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Education & Football Academy in rural Kenya

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The TYSA Education &Football Academy provides the opportunity of education and football to gifted students from poverty stricken families in Kenya, where education is not affordable or guaranteed. project reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

TYSA runs an Education & Football Academy in rural villages of Kenya, but footballers must enrol in school to continue with their education. Because most players cannot afford the fees, they do not continue with their education beyond primary 8.We provide scholarships that cover all of the educational and football expenses for the most dedicated students and players

Activities

TYSA Education &Football Academy selects student based on their academic and football success in primary 8, their commitment to education, football,their financial need and provides them with scholarships that cover their education and football needs

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $40
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $11,960
Total Funding Goal: $12,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

By providing gifted students and players living in poverty with the opportunity to finish school, we believe that they will have the opportunity to support their families and to break the cycle of poverty they have often lived in for generations

Project Message

'I would be a child labourer somewhere in the maize farms were it not for the TYSA Education & Football Academy who paid for my school fees'
- Alfred Ogato, student and Beneficiary

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Gichuki Francis
Executive Officer
P.O BOX 2511. KITALE, KENYA
KITALE,
Kenya
+254 725200099
Email:

Project Sponsor

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Organization

Trans-nzoia Youth Sports Association (TYSA) Logo

Trans-nzoia Youth Sports Association (TYSA)
Kori House,Next to Sinyereri Primary school
Kitale, Rift Valley PO BOX 2511,30200
Kenya
254 725 200099
http://www.tysak.org

Learn more about Trans-nzoia Youth Sports Association (TYSA) and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in KenyaKenya and can also be found under EducationEducation.

For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on March 17, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 20, 2009

Latest Update from the Field

Master Eric Excells in Copa Cola Football Tournament

By Gichuki Francis - Executive Director, March 17, 2010 12:42 PM

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Copa Cola is one of the football tournaments held annually in kenya for children under the age 17 to promote talents.

Master Eric is one of the Education and Football Academy beneficiariesi in Kimilili Secondary School. Duirng this year preliminary tournaments, Eruc was selected to join other players form his district.

We do hope that Eric will go far in his football world. ' Hi sis a talented defender and has very intelligent in play' Mr. Waswa, Coach Teacher.

It is through your donations that Eric has come all this far. We look foward to your continued support to enable Eric realize his dream of one day playing for Big clubs in the world and later come back home to support his poor family

With Warm Regards

Gichuki Franci

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