Urban Climate ChangeBrazil, August 2010

BY SADIQUE BILAL SPORTS AND YOUTH OFFICERKilimanjaro Initiative

Email:sadiquebi@gmail.com,S.Bilal@kilimanjaroinitiative.or.ke

Copyright © 2010 CCAA Project

About us

Kilimanjaro Initiative was founded in 2005 by Tim

Challen, after he was victim of gun crime in Nairobi, Kenya.

He wanted to understand what it was that could push young

people to pull a trigger.

Crime in Nairobi

Leading issues: Poverty Unemployment Social Exclusion Lack of ‘Basic’ Services Lack of Education Unsafe Urban Spaces

Using sport as a tool to:

Raise global awareness on urban safety issues Support youth as agents of constructive change Encourage social responsibility Create a synergy of development Raise funds for youth-based community projects

Objectives

Climbing Kilimanjaro

Every year, KI brings youth and urban stakeholders together - to raise awareness on issues that may lead at-risk youth into criminal activities.

Climbing Kilimanjaro

Climb 2010 brought attention to affects of

climate change on urban safety. UNEP

Representative reads letter of support from

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

Projects & ActivitiesKibera Slum, Nairobi– Young persons lack clean and safe spaces where to play. Even though certain infrastructures exist, garbage is everywhere and causes serious health hazards.

Working with the community, KI has helped

upgrade a sport field in Kibera. We have created

an urban area where youth can positively use their

energy and where the community can meet

without fear of crime.

Projects & Activities

Projects & Activities

Flooding was a problem on the field. Local criminals were hired to carry out manual work. No tools went missing and they have now formed a youth group that sells vegetables for revenue. Local problems require local solutions.

Projects & Activities

KI organizes sports events and concerts on the field. Raising awareness through media youth understand and want to be a part of is primordial.

Sport Field Model

KI- Grants- Donors- Awards- Partners- Members

- Youth - Community- Academia- Authorities- UN

Sport Field

Sport Field Committee

Advice/Support Support/Sponsorship

Micro-Finance Activities

The Future

Work on models that encourage youth to

have self-belief and provide formal opportunitesDevelopment of sport fields

and community centres Set up of micro-finance tool for youth groupsCreate new links and synergiesMake sure youths are driving the process

The FutureCLIMB 2011

Starts 28 February

Theme: Towards a ‘Green’ Economy & Greater Urban Safety

THANK YOU

www.kilimanjaroinitiative.or.ke