The document discusses the Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) in Kenya and the importance of contextual planning and community involvement in grassroots sports development programs. MYSA gives youth in Mathare, Kenya a chance to participate in sports both on and off the field. It has around 20,000 registered members and empowers youth in decision making through a clearly defined governance structure. MYSA considers youth as equal partners rather than just targets, taking a bottom-up community-oriented approach. The key to effective grassroots sports and development programs is community ownership and involvement in both planning and executing the program.

1. MATHARE YOUTH SPORTS
ASSOCIATION
(MYSA - KENYA)
By David Thiru - Kenya

2. GRASSROOTS SPORTS
AND
DEVELOPMENT
CONTEXTUAL PLANNING AND
EXECUTION IN THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A GRASSROOT PROGRAMMECASE OF MYSA IN KENYA

3. “GIVING YOUTH A SPORTING
CHANCE ON AND OFF THE FIELD.”

4. GRASSROOTS SPORTS AND
DEVELOPMENT
THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTEXTUAL
PLANNING AND EXECUTION IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A GRASSROOTS
PROGRAMME-MYSA EXAMPLE

5. “GIVING YOUTH A SPORTING
CHANCE ON AND OFF THE FIELD.”

6. YOUTH IN DECISIONS
MAKING
“MYSA HAS A CLEARLY
DEFINED STRUCTURE ”
THE YOUTH HAVE BEEN
EMPOWERED IN ALL DECISION
MAKING PROCESS.

7. Governance by Youth
MYSA HAS AROUND 20,000 REGISTERED MEMBERS

8. BOTTOM UP
APPROACH.
MYSA CONSIDERS THE YOUTH
AS EQUAL PARTNERS TO
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
AND NOT TARGETS.

9. Ignoring garbage kills
kids …
Clearing it saves lives …
Losing friends to AIDS …
Discussing AIDS saves
lives …

10. WHAT IS THE KEY TO EFFECTIVE
GRASSROOT SPORTS & DEVELOPMENT?

11. WHAT IS THE KEY TO EFFECTIVE
GRASSROOT SPORTS & DEVELOPMENT?
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP/ INVOLVEMENT OF
THE PROGRAMME:
 IN PLANNING
 IN EXECUTION.

12. ASANTE
Thank you.
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