Football Kenyan Style

Hi everyone--Things at Grassroots are going well* The girls are still on break from school so we are doing activities during the afternoon* After trying to teach the girls how to play frisbee, I decided to buy a football (soccer ball) so that we could have more options* The girls really enjoy playing football and even though they have never had any formal training they are amazing players, one girl especially seems like if she lived in America she could get a football scholarship if she keeps playing (right now the girls are freshmen in high school)* For the past couple of days we have been playing frisbee, then having a lesson or discussion followed by football* Our football games are much different from the ones I used to play in back when I was on a team* We have no uniforms, no shin guards, no proper field, no goals* We play in a grassy bit of the compound and use our flip flops to mark the goals which means we're all playing barefoot and in skirts* It's a lot of fun and a great way to bond with the girls who are starting to become a bit more vocal and gaining confidence* I hope that their confidence continues to grow and can be seen in their school work this coming term* The girls are starting to develop ambitions, something they never had before and so now we are helping them to plan short and log term goals so that they can become the doctors, lawyers, community activists, nurses, directors, teachers etc that they want to be*