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STREET SPORTS AND ROLE MODELS PREVENT ETHNIC AND POLITICAL TENSIONS IN KENYA
by GAME
“This project is about building peace and friendship through youth-led street sports and culture. It allows the youth to get a voice and to start a dialog.” - Kate Wanderi, project officer at MIDRIFT HURINET, GAME’s partner in Kenya.
Nakuru County often experience violent conflicts around elections. The GAME Playmaker Program and weekly practices are giving youth and children an opportunity to reinforce key lessons on community development, social cohesion, peace, good governance and friendships.
Preventing Ethnic And Political Tensions In Nakuru
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In 2022, GAME implemented The Playmaker Program in Kenya in collaboration with MIDRIFT Human Rights Network (HURINET) to bridge the ethnic and political gap between youth groups in Nakuru County. Kenya’s first-ever Playmaker Camp was organized in September to support the 37 Playmakers doing street sports practices in the three GAME Zones in Kenya.
The Playmaker Program in Kenya is funded by Civil Society in Development (CISU).
