The Simonetta Lein Show
The KGSA Foundation
S5 • E3 Sep 23, 2022
Welcome back to #TheSimonettaLeinShow. Today's episode will be very inspiring and special as I welcome The Kibera Girls Soccer Academy. The KGSA Foundation was founded in 2002 as a soccer program to get girls off the streets and later evolved into a holistic and free high school that serves 130 girls every year in Kibera, Kenya. I am honored to have Richard Teka, the director of KGSA, and three KGSA alumni, Asha Jaffar, Beatrice Awino, and Aisha Ali. KGSA's model cares for the whole girl - academics, extra-curricular programs, nutrition, health care, mentorship, and college scholarships. KGSA harnesses the power of the #GirlEffect to unlock each girl's potential and provide her the opportunity to shape her own future. KGSA is a feature organization of the Girls Opportunity Alliance at the Obama Foundation and has been recognized by Under Armour. To date, KGSA has graduated over 370 girls, including 70 who have pursued higher education. I discussed the history of KGSA with Teka, its amazing alumni, and much more. Please join me in welcoming KGSA. Fun Facts: The KGSA Foundation partners with the Kibera Girls Soccer Academy (KGSA) to provide access to free secondary school education to girls living in the Kibera area of Nairobi, Kenya, one of Africa's largest informal settlements. KGSA is the first 100% free Kenyan school. With The Wishwall Foundation, we support KGSA Foundation's efforts to make this world brighter, one wish at a time. Please consider donating to KGSA Foundation's mission - head to their page. Credits: Thank you to the beautifully dedicated #SLTV team. Executive Producer: Raphael Amabile Senior Production Manager: Kate Massih Junior Production Manager: Sehar Waheed Hair and MUA: Sarah Elizabeth Face.
