Discover Kenya – Sports Development Programme

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overview

In Kenya, structured sports education and inter-school competition is virtually non-existent due to a lack of resources and time. Over the past 5 years, we have developed SDX to promote sport and physical education in Kenyan schools whilst using it as a powerful educational and social development tool.

Highlights

Instil values such as discipline, teamwork, respect and fair play
Foster skills such as leadership, problem solving and organisation
Bridge cultural and ethnic divides and address gender equality
Improve health and fitness
Identify and harness talent and create ambition

Please Note: Prices stated are excluding flights. Although it is our intention to operate the itinerary as detailed above, it may be necessary to make some changes as a result of climatic conditions, alterations to flight schedules, or other operational factors.

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what's included

Comprehensive travel insurance

UK Expedition Leader

Fully staffed camps and local guides

Entrance fees for all sights in the itinerary

All itinerary transfers in private vehicles

Accommodation

All meals

Unlimited drinking water

Project costs and management

24 hour support throughout expedition

day to day

day 01

Arrive

One of our in-country team will meet you at the airport and transfer you to Camp Tsavo. The drive is through local communities and you’ll get your first taste of Africa with views of breathtaking scenery. Once you’ve arrived, unpack and settle into your accommodation before meeting your Kenyan family for the next few days including the legend that is Sammy K and local hero Mama Mercy.

day 02

Sports brief, school orientation & Swahili lessons

This morning will be spent visiting the school for a formal introduction to school students you will be spending time with. After lunch you will start working on the school facilities; clearing and marking the field, painting the goal posts in preparation for coaching.

day 03 - 05

Sports Development Project

The next three days will be spent with the students, selecting players from different classes to several teams. Only then does coaching kick off for either football, netball, athletics and hockey.

day 06

Inter-classes Sports Festival

Today, you will need to organise and run the sports festival. It will be a stiff competition between the teams you’ve been coaching and at the end the winning team will stand out to represent the school in any other inter-school sports events in the county thereafter.

day 07

Game Safari in Rukinga Sanctuary

Rukinga Sanctuary is one of the wildlife corridors linking the famous Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks. It covers 80,000 acres and is dominated by acacia woodland which is a haven for a variety of wildlife species e.g. elephant, buffalo, giraffe, antelope and cheetahs, as well as more than 50 bird species. The day is crowned with watching the sun go down ‘Sundowners’ from the ‘Pride Rock’.

day 08

Transfer to Airport & Depart

Say Kwaheri (goodbye) and transfer to Mombasa International Airport for your flight back to Dubai.

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about Camps International

Camps International is an award-winning expedition specialist that offers life-changing responsible travel experiences for schools throughout Africa, Asia and South America. We uniquely own our ground operations and develop long-term projects from our permanent camps that are co-located within the communities we work alongside. Our permanent presence in our destination countries allows us to maximise benefits to the people and wildlife that need it most by committing year round to our projects, so you can be confident that the work you do will have a lasting impact on areas that you visit. This also means that we have unrivalled safety systems in place to deal with emergencies. Camps International is proud to have attained LotC and BS8848 accreditation.