Inside the rundown building in Kariobangi-North, it's almost entirely women and girls, all training under the watchful eye of boxing coach Alfred Analo Anjere - founder of BoxGirls Kenya. For most at BoxGirls Kenya, the contact sport is a leisure activity, but some have made it their life, becoming professional pugilists. Anjere, nicknamed "Priest", says he doesn't want boxing to be about revenge: "Boxing is intended to be a tool... the means to empower girls, for them to have a voice." The primary objective of BoxGirls Kenya is not to train champions, but a woman ready to face the outside world, says Anjere. "If girls succeed in boxing (we have) happiness and pride," he says.

Source: The Star July 20, 2021 00:33 UTC