A new soccer pitch for Kenyan street children

The street kids of Mombasa, Kenya love to play football. They practice hard and play nicely (unlike some of the international players!). Trouble is, their pitch is so terrible, no one wants to play against them.

£2,000 will allow us to take this run-down, barren piece of land and turn it into a proper football pitch. The first thing we have to do is level it (that’s the expensive part). After that, we need new grass, goal posts (the steel ones we’ve got at the moment are dangerous), nets and corner flags.

It won’t be Wembley, but it’ll make a massive difference to children who have nothing.

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You've done it!

Something as simple as a soccer pitch can bring fun into the lives of the street kids in Mombasa.

As soon as we’ve raised our target, we’ll start levelling off the old pitch. The kids are even going to help us.

We’re hoping it’ll take about ten weeks overall, and we’ll show you the before and after shots (along with some photos of the very first game we play on it).