480
Teams
registered through the Capt. Irene Ndanu Soccer Summit.
Pilot. Founder. Builder.
Captain Irene Ndanu
A Kenyan commercial pilot building practical programmes around skills, grassroots football, women, youth, and community work.
Flight deck
Commercial pilot training and discipline
On the ground
Machakos sport, skills, and community work
Public voice
Media, mentorship, and partnership rooms
The numbers
Real numbers. Real reach. Real lives moved forward.
9,600+
Players
reached through grassroots football, mentorship, and countywide participation.
40
Wards
represented across Machakos through organised community sport.
800
Youth trained
through Glam on Wheels beauty, grooming, and enterprise skills sessions.
Public work
Visibility with purpose. Influence with impact.
Interviews, awards, football partnerships, and community visits all point back to the same question: who gets helped next?
Giving women practical rooms to learn, work, and lead
Speaking plainly about women, safety, and leadership
A football partnership built for young players in Machakos
Community work done face to face
A public profile tied back to service
Using visibility to bring support closer
How it works
Programmes with names.
People with needs.
The work is built through Glam on Wheels, Wora Foundation, the Soccer Summit, mentorship, and public advocacy.
01
Voice
02
Access
03
Legacy
Recognition
A public award, and more work still ahead.
Captain Irene Ndanu received the Transformational Leadership in Youth Empowerment & Community Impact Award from the Independent Kenya Women Awards.
Independent Kenya Women Awards
Awarding body
Youth empowerment & community impact
Recognition
"Born in Kenya. Trained in aviation. Building work that stays close to people." "Born in Kenya. Trained in aviation. Building work that stays close to people."
For media, speaking, partnerships, and programme support