The Kenya Soccer Project: May 2012

Monday, May 21, 2012

Update On Our New Partnership!

We are now collecting medical supplies!

Dear readers,
First off, please excuse the slightly mindless yet informational rambling I am about to embark on. I have yet to polish off my Monday morning cup of coffee!
I am proud to announce that members of Nehemiah FC are teaming up with the members of Mombasa Sister Cities to share supplies and collaborate! I have already talked with some of the amazing (and experienced) women who are hard at work on this project and have had the privilege of being invited to some of their cultural events. The highest honor of all, in my opinion, is that Dr. Robin Jones, one of the amazing women who is dedicating much of her time to helping the women in Kenya, has trusted me to help her find a way to ship an ambulance and medial supplies to Mombasa.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Update on the Kenya Soccer Project!

We have a name! The players have spoken and have agreed that Nehemiah FC is a perfect name for the club. What a huge step! Shebby has informed me that they are getting together regularly to play and are growing in numbers. That's all we can ask for! We are currently in the process of finalizing a team crest design but in the meantime there are a few exciting announcements along with some photos. Thank you so much for your support!

About Lexi

Lexi is by far the key connection for this project. She was the one to bring the idea of a soccer club/team/league to Madi thanks to a heads up from a friend who was visiting the village at the time. Lexi's enthusiasm and energy have already helped the project grow from just an idea to a plan of action and she has been pivotal in initiating contact across the Atlantic. Lexi will be lending her knowledge and experience of the Kenyan people and their culture to the project. She lived in the area that the project will be focusing on and is planning to make a trip there this summer. Her thorough information gathering skills, people skills and all around lovely attitude and positive energy will help nurture this program and help it grow into a self-sustaining and successful project that will bring pride to the people involved.

About Madi

Madi will be the "soccer side" of the project. She has been involved in soccer since she was eight years old, watching, playing, and coaching her own team by the time she was 16. She is now an avid player and coach who is pursuing her interests in coaching and sharing the beautiful game with people all over the world. Her hope for the Kenyan Soccer Project is that the club becomes the pride of the community, giving children and youth an education that can be worked into a soccer-related curriculum, educating coaches and ultimately creating players who are able to compete with some of the soccer talents in the rest of the country. She will use her knowledge of player and club development, coaching and her love of people and soccer to help the program grow.