About Us
Sanctuary Youth was founded in September 2008. The founders are Douglas Omedo, who is the Team Coach and Joanes Otieno the Assistant Coach. They are assisted by Paul Mutua who is the administrator and Mr. Kapuria Kushumba as the Team Manager. Sanctuary Youth originally started with less than 20 boys. The team has been growing since then and now has over 80 members including a girl’s tea
m. Sanctuary Youth is situated along Moi South Lake Road at the Sanctuary Farm with its administrative office located at Biashara Plaza, Biashara Street, 2nd Floor Rm 229. The development plan is aimed at scouting for the talented football players around Naivasha and its environs and also naturing other skills such as Drama and Music. Sanctuary Youth focus on identifying, developing and nurturing the following talents among the Youth.
1. Soccer
2. Music
4. Civic Education on Drug Abuse, HIV/AIDS and social issues
5. Guidance and Counseling
6. Creating Employment Opportunities through Training on Youth Programmes
7. Agribusiness
The team enjoys a lot of success there. The team is full of soccer experience, athleticism and pure love for the game of soccer and other talents such as Drama and Music. Each player brings a unique strength that is shared, developed and shaped to define this exceptional team. Individual players with National & International playing experience share their talents to raise the abilities of the entire team. FUTURE PLANS
1. To make the Team a fully fledged Talent Academy
2. To have a modern and reliable transport system for the team (Bus)
3. To participate in competitive leagues and other competitions.
4. To secure sponsorship for their activities and programmes e.g. Agribusiness and League Games. MOTTO
TOGETHER EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE! VISION
We will work towards tapping and developing potential youth talents at an early age and making sure that they achieve the necessary support to exploit these talents. MISSION
Our mission is to bring out the best of every talent by giving him/her an opportunity to develop a passion for responsibility, dedication, discipline, a good character and perseverance through teamwork while empowering them to act positively in their society. We offer them the opportunity to reach their true potential in life and claim a better future for our country. OUR ETHICS
Honesty and integrity in all our relationships
Pride and caring in all that we do
Constantly exceeding expectations
Innovation and outstanding teamwork
Reliability, dedication and loyalty
OBJECTIVES
• Tap, Develop and Support youth talents at an early age.
• Bring youth together through sports and fight tribalism.
• To get our youth to play in high level and quality soccer.
• To shape and sharpened a direct our children towards a course of action to become a better people.
• To enable our children to realize their true potential without interference
• To use soccer as important avenue to encourage social integration and equity
• To equip our children with good work ethics to promote a spirit of excellence, dedication and discipline.
• To change encourage then have a positive impact in the society by participating in development projects
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Registering and participation in the District League Games
• We have participated and won The Naivasha Coaches Association (Victory of peace are even glories than victory of war) Soccer Tournament at Kosovo Grounds.
• We have participated and won The Naivasha Coaches Association (My status, my health, my life) Soccer Tournament at Kihoto Grounds.
• We have participated and won The Muungano WA Jamii (Tushirikishe Jamii) Soccer Tournament Nakuru County.
• Have produced two Drama Videos touching on soccer can help fight, Drug Abuse, HIV and Aids and also sensitizes on dangers of poaching.
• Have managed to acquire football scholarships for some of our place to access free education in schools.
• We are currently doing farming of vegetables at the Sanctuary Farm to make money to support the league games that we are participating in. This project requires more funding to fully achieve its goals.
• Our team is one of the most disciplined teams in the ongoing league, a virtue that we uphold and cherish. CURRENT LANDSCAPE
Sustainable sports activities for young people, especially the underprivileged, are few and far between in Kenya. Soccer programming, our initial activity of choice, is especially underserved. Most of the opportunities that the school systems provide are losing momentum as the school systems are spending more of the revenue on teacher salaries and other “academic” programmes neglecting investing in developing talents among the youth. Our organization is rooted in the idea that the businesses, government and community agencies should and will provide the resources needed to sustain these vital programs for the Youth.
