbour and friend against friend has astounded many, leading to destruction of the fabric of community that held people from diverse backgrounds together for many years since independence.

Carolina for Kibera (CFK) has taken a step to intervene in the post election crisis through the use of sport based games to discuss issues of tribalism, violence, discrimination and identity. The youth have been organizing friendly soccer matches at the internally displaced camps, youth forums on violence and are hosting a Peace and Reconciliation Tournament to bring together the various ethnic groups represented in the Kiberan community through sport.

Links:

• Check out a short film by and about Kicking AIDS Out Kibera

• Peer educator Ruth Mueni debriefs a game about discrimination
• Youth playing a game about perserverance
• Peer educator Eric Omalla, debriefing a game about HIV/AIDS

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