4 Pillars, 1 Movement Family
JKL (Maiybaz Development Association) uses sports to keep youth in school (Basic needs and education), create livelihoods, protect health and as our new aim include PWDs aged 6 years – 21 years to get better lives through sports free from stigmatization and exclusion.
Pillar 1: Basic Needs and Education
- “Study and Hoops” Attend academy trainings and sponsorship for under privileged boys and girls aged 6 - 21.
- School materials and meals for less privileged families.
- Promote gender equality.
Pillar 2: Basketball Career Transition and Livelihoods
- Business skills training for 40 retired players: financial literacy, small business planning, marketing opportunities especially since most of the retired players are famous with good social capital.
- The TARA SACCO Micro-Capital Framework: Startup kits and seed capital so players open shops for sports merchandize, coaching businesses.
- Mentorship: Graduated players become coaches for the next generation while giving testimonies to the young generation through mentorship classes on academy training days.
- Peer-to-Peer Mentorship and Alumni Networks.
Our own in the middle, now sports lady of the year at Centenury Bank Uganda 2025.
Healthcare Support
- Annual health screenings and injury rehab for athletes and PWDs.
- Mental health talks for post-career players dealing with loss of identity.
- Expand the Partnership with local clinic for affordable treatment.
- Mobile VCT Screenings and Sports-Led Community Engagement.
- Structured Clinical Referrals and ART Adherence Clubs.
- High-Density Prevention Distribution Networks.
- Trauma-Informed Psychosocial Care.
Inclusion for People with Disabilities
Having one of our member start coaching at Mulago Institute in Kampala, Uganda has made us see the need to also include PWD youth in our support. We however want to ensure continuity for them as they are more complex. Therefore;
- Wheelchair basketball and deaf basketball teams, PWD youth enrolled yearly.
- Train coaches on disability inclusion and adaptive equipment.
- Ensure PWDs join all education and business programs, not separate ones.
- Adapted Sports for Disability Inclusion: To ensure complete social inclusion, JKL has designed adapted sports activities (such as wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball,) specifically targeting Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) aged 6–22. These activities, combined with targeted resource support, including physical mobility aids, specialized nutritional supplements, and targeted antidiscrimination campaigns will be used to ensure that children with disabilities are fully protected and valued within the community ecosystem.