The translation of this name is Kibera Village Football. However, this project is about more than just football. Over the last 10 years, Kibera Mpira Mtaani has co-ordinated football tournaments and community work in the slums of Kibera.

Kibera Mpira Mtaani views football as a tool that can be used to reach out to the youth of Kibera and educate them on a variety of subjects including HIV/AIDS, the importance of education, reproductive health and alternatives to crime. Working alongside organisations such as “Alive and Kicking” and “CARE Kenya”, Kibera Mpira Mtaani uses football tournaments as a forum to provide accurate and relevant information to the children of Kibera. For many of these children there are no parents to check up on them or their parents are too busy trying to make ends meet to worry about performance at school etc. Football coaches are able to step into this role and check up on children on a regular basis. There are also rules that every team must sign up to before taking part in a tournament. These encourage children not to smoke or drink alcohol, to attend school and to behave in a respectable manner.

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Having used football as a means of building strong relationships with a large number of children in Kibera and a network of volunteers, in 2009 the organisation moved on to the next level with their work in the community. The committee has been structured into three “desks” – sports, education and environment – and their offices have been turned in to a resource centre and library for children in the local community.