Kibera Girls Soccer Academy

Kibera Girls Soccer Academy

getting an unique tour through the slums of Kibera to the free school for girls
Kibera Girls Soccer Academy - getting an unique tour through the slums of Kibera to the free school for girls

Location: 

Karanja Road Estate, Nairobi, Kenya

Duration: 

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Journey: 

Silicon Savannah

Personal highlights

  1. KGSA: started as a girls soccer team in 2002 to provoke change
  2. Kibera: walking through the slums with a young school girl as a guide
  3. Change: from 11 girls in 2006, the school grew to 130 students annually
  4. Trophies: striving for excellence in education and impact in social change
  5. Education: free secondary education for the poorest girls in the slum

Image sources

  1. KGSA logo on the wall
  2. All the trophies for excelence
  3. Afternoon study after the class
  4. Boys hanging out in the court
  5. Even more studying after class

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