Vijana Amani Pamoja

Vijana Amani Pamoja (VAP) uses the power and the popularity of sports as a tool for social and economic development. Since its formation, VAP has grown from a small scale football-based life skills initiative to an internationally respected non-profit that aims to encourage healthy, active and economically stable lifestyles amongst Kenyan youth and vulnerable populations. VAP believes that youth are great agents of driving positive change. Our programs are aimed at empowering youth to be mentors of other young people and to drive the change from within Nairobis communities. VAP has worked to specifically engage the most vulnerable boys and girls, single mothers and youth with intellectual developmental disability (IDDs) from under privileged communities. VAPs comprehensive model engages young people in core life skills programming and then integrates them into vocational training and apprenticeship courses which paves the way for employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. ...