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Originally published by Standard Sportssports
March 7, 2026
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NBA Africa launches basketball programme for students with disabilities
The event brought together educators, development partners, and community leaders to highlight the role of basketball in empowering young people...
✨ Key Highlights
NBA Africa, in partnership with the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group, has launched a new component for students with disabilities within its Basketball Experience (BE) programme in Kenya. The initiative aims to foster life skills and social inclusion through adapted basketball training.
- The programme will benefit 32 specialised schools for children with disabilities across Nairobi, Kajiado, Machakos, and Kiambu counties.
- Key figures present at the launch at Isinya School for the Deaf included Principal Secretary State Department for Youth Affairs & Creative Economy Fikirini Jacobs and the Ambassador of France to Kenya Arnaud Suquet.
- Funded by AFD and implemented by the Kenya Red Cross, this expansion builds on a previous Jr. NBA clinic that included young people with hearing impairments.
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