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International Day of Peace (Peace One Day) marks a time of unity, harmony and celebrating humanity as a whole. On 21 st September 2016 Sadili Oval Sports Academy through its Court of Dreams program joined the rest of the world in celebrating the International Peace Day with 75 Jitahidi and 100 Nazarene Primary school pupils in Nairobi’s Kibera Slums.  Under the theme “Conflict resolution,” Sadili staff prepared a range of activities for the Peace One Day that was celebrated by the two schools separately at different times of the day.   Celebration at each school took slightly over an hour and the pupils played sports (tennis, basketball and other fun games), had group discussions on peace and sang peace songs. This event also provided a platform for friends who had been at loggerheads with each other to reconcile. This was done by simple acts of kindness such as shaking of hands, smiling and saying sorry.  Noella of Jitahidi Primary School on Peace One Day “I didn’t know people cel

It is common knowledge that sport as a universal language can be used as a powerful tool to convey a message of peace. In honour of the 2016 International Day of Peace, Sadili’s Girl Power Clubs Africa on Saturday 17 th September held a sports day that saw 62 Girl Power Club members from St. Catherine’s and Nazarene Primary schools assemble at Sadili grounds to play, learn important life skills and celebrate peace. With the theme ‘conflict resolution’, the day started with an insightful and interactive 3 hour forum that was led by Ms. Everlyne Sigilai, Mr. Kevin Ayuko and Sr. Gloria Ozuruoke who are social educators at Sadili. In this forum the girls learnt about the history of Peace One Day and its relevance in today’s world.  The forum also provided a platform for the girls to freely discuss the types of conflicts they have found themselves in, how they resolved the conflicts and the steps they have taken to avoid such situations. The girls also presented attention-grabbing short ski

No more fights:Kids make peace on Peace Day International Day of Peace (Peace One Day) marks a time of unity, harmony and celebrating humanity as a whole. On 21 st September 2016, Sadili Oval Sports Academy through its Court of Dreams and Girl Power Clubs Africa programs joined the rest of the world in celebrating the International Peace Day with Jitahidi and Nazarene Primary schools in Nairobi’s Kibera Slums.  Under the theme “Conflict resolution,” Sadili staff prepared a range of activities for the peace month of September, the main one being a major sports day that was held at Sadili Oval grounds on Saturday, 17 th September. The sports day saw over 60 Girl Power Clubs Africa members from St. Catherine’s and Nazarene Primary Schools and their teachers gather at Sadili grounds to celebrate peace using sports.  Promoting peace using sports “We believe in empowering the young generation as catalysts for peace building,” said Kevin, a social educator during a session with Jitahidi Prim

Fifty-nine junior tennis players converged at Sadili Oval Sports Academy on Saturday 3 rd September 2016 for the Sadili 8-Series Junior Tennis Challenge no. 6 for U6, U8, U10 and U12. Despite the cold weather in Nairobi, high quality tennis was seen in all the matches.   This was a free-entry tournament, open for everyone, with a majority of the participants drawn from Sadili’s Court of Dreams project. There were a total of 8 events and 12 draws played in all the 7 tennis courts at Sadili Oval.  The tournament, run under a Sadili/International Inspiration partnership, was sponsored by Wilson Sporting Goods, Sadili Oval and Comic Relief among others. This time Sadili staff were lucky to have experienced volunteer coaches from the USA, Kent Smith and Christine Smith joining them as referees. The volunteer coaches have been spending their afternoons at the Kibera Tennis Court teaching tennis to kids. RESULTS OF THE TOURNAMENT-03/09/2016 In the under 6 boys’ category, seed Fred Ramsey ca

Sadili’s Court of Dreams program on Friday, 2 nd September 2016 received a major boost after a generous donation of racquets and tennis balls from Ms. Amelia Barry, a former Australian volunteer at Sadili, and her family. Face washing demo in the middle of the game As is the norm, children participating in the Court of Dreams program had gathered to play at the Kibera Tennis Court with one coach when Ms. Barry’s family, consisting of 4 members, accompanied by Dr. Liz Odera, Head Professional of Sadili Oval Sports Academy and a team of coaches from Sadili joined to play tennis with them. The tennis session was an extraordinary one with important life skills embedded in it.  In just over an hour, the kids had played tennis and practiced some basic WASH habits like hand washing, tooth-brushing, face-washing etc. Learning has never been more fun! This donation means a great deal to the Court of Dreams program and Sadili Oval Sports Academy.  It gives the children and coaches equipment to g