SEI Africa director Philip Osano and his team met TeamKenya to discuss their newly launched sports & sustainability program, leveraging SEI's air quality program & exploring ways to improve the sustainability approach in sports coming soon after the joint celebration of #IDSDP2024

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The most special moments in life are not the ones where we receive, its where we give back.☘️🌍❤️

My heart is full, Today has marked the beginning of a movement like no other in the sports fraternity.. launching TeamKenya flagship sustainability project #LEA is just a start to what will be known inspire generations to come

Mission to promote sustainability in sports ongoing! Proud to join TeamKenya led by Tergat_Paul at the launch of the LEA sustainability project marked by tree growing 4 Olympic Forest during United Nations #IDSDP2024 . Building partnership with United NationsEP_Africa, Athletics Kenya & SEI Africa

Hello Team Kenya, let's utilize this season to plant trees and follow up to see that they grow. Remember the ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations
LEA mti....

And thanks to the incredible SEI Africa team, including The SDGs Diplomat, NGONGANG Wandji D. and Pauline Macharia who accompanied me to the event and braved the cold, drizzly morning today. SEI Research. Jairus Mola

“In everything you’re doing ensure conserving environment is a part of your routine. It shouldn’t be just a function.”

President paul_tergat speaks at the LEA launch at Ngong Hills.

#Lea
#sustainabilitylaunch

We nurture (LEA)talents; we also LEA the environment.
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At Ngong Hills launching LEA!🇰🇪🌍☘️❤️

We plan to plan 1Million trees between 2024-2028, that means 250K trees annually.

Big thanks to Kenya Forest Service for generously providing NOCK with 10 acres to advance our mission of promoting Sports for Climate Change! 💪🏾🌱

This is a sports for climate action program by the National Olympic Committee of Kenya to use the rich sporting culture to spur the creation of awareness and influence Kenyans to take action to mitigate the effects of climate change thereby reducing ouicarbon footprint.

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UNEP is championing for reforestation and clean air initiatives in the Kenyan sports sector.

#IDSDP2024

Collaborating with TeamKenya , Athletics Kenya , SEI Africa, we aim to create a greener environment and enhance athlete’s performance.

#SustainabilityInSports

SEI is dedicated to raising awareness about the connection between #sports , particularly athletics, and the #environment , including examining the impact of air quality and #climate actions on human health.

#IDSDP2024

This plan will inform the actions undertaken by the National Olympic Committee Of Kenya between 2024 and 2028 in living up to the commitment of the S4C framework as well as sport for nature framework.
#LEALaunch

SEI Africa today joined TeamKenya and partners Athletics Kenya and UN Environment Programme in Africa in planting trees to launch NOC-K's sustainability program coinciding with the @UN #IDSDP2024 , celebrated globally to recognize the positive influence of sports on social and environmental issues.

Ngongang in NGONG

SEI Africa Research Fellow NGONGANG Wandji D. led a meeting with KTH Royal Institute of Technology engineering students. The discussion centred around possible areas of collaboration in the air quality monitoring work.

Africa continues to rank among the world's most vulnerable regions to #climate change. The continent grapples with the challenge of deteriorating #airquality , necessitating urgent attention and action.