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NBA Africa launches basketball programme for students with disabilities

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Afd Director Anne Gael Chapuis (centre) demonstrates her basketball skills alongside Brian Rague (left), a basketball Experience Coach at the Isinya School for the Deaf on March 5, 2026. [Courtesy, Standard]

The Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) Group, in collaboration with NBA Africa, launched the Disability Inclusion component of the ongoing Basketball Experience (BE) programme in Kenya at Isinya School for the Deaf in Nairobi on Thursday.

The event brought together educators, development partners, and community leaders to highlight the role of basketball in empowering young people, fostering life skills and promoting social inclusion for children of all abilities.

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