EMPOWERMENT THROUGH SPORT
Tunza Sports Academy is a Not-for-Profit sports-based youth development organization in the USA with field operations in Kenya. We are a program that harnesses the power of sports to reduce poverty, promote health and inspire academic success for kids in under-served rural areas. We have embraced the challenge to empower girls with life changing skills that will enable them become women of integrity, women of substance and functional community leaders.
ABOUT US
Tunza Sports Academy is an initiative that stemmed from a passion for sport and compassion for humanity. We care about people and we have chosen sport as the means towards making a difference.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to use sports to empower our youth to design the path towards their own desired destiny for a sustainable livelihood.
Our sports programs are infused with community service activities that foster a
healthy environment to induce positive social change and economic growth.
OUR HISTORY
Tunza began as a solo expedition charity, giving away clothing. Providing “fish”. The impact was unmeasurable. It has since grown into a team of sport enthusiasts, helping people to be active contributors towards their own destiny. Teaching them how to “fish”, one child at a time, one village at a time.
Tunza & USA Field Hockey ADM Transforming Field Hockey for Kenyan Youth
Since its formal introduction at the 2019 USA Field Hockey Summit in Baltimore, the American Development Model (ADM) has sprouted several success stories across the United States through its supporting staff, aligned programming and equipment. Among the intrigued...
OUR TEAM
The Team focuses on youth development and mentoring strategies. We have built a trust-based relationship with the kids and their parents to allow us tackle the most sensitive issues. Every coach is trained in positive youth development and has the capacity to use sports for social impact.
Real Issues
We are motivated by our belief that sport is a powerful agent for improving education, raising health awareness and building life-skills. We use sports to address real issues affecting the communities that we serve, with the hope that our programs will eventually eradicate poverty and inequality.
OUR IMPACT
Tunza is a movement that harnesses the power of sports to overcome the most pressing issues affecting poor communities. We focus on youth development as we believe in the philosophy that sports inspires life skills.
