About Us

About KABF

Who We Are

Abaka, having grown up in Kariobangi, understands the hardships and challenges of growing up in the slums. He was fortunate enough to have been introduced to boxing, while living in Kariobangi, which he used as a means to get out of the slums, keep out of trouble, become disciplined and eventually land a career with the Kenyan military.

Our Vision

To be a center of excellence for emerging young boxing talents in Africa.

Our Mission

We exist to spot, harness and develop young talent into responsible citizens, providing a safe space to nurture boxing talent and inspire academic prowess.

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Our History

The King Abaka Boxing Foundation was registered and established in 2018 as a Not for Profit organization by world renound Kenyan boxer, Nickson Otieno Abaka. The aim of the foundation is to facilitate social responsibility among young boys and girls (9 – 18 years) in the Slums of Kariobangi via afterschool programs geared towards boxing and mentorship.

Our Objectives

The main objective of the King Abaka Boxing Foundation is to create the balance between education and sports among the target population, in addition to shedding a light on non-traditional careers. At the King Abaka Boxing foundation, we understand that the right guidance and motivation is necessary among disenfranchised youth in order to create well rounded and well-adjusted individuals. We plan to fill the gap that exists and provide the necessary tools to inspire the youth.

Focus Areas

To identify young gifted students between the ages of 9 -18 years and ensure adequate training, so as to lay a strong foundation in molding their physical, psychological and mental development via boxing.
To ensure that a minimum basic of uninterrupted high school education is achieved.
To ensure strong motivation levels and personal mentoring by coaches, trainers and by promoting personal interactions with eminent Sportsmen.

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The initial phase will involve approaching six schools in the slums and provide a safe space to nurture their talents in a productive and competitive environment.

KING ABAKA BOXING FOUNDATION PROGRAMS

After School Boxing Club (Champions Club):

From 4:00pm to 6:00p.m, when school ends, young children are often left alone and bored, and at this time are often lured into unhealthy, wasteful and criminal pursuits. After-school/out-of-school programs are a proven crime prevention method which can keep children safe during the unstructured hours of 4:00pm to 6:00 pm. Through this program we aim to ease the minds of working parents and provide healthy alternatives for youths’ attention and energy. Through our boxing club we will help prepare youth for their future.

We use a Student led model of teaching where we fully engage with school going pupils through after school boxing clubs. The boxing club will be held in school halls/fields and appointed student club officials are responsible for safely storing and cleaning of the boxing equipment and resources.

Our model focuses on children between the ages of 9-17 years of age that are attending the schools that we are targeting. This will ensure that children continue attending classes and performing well in their exams. We will work with appointed teachers in each school (including both male and female teachers) to encourage inclusivity.

Our target is to have at least 30-50 students from each school that we are proposing to work with. We are passionate about gender inclusion and therefore aim to ensure that at least 30-40% of club attendees are young girls. We aim to create a safe and inclusive environment for our club members and we believe that through our model will be able to meet the Sustainable Development Goal 11 to ‘make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable’, with a target that directly contributes to addressing women and girls’ safety in public spaces. We will have a female boxing coach to provide self-defense lessons as a way of reducing violence against girls in addition to shedding a like on alternative careers for young girls.

We believe that through boxing, we will develop discipline and commitment to success in club members and will provide them with life skills that they will utilize in the future. We also believe in providing mentorship to the youth in the slums through our after school boxing club program. We will walk with our club members through their education as well as social welfare and ensure that former program participants are required to return as alumni’s to their former schools and fully support our after school program for a minimum of 1 year. By using this approach, we are confident that our program will be sustainable.

Proposed schools of intervention include:

Valley Bridge Primary School
Our lady Secondary School
Korokocho Primary School
Kariobangi North Primary School
Dandora Primary School
Huruma Primary School

Goals and Objectives of King Abaka Boxing Foundation after school clubs:

According to research, it is proven that, using our model and design we can curb a variety of factors linked to youth substance abuse and delinquency by: building life skills and social competence; skills and social competence; Cultural identity and connection; positive personal qualities; positive peer role models and positive connection to other adults as well as range of opportunities within the community for meaningful youth engagement.

Our main project outcomes include:

Maintain high levels of physical fitness and overall wellbeing in children attending after school boxing clubs.
Provide self-defense lessons to young girls and boys in a safe environment that will have an overall behavioral change in the confidence levels of club members.
Through our after-school clubs, we will be able to prevent delinquency and other risky behaviors by keeping youth occupied during the peak hours of juvenile crime.
To improve the academic, social and emotional learning, and health outcomes of youth that are not a focus during the standard school day.
To provide mentorship to club members by organizing open days/mentorship classes/talks from successful people in alternative and traditional careers alike such as Boxers, Military, Singers, Artists, Doctors, Health practitioners etc.
Providing mentorship classes for children on professions, drugs, sexual education, promoting sports as a way of life versus risky youth behavior

How will we measure success of this project:

Number of children experiencing behavioral change after participating in after school clubs and measurable through change in confidence and behavior
Number of children who transition into boxing as a career after school
Number of children who come from single parent households/household with parents who end up participating in the program
Reduced number of children dropping out of school

Help Us Help you:

The King Abaka Boxing Foundation is nothing without the support of the teaching fraternity at each school and its student body. We are requesting the support from the administration by:

Granting entry of the King Abaka Boxing Foundation into your School
Providing a clean and safe space for the foundation to run its after school program
Designating two teachers, one male and one female to act as patrons of the club and support the foundation
Support to students assigned to lead the boxing clubs