We often speak of the value of our football tournaments. This time round, we thought we would give the children a voice and let them tell you why they liked the Kibera Mpira Mtaani Informal Schools Tournament.
News articles for October, 2009
In Their Own Words
Posted on October 19th, 2009 by Kirsty
Informal Schools Finals
Posted on October 19th, 2009 by Kirsty
I have attended many Kibera Mpira Mtaani football matches and tournament finals over the past 3 years. Finals days are always busy with good crowds showing up and at least 5 matches to be played, often with lots of penalty kicks. So I thought I knew what to expect as I went along to the pitch for the finals of the Informal Schools Tournament on Friday 16th October. I was wrong.
Updates from the Field
Posted on October 15th, 2009 by Kirsty
Vision Africa founder/field director, Vera Packard, reports on 2 projects she recently visited.
KAMBITI
Upon my recent return to Kenya, I visited Percy Davies School for Children with Special Needs in Kambiti. Being in a recognized very arid area it was like a desert – very hot, dry and dusty, not a blade of grass anywhere. Food is very expensive and in short supply and John Kiboro, our Vision Africa Administrator, is finding it hard to make ends meet. A 90kg sack of maize is now costing between 2700ksh-3000ksh (£22-£25) and beans 5600ksh-6000ksh (£46-£50) as prices have continued to rise. Crop growth in this area is nigh impossible. Even mangoes, for which the area is well known, are very bitter and lacking in flavour.