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wellness summit

Africa’s athletes are world-class. It’s time the systems supporting their minds become world-class too. Join the implementation-led movement in Nairobi.

19-20 November 2026, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Echoes of Resilience

Forging Mental Wellness

Pathways in African Sports

Moving Beyond the Scoreboard

Most sports summits talk about the problem. We are here to implement the solution. The 2nd Edition of the Sports Wellness Summit is an Implementation Accelerator. We bridge the gap between academic research and on-the-ground reality to protect the “invisible load” carried by Africa’s youth athletes.

🧠 The Four Pillars

Literacy

Breaking cultural stigmas through mental health education

Resilience

Equipping athletes to handle performance and economic pressure.

Pathways

Building accessible support systems in resource-limited areas.

Governance

Embedding mental well-being into the policy DNA of sports.

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The 2025 Speakers

Coach D. Williams

Founder | Get Fit Fly Right | USA

Stella Yu

Founder | Triple I Foundation | USA

Dr. Nicholas O. Okumu

Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon | Kenyatta National Hospital

Lizzie Otaye

Communications & Partnerships Consultant, EANNASO

Dr. Shadrack Opon, PhD.

Programme Manager, African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA)

Dr. Kaithuru Pamela

President ISSUP-Kenya

Dr. Zul Merali

Founding Director of the Brain and Mind Institute 

Dr. Marie-Claire Wangari M. MBChB,

Global Health Advocacy Health Equity

Collince Dundo

CEO Youth Initiative Development Programme

John Linus

Chairperson | UNESCO Youth Forum Kenya | Member AFRICAN UNION ECCOSOC Kenya Chapter,

Dr Yvonne Olando (PhD), ICAP IV, CTTS

Director Public Education and Advocacy | NACADA

Nassim Nkatha

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