Kenya

Kenya is home to a diverse culture, breath-taking landscapes – including the stunning vistas of the Great Rift Valley, which our volunteer teams see on their expedition legs between Kenya and Uganda – national parks, wildlife and bird-teeming lakes. The country’s official languages are English and Swahili. Highly deprived slum areas exist in parts of Nairobi, where we operate, such as Mathare and Kibera.

Beyond rugby

Rugby in Kenya, including its first recorded fixtures, dates back to the early 1900s with the union and clubs, such as Nondescripts, forming in the 1920s. Today domestic rugby is competitive and, in the sevens format, the national team’s success on the world stage provides a source of inspiration for young players. In Nairobi, we work with organisations such as the Shamas Rugby Foundation and Community Rugby Association (CRA), who, like Bhubesi Pride Foundation, see rugby as more than just a sport. Shamas and CRA work with children from highly challenging and abusive home environments. Programs aim to build players’ confidence and teach life-skills to help them make better life decisions and greater contributions to their communities.