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Holiday Camp in Kenya

Event, Kenya,

To mark the start of the summer vacations in Kenya, PlayHandball Kenya (PHKE) invited children and young people from our partner organizations to a ten-day vacation camp in Suswa. From November 20 to December 1, they played handball, separated trash, danced and much more. 101 players between the ages of 10 and 17 from our partner organizations were warmly welcomed at the Ilkeek Aare Primary School in Suswa, Narok. Angaza Youth Development Organization in Thika, Pendo Amani Youth Organization in Juja, Empower Girls Plus in Kisumu, Githunguri Primary School in Machakos, St. John Centre in Korogocho and our host Ilkeek Aare Primary School in Suswa participated in the first camp of this kind organised by PHKE.

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Handball season starts! New volunteers started in PlayHandball’s sports and youth development programmes at the beginning of September. As part of their voluntary social year (FSJ) abroad, eight young people will support us and our community and school partners in South Africa and Kenya this year.

Start of Handball and Volunteer Season

Event, Kenya, South Africa, Volunteer, weltwärts,

Handball season starts! New volunteers started in PlayHandball’s sports and youth development programmes at the beginning of September. As part of their voluntary social year (FSJ) abroad, eight young people will support us and our community and school partners in South Africa and Kenya this year. (more…)

For the close of the weltwärts year of our volunteers, Play Handball Kenya and Angaza organised a Handball Supercup in Thika.

Play Handball Supercup in Kenya

Kenya, Supercup, Tournaments, Volunteer,

For the close of the weltwärts year of our volunteers, Play Handball Kenya and Angaza organised a Handball Supercup in Thika. (more…)

Our journey to Tanzania started at 5.00 am on the 5th of may when we travelled by bus from Nairobi, Kenya to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Apart from the usual challenges at the border, the very long bus journey went smoothly and we arrived in Dar es Salaam.

Our volunteers Paul, Konrad and Henning in Tansania

Kenya, Tournaments, Volunteer,

Our journey to Tanzania started at 5.00 am on the 5th of may when we travelled by bus from Nairobi, Kenya to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Apart from the usual challenges at the border, the very long bus journey went smoothly and we arrived in Dar es Salaam.

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In the land of a thousand hills, Caroline Nange, our PlayHandall coordinator in Kenya, had the opportunity to attend the Weltwärts conference in Kigali, Rwanda from 7 to 12 May 2023.

PlayHandball at the weltwärts conference in Kigali, Rwanda

Community, Kenya, weltwärts, worldwide,

In the land of a thousand hills, Caroline Nange, our PlayHandall coordinator in Kenya, had the opportunity to attend the Weltwärts conference in Kigali, Rwanda from 7 to 12 May 2023.

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6 weeks full of culture, people, public transport, handball and ugali (pap/maize meal).The month of March was a travel month for our founder and director Nicola. After a long break, it was time to visit our colleagues and project partners outside of South Africa again.

Interview with Nicola Scholl, about her project trip to Botswana, Zimbabwe and Kenya.

Botswana, Community, Kenya, worldwide,

6 weeks full of culture, people, public transport, handball and ugali (pap/maize meal).The month of March was a travel month for our founder and director Nicola. After a long break, it was time to visit our colleagues and project partners outside of South Africa again.

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The mid-term seminars are a compulsory part of the weltwärts voluntary service. They serve as quality assurance and support for the volunteers. This year, two seminars led by Nicola Scholl, founder and director of PlayHandball, took place in Botswana and Kenya. Here are some insights into the seminars from our volunteers Sophia (Kenya) and Lasse […]

Midterm Seminars in Botswana and Kenya

Botswana, Kenya, Volunteer, weltwärts,

The mid-term seminars are a compulsory part of the weltwärts voluntary service. They serve as quality assurance and support for the volunteers. This year, two seminars led by Nicola Scholl, founder and director of PlayHandball, took place in Botswana and Kenya. Here are some insights into the seminars from our volunteers Sophia (Kenya) and Lasse (Botswana):

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During the long summer holidays, our young coaches of the “Trilateral Youth Coaches Exchange” (TYCE) planned, organized and implemented a Holiday Activity using Handball as a tool to address social challenges in terms of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their communities.

TYCE Holiday Activities

Event, Kenya, Youth Exchange,

During the long summer holidays, our young coaches of the “Trilateral Youth Coaches Exchange” (TYCE) planned, organized and implemented a Holiday Activity using Handball as a tool to address social challenges in terms of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their communities.

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Karibu! I’m Sophia and I’m spending my weltwärts volunteer service with Play Handball in Kenya from September 2022 to August 2023. I am living with my host family in Machakos, south-east of Nairobi. Today I would like to tell you a little bit about the past two months and my new daily life here.

Sophia tells about her first weeks in Kenya

Kenya, Volunteer, weltwärts,

Karibu! I’m Sophia and I’m spending my weltwärts volunteer service with Play Handball in Kenya from September 2022 to August 2023. I am living with my host family in Machakos, south-east of Nairobi. Today I would like to tell you a little bit about the past two months and my new daily life here.

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My motivation in the last years was to experience handball and the culture in other countries, to learn new things about handball and to support together with people on the spot. I had heard about PlayHandball during my studies when the idea came up to go abroad and gain more experience with handball. It was […]

Martin Bergers handball experience in Africa

Kenya, Others, South Africa,

My motivation in the last years was to experience handball and the culture in other countries, to learn new things about handball and to support together with people on the spot. I had heard about PlayHandball during my studies when the idea came up to go abroad and gain more experience with handball. It was only realized after my master’s degree in the context of my handball world tour. Thanks to Corona, this “only” turned into a trip to Europe and Africa in the spirit of handball. From Norway, to Denmark via France and Spain to Portugal, I was able to get to know European handball better in about 14 months. Afterwards, my journey took me to Kenya and South Africa for PlayHandball for another 4 months. In the following I report about my insight of my experiences at PlayHandball in Kenya and South Africa. (more…)

Archive for category Kenya

Holiday Camp in Kenya

Start of Handball and Volunteer Season

Play Handball Supercup in Kenya

Our volunteers Paul, Konrad and Henning in Tansania

PlayHandball at the weltwärts conference in Kigali, Rwanda

Interview with Nicola Scholl, about her project trip to Botswana, Zimbabwe and Kenya.

Midterm Seminars in Botswana and Kenya

TYCE Holiday Activities

Sophia tells about her first weeks in Kenya

Martin Bergers handball experience in Africa

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