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Sadili Oval Sports Academy has its beginnings as a swamp that became a dumpsite near the Kibera slums, a situation complicated by an open sewer from 7 estates of 500 houses. A group of professionals, looking for a way to promote education and provide a way in which children could use their time better, instead of the prevailing drugs and hooliganism, purchased this land and proceeded to reclaim and develop it in 1992, a process that took almost 7 years. By 1998, Sadili became the only available space for children from Kibera and the adjoining estates of Langata, to play sport, and learn life skills and environmental leadership.

Our Mission Sadili Oval Sports Academy is a social enterprise that uses sport and education to empower children and youth to improve lifestyle and towards earning an income or scholarship for further schooling for a better future. The use of sport is the single-most influential medium that cuts across all cultural and social barriers and provides opportunity to influence behavioural change, and provide a means for social integration. We carry out our mandate by selling our products and services to those who can afford in order to educate poor children, through:

Quality Sports Coaching at Reasonable Prices: tennis, basketball, rugby, soccer, swimming. Accommodation: we have 40 self contained roomsLetting out facilities for workshops and eventsRunning World Class Camps during the school holidaysShop: new and used equipment at reasonable ratesEncourage voluntourism We also rely on donations from individuals and companies in the form of sports equipment, volunteering, awards, and free services.

Recognition Winner of the â€œSpirit Of The Landâ€™ Award 2003 from the International Olympic Committee at Salt Lake City Olympics for our Sports For Life Programme, GFOrSE Award in Japan in 2003 PTR Humanitarian of the Year Award in USA in 2004 Selected as the model Centre for Excellence for Africa by UNEP and Global Sports Alliance (GSA) in August 2001, when they launched the Nature and Sports Camps-Kenya project, which was included in the worldwide Michezo Campaign by the UN Governing Council in early February 2003.