The Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation is a peace and development organization based in
Nairobi
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Tegla Loroupe
Tegla Chepkite Loroupe (born 9 December 1979) is a Kenyan long-distance track and road runner. She is also a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights and education. Loroupe holds the world records for 25 and 30 kilometers and previously ...
, a world-champion marathon runner from
Kapenguria
Kapenguria is a town lying north east of Kitale on the A1 road in Kenya. Kapenguria is capital of the West Pokot County. Kapenguria forms a municipality with an urban population of 13,000 and a total population of 56,000 (1999 census).
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Mission
The foundation's mission is to promote peaceful co-existence and socioeconomic development of poor and marginalized individuals and communities in Northern Kenya and the Greater Horn of Africa Region.
History and operations
Since its founding in 2003, the foundation has organized annual Peace Races across East Africa, primarily in Kenya and Uganda. Thousands of participants from tribes across the region participate in meetings, peace dialogues and athletic competitions.
Violence in the region from cattle rustling and tribal rivalries occurs across an area of tens of thousands of square kilometers. The Peace Races draws participants from hundreds of kilometers away, with the conditions that all warriors participating must lay down their weapons and arrive at the race site prepared to join those with whom they may be at war.
Races have taken place in the
Tana River area, a constant site of violent tribal and economic warfare; in
Kapenguria
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West Pokot; in Moroto, in Uganda. Tribes participating in the races include the
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School
The foundation has built a school for orphans affected by the violence in the cattle raising areas of north-west
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and southern
Sudan
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. Now in operation for over five years, there are 270 students drawn from areas affected by regional violence.
Phase one of the curriculum will be for primary levels, with children from six years old to fourteen years old. Phase two will extend classes through higher forms.
In 2015, the Tegla Loroupe Peace Academy's top student achieved Kenya Examination score of 381. The school is improving its ranking every year.
See also
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Economy of Kenya
The Economy of Kenya is a market-based economy with a few state enterprises, it is also an emerging market and an averagely industrialised nation ahead of its East African peers. Kenya is a middle income nation and plans to be a newly industr ...
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Education in Kenya
Education in Kenya refers to the education system in Kenya. It is considered a basic right that should be offered to every individual. Education in Kenya predates to as early as the 18th century among the Swahili people. The earliest school was ...
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List of companies and organizations based in Nairobi
Nairobi is the business and financial centre of Kenya. This is highlighted by the number of companies and organizations headquartered in the city.
Companies headquartered in Nairobi
The following is a list of prominent companies and organizations ...
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Tegla Loroupe Peace Race
External links
* , the foundation's official website
2003 establishments in Kenya
Charities based in Kenya
Educational charities
Educational organisations based in Kenya
Education in Nairobi
Organisations based in Nairobi
Organizations established in 2003
Poverty-related organizations
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