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Kirotshe Foundation Impact the youth of Kirotshe and its surrounding through education and athletics.

Chistal Mount 10km Challenge!!1st and 2nd place on the men's side and 2nd place on the female junior side! Congratulatio...
08/30/2026

Chistal Mount 10km Challenge!!
1st and 2nd place on the men's side and 2nd place on the female junior side! Congratulations to Artus Makasi for 1st place, Mumbere for 2nd place and Judith on her 2nd place! Tough outing for our athlete Mapenzi Kasole Silwa who had foot discomfort and finished back.

Overall, great job to our athletes!!

P.S. We have 5 athletes from the North Kivu currently living and training in Kinshasa as Kirotshe is still under the occupation of M23!

Grateful to those still with us. We are not done yet.

Congratulations to Alpha Mumbere for his win in the half marathon in Lubumbashi!! 1hr 05min 40sec...big PR!! Congratulat...
08/03/2026

Congratulations to Alpha Mumbere for his win in the half marathon in Lubumbashi!! 1hr 05min 40sec...big PR!! Congratulations again!!!

06/25/2026

Good job Kikandi Mitima Elie and William Kyembe !!! Running over 50km to promote peace in the D.R. Congo!!! These two were part of the initial runners of Kirotshe Foundation!!

Hello Kirotshe Foundation Family!We hope everyone is doing well! It's been super quiet but good news, the silence is com...
06/01/2026

Hello Kirotshe Foundation Family!
We hope everyone is doing well! It's been super quiet but good news, the silence is coming to an end in the coming weeks and months. More to come later!!!

For now, just want to congratulate our athlete Aleix Kambale for his 3 recent race wins in France!!

So Proud. Keep up the good work and all the best in your upcoming marathon!!!

🌱 From Potatoes to Personal Bests: How Amos Chirchir Is Growing Athletes and a Future in Sachang’wan ! In the misty high...
10/25/2025

🌱 From Potatoes to Personal Bests: How Amos Chirchir Is Growing Athletes and a Future in Sachang’wan !

In the misty highlands of Sachang’wan, Molo, 27-year-old Amos Kibet Chirchir is leading a quiet revolution, cultivating both runners and resilience.

After training at the Kenya Athletics Training Academy (KATA) in Thika, Amos returned home to launch KATA Sachang’wan Camp, where just eight athletes now train at 2,400m altitude — chasing their dreams on dirt roads overlooking the Menengai Crater.

** Weldon Kibet Lang’at cut his 10K to 30:16,
** Elizabeth Wambui improved her 5K from 19:00 → 17:35,
** while Amos continues competing himself with PBs of 30:51 (10K) and 14:32 (5K).

But this camp isn’t powered only by miles… it’s fueled by potatoes. 🥔
Following Bob Anderson’s vision of sustainability, Amos planted two acres of KATA potatoes to feed athletes and fund operations. Locals laughed at first; now, they’re following his lead.

Amos’s dream? To recruit more youth, build dorms, and create a center of excellence that keeps talent alive and kids off the streets.

“KATA Running Camps isn’t just about running — it’s about responsibility, teamwork, and building our own future,” Amos says.

From sweat to soil, Sachang’wan’s story is proof that champions can grow from the ground up.

by Robert Kibet

Day 1 2025 D.R. Congo Athletics National Championships 24 October 2025We had 4 male runners in the Men 10,000m.Mumbere A...
10/25/2025

Day 1 2025 D.R. Congo Athletics National Championships 24 October 2025

We had 4 male runners in the Men 10,000m.
Mumbere Alpha took the first place followed by Artur Makasi in second place. Chora from Kimpolo finished 6th for his first race ever. Oswald unfortunately did not finish the race.
They were 15 runners total and 14 finishers.

Congratulations to our Athletes.

Tomorrow we have Men and Women 1500m and 3000m, and Women 10000m.

Goodluck team!!!

Hello Kirotshe Foundation Family,We want to wish goodluck to all the athletes participating in the 2025 D.R. Congo Athle...
10/24/2025

Hello Kirotshe Foundation Family,
We want to wish goodluck to all the athletes participating in the 2025 D.R. Congo Athletics National Championships.

We will have 11 runners representing Kirotshe Foundation at this year's national championships.

2 of our Athletes, Mumbere Alpha and Mapenzi Kasole Silwa have been in Kinshasa for about 2 years now due to the ongoing conflicts in North Kivu.

3 athletes took a dangerous journey for almost a month to travel from North Kivu to Kinshasa to participate at these championships.

6 athletes are from Kimpolo village in Kinshasa who are part of a small pilot program of extending our club to Kinshasa.

Goodluck to you all!!!

We also want to congratulate Aleix Kambale for his victory this past weekend in France and wish him all the best at the French national championships this weekend!!!

We can't pass without remembering our champion Baraka Kaboy Andre who died in Kenya this year. Baraka was a force at the national championships and his absence will be felt. Gone but will never be forgotten. Rest in Peace Champion.

My heart hurts so bad. My heart is broken.I have lost a friend. I have lost a brother. I have lost a son.When I started ...
08/08/2025

My heart hurts so bad. My heart is broken.
I have lost a friend. I have lost a brother. I have lost a son.

When I started Kirotshe Foundation (Project Kirotshe then), my goal was to help the youth of Kirotshe and its surround through education and sports. I went to Kirotshe in 2012 to start training and gather a group of youth to train alongside me for the 2016 Olympics. I initially chose 10 boys and 6 girls to start the program. Out of the initial 16 starting core group, there was only 1 left. Kaboy (kanyabugoyi) Baraka Andre (Andrew).

Around 2:00AM on Wednesday morning, my wife woke me up with words that I am still finding very difficult to accept. She said that Baraka has died. I woke up so fast and ask her, “Which Baraka?”. She said Baraka the runners. Everything just stopped for me for a while. I had to hide the tears from my wife. The tears just kept coming. My heart was in so much pain.

I became the father of runners in Kirotshe. All the runners were known as “batoto ya Dee” (“The children of Dee”). I took pride in it because running is not for everyone. And Baraka was not everyone. Baraka was very different.

You see, Baraka was not the most talented runner I have encountered throughout our program. But I can say he was the most hard-working. Relentless. Committed. Goal oriented. Focused. Highly discipline. Respectful. Trustworthy. Highly intelligent. Compassionate. Selfless. Kind. Full of love. Full of life.

Baraka Self-taught himself English. Baraka received his Bachelor degree as a member of the Kirotshe Foundation. Baraka was never beaten in a marathon by a Congolese runner. Baraka became the people’s champion as he won races from Kirotshe, to Goma, to Lumbumbashi, and to Kinshasa.

Before the current war in Congo, Baraka decided to marry his dear wife Bonne Fride. God blessed them with their beautiful girl Shania. Baraka decided to go live in Kenya to seek better opportunities for his young family, and to train like the Kenyans.

Baraka has left us. Baraka has left his dear wife. Baraka has left his dear daughter.

The buried will most likely be on Saturday 9 October 2025 in Kakuma, Kenya.

Please make a donation to help support the farewell of our champion and also support his wife and daughter he left behind.

Zelle: Makorobondo Salukomb (2162552407)
Venmo: Makorobondo Salukombo ()
Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=SHTBiFGlk-Vnn8cxvSERFIylIbL0HoAyWeL45QiA0xqpCDFAEC6MWY5q7m6iVegNJhMYTjvlimCragLU
Cashapp: https://cash.app/$Esalukombo

Rest in Heaven my friend, my brother, my son.
Thank you for sharing your life with me. I will miss you terribly.

Dee Salukombo
Kirotshe Foundation
www.kirotshefoundation.org
[email protected]
+12162552407

06/03/2025

DAY 14 – 170 KM DE PUR DÉFI 🇨🇩➡️🇿🇲

Ce matin, je quitte Chinsali direction Mpika.
Objectif : 170 KM… une des journées les plus dures jusqu’ici.

Les routes deviennent étroites, sans espace pour les cyclistes. Chaque camion qui passe, c’est un combat pour rester en vie. Mais je continue, concentré.

Au km 102 : pneu crevé.
Fatigué, affamé, je m’arrête, je répare sous le soleil. La galère fait partie du voyage. Je repars.

Un camion me bloque la route. Je pense que c’est un problème… mais non :
Le chauffeur descend, c’est un Congolais 🇨🇩 !
Il me suit sur les réseaux, il est ému, on prend des photos, il me donne de la force. Ça recharge mon mental 💯

Plus t**d, dans un village, un papa teste mon vélo. À la fin, il me dit avec le sourire :
“Que Dieu te bénisse, ce que tu fais est grand.”

Je leur parle de Pedals for Peace, ils valident, ils encouragent 🙌🏾

À 18h, j’arrive à Mpika, KO… mais fier.
170 km de douleur, de rencontres, de paix. Et ce n’est que le début.

📢 Jeunesse africaine : n’attendez pas que le monde vous ouvre les portes. Forcez-les avec vos rêves.
✊🏾 Partagez ce message. Soutenez. Ensemble, on pé**le pour la paix.




Congratulations to Aleix Kambale for a new PB at France Championships!!! Way to Go Champ!!!
03/30/2025

Congratulations to Aleix Kambale for a new PB at France Championships!!! Way to Go Champ!!!

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