Myfugo Foundation

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Myfugo Foundation, founded in 2022 and based in Nairobi, Kenya, is a non profit organization and a sport for development organisation working with children from marginalized communities training them in squash and soccer.

Our goal
Our goal is to encourage children age 6 to 17yrs from marginalised communities to participate in sports. We help them develop their skills and self-esteem while providing better nutrition, health, and education.

Mission
Our mission is to improve the quality of life of children from marginalised communities and encourage participating in sports that leads them to hope of having a better chance in life.

Vision
To be a centre of excellence for sports that acts as gateway to a better future and right livelihood for marginalised children from informal settlements (slums) and rural communities.

Programs
• Squash Training: Myfugo foundation aims to encourage and support the uptake of squash amongst marginalised children. They support squash recruitment, training programs, tournaments and provide equipment.
• Soccer Training: Myfugo foundation aims to encourage and support the uptake of soccer.Thry have age categories of U7 to U17 for both boys and girls. We support soccer recruitment, training programs, tournaments and provide equipment.
• Sports Performance Scholarships: Myfugo foundation Sports Performance Scholarship is meant to assist students to fulfill both academic and sports potentials. All children of this programme will be provided with academic support towards achieving their dreams in various disciplines from primary, secondary and transition into college/university education.
• Mentorship Program: Mentor programs provide encouragement and guidance to each child that participates.Our programs connect people who are willing to advise and support the children in school performance , life issues and values. Participants in mentor programs, both young share their values and personal goals in a mutually respectful, supportive way which leads to a more enriched life for both.
• Health Program: The foundation cares about a child’s mental and physical health. Through partnerships with health faciliies, it supports the child by ensuring he or she gets preventive and primary care services (including medical and dental checkups and condition management), disease prevention (e.g. vaccinations,) patient education (nutritional counseling, injury prevention, and disease information). We help to reduce health inequalities and give a child better opportunity leading to improved academic outcomes, health and wellness.
• Feeding Program: It aims at providing effective and sustainable source of nutritional meals to improve the health and welfare of these children, reduce and prevent malnutrition or undernutrition while educating them about health and nutrition. Ultimately, the feeding programs lead to addressing hunger, contribute to nutritional status, improve school performance and learning outcomes, and increase the cognitive function and academic performance of the children.

Lynette Ahori is the Executive Director of Myfugo Foundation.

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