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🐾 Ongata Rongai · Kajiado County · Kenya · Est. 2019

Diaspora
Soccer Academy

Transforming young lives through football, environmental stewardship, and community at the edge of Nairobi National Park. Help us give Kenya's next generation the chance they deserve.

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2019
Founded
5–23
Ages Served
Boys & Girls
Fully Inclusive
KU TV
Media Coverage
6
Community Objectives
Our Story

Born From
Community

Diaspora Soccer Academy — The Paws was founded in 2019 by passionate community members in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, a semi-arid area on the edge of the iconic Nairobi National Park.

We named ourselves The Paws 🐾 in tribute to the wild animals that roam our surroundings — a reminder that greatness belongs to those who dare to move freely, unbounded by circumstance.

We go beyond football. Our players plant trees, receive health support, appear on national TV, and are interviewed as ambassadors for their community. Every child we touch becomes a leader.

📍 Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County — near Nairobi National Park, Kenya 🇰🇪
Ken Maritim — Founder, Football Kenya Federation backdrop
Ken Maritim
Founder & Head Coach
FIFA CAF Licensed Coach FKF Scout Coordinator Harambee Stars Alumni
Our Mission
Aspire To Inspire
Our Vision
Play Beyond Borders
The Paws 🐾
Where the savannah meets the beautiful game
What We Do

Six Pillars
of Impact

Training
⚽

Talent Training & Development

Professional coaching for boys aged 5–23 and girls aged 5–15 from humble backgrounds — building technical skills and character that can take them anywhere in the world.

Scholarship & media
🎓

School Scholarships

We actively pursue educational scholarships from primary level through to university — because football is the vehicle, education is the destination.

Community
🚫

Drug Awareness

Structured community programmes using sport as the most powerful deterrent available to keep youth away from substance abuse.

Girls health
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Early Pregnancy Prevention

Empowering girls through sport, mentorship, and health support — including sanitary pad donations — to help them take full ownership of their futures.

Trophies career
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Career Pathways Through Sport

Opening doors to professional football, coaching, sports management and beyond — turning passion into sustainable, dignified careers.

Tree planting
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Environmental Awareness

Players plant trees, run "Keep It Clean and Green" drives, and have been featured on KU TV national news for their environmental leadership.

In The News

Featured on
National TV

KU TV coverage
📺 KU TV — Mizizi Ya Habari
Utunzaji Mazingira: Green Culture Lapanda Miche 200 Ongata Rongai

Diaspora Soccer Academy players were featured on KU TV's national news bulletin for their "Keep It Clean and Green" tree-planting initiative — planting 200 seedlings in Ongata Rongai. This is a community that plays, protects, and leads.

Where You Can Help

Current
Needs

Our coaches and players give everything — but they deserve more. Your support directly closes these four critical gaps standing between raw talent and real opportunity.

🎽
Training Equipment
Balls, kits, boots, cones, goals & bibs
🍽️
Nutrition & Meals
Many players train on empty stomachs
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Transport
Getting to matches, tournaments & trials
🏟️
Training Facilities
Access to safe, quality pitches year-round
Partnership

Join
The Paws Family

🌱
Community Friend
Individual / In-Kind Support
  • Donate equipment or kit
  • Sponsor a player's meals
  • Sponsor transport to a tournament
  • Certificate of appreciation
  • Social media recognition
⭐ Most Impactful
🦁
Pride Partner
Corporate / NGO / Foundation
  • Logo on academy kits & banners
  • Named tournament or training event
  • CSR reporting & impact data
  • Media coverage opportunities
  • Scholarship fund co-creation
  • Annual impact report
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Global Ambassador
International Partnership
  • Player exchange programmes
  • International tournament access
  • Joint scholarship programmes
  • Co-branding opportunities
  • Scout network collaboration
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Find Us Online

Follow our journey and help us reach more donors worldwide.

Reach Out

Let's Build
This Together

📬   P.O. Box 38910–00100, Nairobi, Kenya

Whether you're a local business, an international organisation, an individual donor or simply someone who believes in the power of sport to transform lives — we would love to hear from you.

📞 Phone / WhatsApp
0746 517 518
0739 311 329
📧 Email
diasporasocceracademy@gmail.com
maritimken.inc@gmail.com
📍 Location
Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County
Near Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪
🏦 Bank Donation
Cooperative Bank
01136190856100
Diaspora Sports CBO
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