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Support Leadership and Community: Sporting Equipment Fund 

Purchase sporting equipment for youth groups/clubs @ $78.00 / annually (KES 11,000.00) for Balls, nets, Sporting Tracksuits, and Sporting shoes/socks. 

The Power of Play: Building Leaders Through Sports

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Building Leaders Through Sports

In communities plagued by high youth unemployment and the resulting idleness, sports are not a distraction—they are a crucial intervention. HBI’s approach uses organized sports programs to engage thousands of in-school and out-of-school youth in Nairobi, Bungoma, and Kakamega. 

HBI provides structure, teaches critical life skills, and keeps them away from negative influences like substance abuse and crime.  

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However, the youth clubs lack the fundamental tools to sustain these vital activities.

Lacking quality equipment—such as durable balls, proper uniforms, and nets—means training is inconsistent, events are disorganized, and the crucial mentoring moments that happen on the field are lost. 

The inability to compete with dignity or practice safely severely limits the program's reach and effectiveness in harnessing the transformative power of play.

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The HBI Solution: Equipping Future Leaders

Your monthly commitment of $78 (KES 11,000) directly funds the purchase of essential sporting equipment, including durable balls, nets, tracksuits, and appropriate footwear for youth groups and clubs. This ensures consistent, high-quality engagement opportunities that are integral to our mentorship model.

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How Sporting Equipment Supports HBI’s Sports Pillar:

  • Sports: This is the core pillar supported. The equipment enables the smooth running of inter-school and community tournaments, which serve as the primary platform for HBI to deliver critical mentorship talks on mental health, peer influence, and substance abuse. 

  • It guarantees safe participation and fosters a sense of unity and shared identity.

Education Empowerment: Sports engagement improves mental focus, stress management, and discipline, all of which are proven to boost academic performance and reduce dropout rates. The structure provided by team sports is a direct antidote to the idleness that leads to the risky behaviors driving school dropout in counties like Bungoma.

Economic Empowerment: Through sports clubs, HBI identifies and mentors young entrepreneurs, teaching them event organization, resource management, and responsibility for valuable equipment. Furthermore, skills like punctuality, dedication, and teamwork learned in sports are highly transferable to the formal job market.