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Mentor And Support An African Child
ORGANIZATION: Dreams Alive Foundation
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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3 people are interested
We are a charity organization in Kenya mentoring hopeless kids, orphans and vulnerable kids through education and sports. we are looking for guys to help us fund raise for our causes in sports, education, health and the rest. Kids here cannot afford education and sustain themselves because of the hardships.We welcome anyone from anywhere in the world to also come and volunteer in our causes and get to feel what the communities go through and also get a feel of Africa and the village set up.
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About Dreams Alive Foundation
Location:
P.O Box 37893-00100 Nairobi, Masebula Bumala, Kisumu-Busia Road, Busia County, Busia, Western Kenya 254, KE
Mission Statement
To promote socio-economic empowerment among the youth by enabling them realize their competitive goals both inside and outside the classroom through sports. To advocate for equality, diversity and thereby promoting greater social inclusion. Empower young people academically, socially and economically through sports especially football Identify talented young people and help them access institutions that can help them further their career in sports To keep the young people actively engaged in school life and help them realize their potential hence reduce the number of people dropping out of school. Nurture talent and help young people use their gifts to achieve success thus economically empowering themselves Reduce vices such as drug abuse, child labor and increased teenage pregnancy
Description
The Dreams Alive Foundation is an organization spearheaded by young people passionate about nurturing talent amongst the youth and using it to promote socio- economic empowerment Bumala, Busia County. Under the stewardship of Christopher Omondi, a professional footballer who had quit due to injury, the organization has purposed to give young people at the primary and secondary school level, an opportunity to use their talent to break the chains of poverty and make better lives for themselves.
The main purpose being to ignite dreams in hopeless kids in the village and give them a chance in life.
Through sports, more, children explore, invent and create. They also develop social skills, learn to express their emotions, and gain confidence about their own capabilities. Our goal is to sensitize school going children on the importance of education as a tool of empowerment and how they can use their talents to achieve success. The initiative will also encompass a drug abuse sensitization campaign, sexual and reproductive health awareness program among others that shall be developed on need basis. The idea is basically sports; for a brighter future.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Bumala,usia CountyMasebula Bumala, Kisumu-Busia Road, Busia CountyBusiaBusia, Western Kenya 254Kenya
DATE POSTED
February 1, 2018
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Donor Management
- Fundraising
- Grant Writing / Research
- Sports Coaching
- Youth Services
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- 5 to 8 hours a day
- We are looking for people with a drive to help