AVP reaches Out to Kianyaga's Upcoming Ballers | February 2007

ALSA Volunteers Program-AVP members were at Kianyaga High School in Kirinyaga District, Central province on Sunday, where they conducted a mini-basketball clinic. The members, Richard Okila, Glenns Etyang, Mildred Akure and Coach Davies, took the students through basic basketball drills that included dribbling, shooting, offense and defensive movement and plays. After the clinic, AVP members had a talk with the students, advising them on both sports as well as academic and social issues before donating a basketball to the team.
The clinic is part of a wider outreach program that is being initiated by AVP, targeting to reach out to basketball communities all over the country.

::. World Aids Day 2006 | December 2006

ALSA and AVP members graced the 2006 SOS Children's Villages/ Youth Centre World AIDS Day Celebrations held at the SOS Centre in Buru Buru Nairobi. The event was part of the global initiative of sensitizing the general population on and about HIV/AIDS that is held every year on December 1st. The World AIDS Day 2006 bearing the theme "STOP AIDS -Keep the promise-Accountability"  was celebrated at SOS through sports (Basketball and Football), edutainment, personal experiences (youth living with AIDS) and a candlelit memorial dinner with persons at high risk of contracting HIV/AIDS. AVP Members; Glenns Etyang, Marie Ramtu, Mildred Akure, Ferah Malala, Mickey Kaudia, Christine Opakasi, and Jerry Obara, Martin Okwako, Godfrey Abuya, Simon Mugambi, Bobby Okwako, and Ken Oliver Otieno, participated at the event, including the awareness walk, basketball games, fun games and at the candlelit dinner in memory of those who have lost their lives to the AIDS scourge.

::. JaMalaria Camp | August 2006

This year, AVP members were involved in the ALSA JaMalaria U-17 basketball camp. The Camp got 30 basketballs from AVP, Japan through Kevin Owino, and an extra 8 balls from AVP Oman through David Mugoye (Kenyan International). The balls were used at the camp and were later distributed to the participating teams.

The camp was organized by Another Level Sports Associates, ALSA and supported by Hoop7 Basketball ( Japan ) and Kenya NGO Alliance Against Malaria (KeNAAM).
The camp brought together kids from Kayole, Shauri Moyo, Komarock, Eastleigh, Starehe, and Kariokor Estates, together with volunteer coaches, International players who facilitated the camp and various guests who showed up to support the J oint A gainst M alaria Campaign.

AVP Members at JaMalaria included;

Kevin Owino (AVP-Japan), Yvonne Agengo (AVP/ Strathmore University), Makatiani Mactilda (AVP/ Strathmore University), Joan Muriuki (ALSA VoluntAVP-USA), Angela Lokidi (R)(ALSA and AVP-Uganda), Lilian Owuor (AVP-USA), David Mugoye (International player-AVP-Oman), Patrick Odhiambo (International player-AVP-Oman), John Baraza (International player-AVP Dubai), Nelson Njau (International player-AVP Oman), Peter Kiganya (International player- AVP Argentina), Abel Nson (AVP), Dennis Opiyo a.k.a Dikembe ( AVP ), Arnold Muoki (AVP), Eric Maosa (AVP), Brian Busu (AVP), Brenda Odula (AVP), Eunice Wangare (AVP), Irene Atieno (AVP), Stephen Omondi (AVP), Sylvia Jebet (AVP), Marie Ramtu (AVP), Muller Baddia (AVP), Myra (AVP), John Mwema (AVP), Victoria Njeru (AVP), Victor Odendo (AVP), Harrison Omondi (AVP), Richard Okila (AVP), Sylvia Koech (AVP), Glenns Etyang (AVP), Richard Ogada (AVP), Coach Chasimba (AVP), Coach Sitati (AVP) and Coach Mayienga (AVP).

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::. AVP program activities vary from;

Activities Participated to date;

* July 2006: Environmental Clean-Up at Kariokor Estate, Nairobi
* August 2006: JaMalaria U-17 Basketball Camp >> More
* December 2006: World Aids Day 2006 in collaboration with SOS Childrens Villages >> More