From playgrounds to possibilities.
Transforming Lives Through Sport and Purpose
WHO WE ARE
AYEP is a registered NGO in Kenya and the official partner of the Play Handball initiative, using sports to empower youth and create positive community change. Transforming Lives Through Sport and Purpose, we focus on meaningful impact that uplifts individuals and strengthens communities.
We envision a future where young people lead with confidence, protecting the environment and building strong, healthy communities for generations to come.
Through sports and education, we provide youth with the skills and opportunities to become leaders who take action for a cleaner, greener, and better world.
Community Empowerment
Together with local communities AYEP creates programs that improve lives and protect the environment while building a better future from the ground up.
Slum Tours
Walk with AYEP through Nairobi’s vibrant communities to see their strength and creativity firsthand and understand the challenges they face.
Sports and Youth Development
AYEP uses sports to inspire youth by helping them grow confidence, leadership, and teamwork skills that last a lifetime — transforming lives through sport and purpose.
Volunteering
AYEP uses sports to inspire youth by helping them grow confidence, leadership and teamwork skills that last a lifetime.
Latest News
AYEP’s Mathare Slum Tours: Insightful Urban Exploration with Purpose
The Active Youth Empowerment Project (AYEP) is transforming how people experience Nairobi’s informal settlements through its powerful and immersive Mathare Slum Tours – a purpose-driven social enterprise that blends education, empathy, and empowerment. These tours are not about sightseeing. They’re about seeing differently. Led by youth from Mathare, the tours
Play Handball Welwarts Volunteers Empower Kenyan Youth Through Sport
Play Handball Welwarts Volunteers have completed their transformative one-year placement in Kenya, leaving a lasting impact on youth across Juja, Korogocho, Buruburu, Mathare, Utawala, and Machakos County. Through handball training programs rooted in life skills education and environmental awareness, they reached hundreds of young people from underserved communities – bringing
Meet Kelvin: Our Youngest Coach Leading with Purpose
At just 13 years old, Kelvin is already making a powerful impact in his community. As a youth coach with the Active Youth Empowerment Project (AYEP), Kelvin is inspiring other children to dream big, believe in themselves, and take bold steps toward their future careers. Kelvin leads by example, whether