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JaMalaria U-17 Tournament | Juniors Mark Africa Malaria Day: April, 2007
Junior community basketball groups marked the 2007 Africa Malaria Day by participating in a U-17 basketball tournament, organised by Another Level Sports Associates-ALSA at Kariokor Estate in Nairobi . The event, which attracted U-17 and U-14 teams from Eastleigh, Komarock, Kayole, Shauri Moyo and Kariokor Estates, saw the juniors compete for basketball wards as they got the message of Preventing- Controlling- and Treating Malaria: Africa's Biggest Killer of Children. Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya . It is endemic in 40 districts and epidemic in 16 districts in the country. It is estimated that over 70 per cent of Kenya 's population is exposed to the risk of contracting Malaria, whereby over 3.5 million children below the age of five years remain at risk. It is further estimated that a child suffers 3 to 5 episodes of Malaria per year, and over 35,000 children below age five die each year from direct consequences of Malaria. This translates to an average of 94 children in a day. Health is a basic right! Help Fight Malaria by making Kenya a Malaria Free Nation. Lets all partner to Prevent-Control-Treat Malaria. The event was graced by Kenya NGO Alliance Against Malaria- KeNAAM CEO; Mr. Gerald Mwangi -Walterfang, Friends of ALSA represented by Mr. Steve Olweny, Yvonne Agengo, Matilda Makatiani, and Mildred Malubi, Africa's Promise officials David Maina and Oscar Ayomi, and USIU Ladies Basketball team players; Sarah Chan, Brenda Mose, Bernice Wambugu and Foda Michael. Team Eliabo from Eastleigh won the U-14 category as Nairobi Christian Centre Eastleigh-N.C.C.E finished 1 st runners-up, while Shauri Moyo Baptist team won the closely contested U-17 category as Eastleigh 's Eliabo came second. Awards:
U-14 Category
Standings U-17 Category
Standings Full Results: U-14 U-17
GUEST OF HONOR'S MESSAGE: MR. Gerald Mwangi-Walterfang Ladies and Gentlemen , It is indeed great pleasure to stand before you today and be part of this wonderful occasion whereby we witness Kenya 's young talent at it's peak. The Kenya NGO Alliance Against Malaria- KeNAAM is privileged to partner with you in this basketball challenge, which marks the annual AFRICA MALARIA DAY (That was marked on 25 th April) and is encouraged by the conscious decision by young people such as yourself who have chosen to develop their talents in this field. We are particularly touched by your initiative to run a mosquito net collection campaign since nets are a proven tool to prevent Malaria. KeNAAM through its Malaria Advocacy strategy and support from partners have identified Sports as the most effective way of raising "Voices" against Malaria. We now appeal to you all to take on a personal initiative to become "Goodwill" Ambassadors with a message that Malaria is PREVENTABLE and CONTROLABLE. Today we ask of you to speak about Malaria because it could deny a member of your family the chance to experience peak of the talents. I therefore ask of you to "Komesha Malaria, Okoa Maisha" (Stop Malaria, Save a Life) as we commemorate Africa Malaria Day so as to "FREE AFRICA FROM MALARIA" With that, I wish to thank the event organisers, for this noble mission and wish them all the best. God Bless you all. Thank you, Mr.
Gerald Mwangi -Walterfang
Special Thanks goes to: Kenya NGO Alliance Against Malaria- KeNAAM Chief Executive Officer; Mr. Gerald Mwangi-Walterfang, Friends of ALSA Mr. Steve Olweny, Yvonne Agengo, Matilda Makatiani, and Mildred Malubi, Africa's Promise officials David Maina and Oscar Ayomi who also officiated the games, USIU Ladies Basketball team players; Sarah Chan, Brenda Mose, Bernice Wambugu and Foda Michael, Coach Elisha (Eliabo), Coach Godfrey Abuya (Komarock Teams), Coach Ongoma (Kayole), Coach Okoth and Rocky (Shauri Moyo), ALSA JaMalaria Working Group; Yvonne Agengo, Matilda Makatiani, Sylvia Koech, Harrison Omondi, ALSA Officials Richard Okila-Director, Harrison Omondi-Head of operations and Glenns Etyang-Head of Information, ALSA Volunteers Program-AVP, and most of all the junior basketball groups who showed up to participate in the event. Thank You. Information:
courtesy JaMalaria Basketball Program Contacts: JaMalaria
Basketball Program,
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At
the end of the JaMalaria tournament, all participants took a moment
to remember Bonventure Owade (L), a Kayole basketball
team player who passed on last year. He was the Assisting MC at
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