A CONSIGNMENT of rugby balls has arrived in Kenya, and is being used for a new project that combines faith with sport. We have formed a partnership with the Anglican diocese of Mumias, in western Kenya, and All Saints’, Bisley, in Gloucester diocese, to replicate our programme in use in the UK. The model used in schools in the UK starts with collective worship, before proceeding to rugby-based games designed to encourage values such as respect, trust, perseverance, and love. School chaplains in Kenya are now delivering the project across the diocese which was launched officially on 20 February 2024.
Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, it has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair.
Nelson Mandela
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