The Nature and Sports Camps of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are leadership training programs on sport and the environment for children from underprivileged communities.
The goal of the Nature and Sports Camps is to set up educational institutions and programs for generations of youngsters to come, providing an opportunity for children from developing countries to learn about the environment through sport. Education is the key and eco-leadership training is being achieved through play acting & dance, active clean-ups, recycling projects, discussion groups for problem solving, development of life skills, and community action.
The camps combine sport training through tennis, football, basketball and volleyball with community environmental activities such as recycling, clean-up activities, workshops, tree planting, environmental awareness and water management programs. They provide the children an opportunity to actively contribute to environmental activities and become role models for other children and adults in their communities.
The first camp was launched in Nairobi, Kenya, in August 2001 and it is managed by the Sadili Oval Sports Club. Since its creation, the camp has engaged over 7,000 children, mainly from the Kibera slums – one of Africa’s biggest slums - in sport and environment activities. The camp in Nairobi has been visited by several high profile dignitaries including the King and Queen of Sweden and the President of the International Olympic Committee.
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Objectives
- Creating awareness on various environmental issues among children and their communities;
- Building the capacity of children in underprivileged communities to cope with the environmental problems in their communities;
- Training children to become environmental leaders and role models in their communities;
- Providing sport opportunities to children who do not have access to regular sports facilities and equipment;
- Providing exchange programs for children in developing countries;
- Involving children in practical environmental activities;
- Involving children from underprivileged communities in efforts to seek solutions to their environmental and social problems through discussions and actual participation in projects.
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