Clappers Baseball Team

Clappers Baseball Team started in the year 2013 in Mathare Valley, one of the oldest in Africa. A home to over half a million households all confined within a mere square kilometer stretch of land. Survival is a daily struggle only reserved for the fittest. Livelihood bets on a backdrop of poverty, anarchy, prostitution, lack of basic amenities among a myriad of social complexities. A walk within the slum actually reveals the complex nature of life in Mathare. There is absolute inaccessibility to the most basic amenities among them food, water, shelter and healthcare.  

Housing is in a pathetic state. Residents have to live within their makeshift structures which also serve as business outlets for the few lucky slum dwellers that operate small-scale businesses. The makeshift shanties are either made of rusty iron sheets, red loam soil or in some cases, polythene walls. Raw sewer openly drains from the nearby suburbs like Utalii Hotel, Muthaiga, and Survey of Kenya. The stench of raw sewer fills the air as human waste flows across the shanties, eventually draining into the nearby Nairobi River. Security is never guaranteed. Not even a police post can be found within Mathare Valley. A vague symbolization of security few scattered chief camps which only operate during the day.

Clapper Baseball Team started with the aim to help the youth to engage in meaningful activities like sports to make their environment safe and better in the Mathare and neighboring societies.

The team would like to have games equipment so they can train better and compete with other teams. Volunteers willing to involve in training the team or interested in other related activities are highly welcomed. Together we can change our society for better future.