Bakee Mtaani (Basketball in the Hood) is a sports-based community program, an initiative of the Jonathan Jackson Foundation that focuses on building basketball courts in Nairobi, Kenya. Two such courts have been constructed at Gatina Primary, and Holy Ghost Mission (HGM) Primary School in Riruta,Michezo Afrika, 30 Nov 2021 CS Amina Mohamed launches second 'Bakee Mtaani' court in Riruta both in Dagoretti North Constituency, at the BP Riruta StadiumThe Star, 31 Jan 2022 Jonathan Jackson Foundation to construct 12 basketball courts in Dagoretti South, and at the Humama Grounds,Standard, 19 May 2022 Basketball: Hope for Kayole as Bakee Mtaani launch Sh2.5million basketball ground in Komoarock, Embakasi South Constituency.
History Bakee Mtaani uses the game of basketball as a tool to address socio-economic challenges faced by the youth in Nairobi's informal settlements by providing access to courts for fun, team-building, and engagement. Via the program, the courts provide safe spaces for the youth to showcase their talentsThe Star, 27 Nov 2021 of Kenyan sports is in your hands', Amina tells slum youths and to interact, keeping them preoccupied and hence reducing the chances of engaging in social vices such as crime, prostitution, drug & substance abuse.
The first Pilot full-size Basketball Court was constructed and launched in November 2020, at Gatina Primary School in Kawangware, Dagoretti North Constituency.People Daily, 17 Nov 2020 JJ Foundation constructs modern basketball court in Kawangware A year later, the second one was launchedMozzart Sport, 30 Nov 2021 City Stars boss turns to basketball for community development in the same constituencyTeam Kenya, 30 Nov 2021 Billionaire Investor Building Basketball Courts in Nairobi at the Holy Ghost Mission (HGM) Primary School in Riruta, Kawangware, four months after its groundbreaking.
The third court was constructed and unveiled at the BP Riruta Stadium in Dagoretti South Constituency in January 2022.Nation, 29 Jan 2022, KBF clears Riruta courts for league gamesNation 18 May 2023 Mtaani' initiative crosses over to KayoleStandard, 19 May 2022 Basketball: Hope for Kayole as Bakee Mtaani launch Sh2.5million basketball groundCitizen, 20 May 2022 Bakee Mtaani Initiative Launches Ultra-Modern Basketball Court In KayoleThe Star, 21 May 2023 JJF partners with KFC to build basketball court in Komarock Construction of the fourth court was announced in May 2022Standard, 23 Jul 2023 New dawn as Bake Mtaani unveil new basketball court in Kayole in Humama Grounds, Komarock, in Kayole, following a partnership with eatery KFC.,Nation 18 May 2023 Mtaani' initiative crosses over to KayoleStandard, 19 May 2022 Basketball: Hope for Kayole as Bakee Mtaani launch Sh2.5million basketball groundCitizen, 20 May 2022 Bakee Mtaani Initiative Launches Ultra-Modern Basketball Court In KayoleThe Star, 21 May 2023 JJF partners with KFC to build basketball court in Komarock and unveiled two months later, in July 2023.Citizen, 22 Jul 2022 Bakee Mtaani Initiative Launches Third Basketball CourtThe Star, 23 Jul 2022 Fiba-standard basketball court unveiled at Humama grounds, KayoleMozzart Sport, 27 Jul 2022 Full-size FIBA standard basketball court unveiled in Kayole
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