One hundred Kenyan teachers gather for Fam Sports Arena for Kitengela inside di Basketball Experience Disability Inclusion Teachers' Awareness Day, one joint programme wey AFD, NBA Africa and Kenya Red Cross put together. Di programme give di teachers practical skills so dat basketball go dey accessible for pikin dem wey get disability.
Di participants work through di Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA curriculum, wey mix classroom sessions with on-court drills on fundamentals, safe coaching practices and age-appropriate instruction. One big part of di programme focus on disability inclusion, wey show dem adaptive coaching techniques, accessible activities and how to design inclusive curriculum.
Kenya Red Cross facilitators add life skills strand, wey talk say sport dey important to build teamwork, resilience, leadership, health awareness and social responsibility among young pipo.
Di initiative na part of di bigger Basketball Experience programme, one collaboration between AFD and NBA Africa wey dey use sport take promote education and inclusive opportunities. Di organisers say di training dey aimed to break down barriers wey dey stop pipo from joining and to create environment wia pikin dem wey get different abilities fit learn and play together.
