Discussing the Sister Cities people to people concept in sports diplomacy during the Kenya Academy of Sports 2 nd Annual International Conference in Nairobi
Joseph Odhiambo, Chair of the Denver-Nairobi Committe, was on vacation to visit with folks in Kenya and took time to connect with the sister city folks in Nairobi with a desire to pursue what he has been passionate about – building a formidable relationship with Nairobi.
Joseph’s dream is to build a connection between Denver and the people of Nairobi through philanthropy, education, economic development, and culture. We held meetings with three key stakeholders and a committee was formed. We have been holding monthly zoom meetings on the second Friday of every month at 8am Mountain time since July. Please email nairobi@denversistercities.org to receive the meeting link.
Here I visited the Giants Group Event in the distribution of blankets and porridge program for the
underserved primary school kids.
The key milestones have been a relationship that is getting stronger with University of Nairobi, Kenya
Academy of Sports (Ministry of Sports and Culture, Twiga Giants of Nairobi (Philanthropy and Economic
Development). As a result of our meetings DSCI Nairobi Committee in collaboration with University of
Nairobi has been in the brainstorming of the launch of the African Center for the Study of United States
at the University of Nairobi. The launch will take place on November 10 and 11 2022 in Nairobi.
Kenya Academy of Sports and Twiga Giants are key stakeholders in the ongoing discussions surrounding the launch of the SCI Sports Diplomacy program that will involve launch of the Africa Junior NBA program. Nairobi has been selected as one of the 6 African Cities to participate in this program. More information will be coming soon. The stakeholders are keen to support school exchange programs, philanthropic network, university exchanges, among others.
A brief with Dr Doreen Odhiambo, CEO of Kenya Academy of Sports. Discussing the Sister Cities people to people concept in sports diplomacy during the Kenya Academy of Sports 2 nd Annual International Conference in Nairobi.
Mukesh – Entrepreneur and top philanthropist in Africa – key stakeholder in Nairobi and member of the Nairobi Committee in Kenya.
This is one of the schools supported by Giants Group led by Mukesh Desai.
Our DSCI Nairobi Committee has been deeply involved in planning the event for University of Nairobi
launching the African Center for the Study of the United States. Dr Maluki and the Department of
Diplomacy and International Studies are a member of our committee in Nairobi. Nairobi is one of a
handful of UN cities in the world. There are a number of UN organizations headquartered in Nairobi.
The US Embassy in Nairobi will be participants at the launch of the Center in Nairobi.
Meeting with Dr Patrick Maluki’s Team
Meeting with Founders of Tania Rehabilitation Center- Forging Rehabilitation Exchange Denver and Nairobi