Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation

Founded in 2003, Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation is a non-governmental organisation based in Lavington, Nairobi, Kenya working on peace & conflict, sport for development, environment & climate +3 more.

The Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation is a charitable organisation founded in 2003 by Kenyan former marathon runner Tegla Loroupe. It works to rebuild social relations and build trust among pastoralist communities in East Africa that are in conflict over water, pasture and livestock resources. Its main approaches are sport-based peace initiatives, including the Peace Race, the Warriors Training Center and the Peace Academy, which provides residential schooling for orphan, refugee and local children in Kapenguria, Kenya. The foundation also runs an Olympic refugee athlete training centre in Ngong, supports the restoration of Kamatira Forest in West Pokot County, and works to offer alternative livelihoods to pastoralists who have given up cattle raiding. Its main office is in Lavington, Nairobi, with activities in Kenya and South Sudan.