News articles about Kibera Mpira Mtaani

Education and Football in Kibera

Posted on December 9th, 2011 by Kirsty

The last few months have been very busy for Kibera Mpira Mtaani in terms of both football and education.

The after school education program tutored around sixty students for their KCPE (Kenya Certificate of Primary Education) exams which are sat at the end of their eighth year of primary education. These are the arguably the most important exams that students in Kenya will sit as they determine whether or not they will be offered a place at secondary school and which level of school they will go to – National, Provincial, District. Read the full article »

 

Packard Family Cup Finals 2011

Posted on June 8th, 2011 by Kirsty

Saturday the 21st of May saw the 2011 Packard Family Cup draw to a close. This annual football tournament brought together 136 teams over five categories ranging from under10s to under 16s and ladies. The reputation of Kibera Mpira Mtaani’s tournaments has grown so strong, teams from as far as Ngong and Kasarani registered and took part this time round.

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Kibera Mpira Mtaani Sports Report Part 1

Posted on May 18th, 2011 by Kirsty

This Saturday, 21st May, will see the finals of the John Packard Family Cup football tournament hosted by Kibera Mpira Mtaani (Kimmta). The tournament is an annual event named after Vision Africa’s founders Reverend and Mrs Packard and usually runs throughout the April school holidays.

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Arsenal FC Champions League

Posted on April 28th, 2011 by Kirsty

The 20th April 2011 was a special day for thirty young footballers in Kibera. Two coaches from Arsenal Football Club’s community coaching program returned to Kibera to host the Arsenal F.C. Champions League Tournament in the grounds of Toi Primary School in association with Alive & Kicking, Kibera Mpira Mtaani and Vision Africa.

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Arsenal Triumph in Kibera

Posted on March 1st, 2011 by Kirsty

Coaches at Mpira MtaaniOn the 16th February 2011, Arsenal Football Club brought smiles to Kibera thanks to two coaches from their Community Coaching program. “Oggy” Ognjen Soskic and Steve Eadon are in Kenya for four months coaching various groups and took time to visit Kibera Mpira Mtaani during a short stay in Nairobi.

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Kibera Education Project Celebrates Success

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by Kirsty

In November 2010, a group of around forty students from Kibera joined their peers throughout the country and sat their KCPE exams marking the end of their time at primary school. Having studied after school at Kibera Mpira Mtaani’s resource centre with the support of the volunteer teachers, expectations were high for this group and they didn’t disappoint!

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Informal Schools Football Tournament 2010

Posted on November 10th, 2010 by Kirsty

There are some moments we experience as Vision Africa staff/volunteers that we wish we could bottle and send back to the donor who made them possible. This is exactly the position we found ourselves in at the final for the Kibera Mpira Mtaani Informal Schools Football Tournament on Friday 29th October.

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