Kyengera Future Stars Academy uses football to keep 150 Uganda youth in school and off the streets. Through our "No Report Card, No Jersey" rule, weekly training, and youth coach jobs, we are improving school attendance, teaching teamwork and discipline, creating leadership opportunities, and changing Kyengera's story from idle youth to serving youth
When the 4pm bell rings in Kyengera Town Council, opportunity stops. There's zero public sports fields. Youth play football on roadsides and dusty school compounds. Girls have no safe space at all. With no after-school programs, 40% of students miss class by P6-P7. "Why attend school if there's nothing after?" they ask. UNAIDS links idle youth hours to higher HIV and drug risk. Kyengera has talent but no structure. No coaches. No certificates. No path to jobs.
Kyengera Future Stars Academy trains 150 youth U10, U13, and U16 every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday using our "No Report Card, No Jersey" rule. To keep training, every player must maintain 80% school attendance and pass two subjects, and we track this with three local UPE schools. Football becomes the reason kids go to class. We also train fifteen youth ages 17-20 who dropped out as certified Assistant Coaches, paying them stipends to coach younger teams and create jobs on Kyengera streets.
Year 1: 150 youth enrolled with 80%+ school attendance. 15 youth employed as coaches. Year 3: Academy runs 5 days/week led by youth coaches. "Goals for Grades" model copied by other Wakiso schools. Long term: Kyengera keeps talent in school, off streets, and creates jobs. One academy grows leaders who serve their community. Football skills today. Life leaders tomorrow.
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