Nigeria: Dream Sports Africa Ready to Empower Youth Sports

África/Nigeria/Noviembre de 2016/Fuente: All Africa

RESUMEN: Dream Sports Africa, organización sin ánimo de lucro con sede en Estados Unidos (ONG) registrada en Nigeria, ha puesto en marcha un programa de desarrollo juvenil que ayudaría a diseñar y gestionar el empoderamiento de los jóvenes a través del deporte en Nigeria. El lanzamiento que tuvo lugar en Abuja promovería el desarrollo físico, los poderes intelectuales y morales entre los jóvenes africanos a través de la educación deportiva. La fundadora y directora ejecutiva de Dream Sports Africa, Chenfa Dombin, dijo: «Nuestra meta es crear iniciativas de desarrollo deportivo que fortalezcan las capacidades y empoderen a los jóvenes africanos para futuras profesiones y por eso tenemos operaciones en Ghana, Liberia y queremos Hacerlo en Nigeria.

In order to help grow our youth sports in the country, Dream Sports Africa, a US-based non-profit organisation (NGO) registered in Nigeria has launched a youth development programme that would help design and manage youth empowerments through sports in Nigeria. The launching which took place in Abuja would promote physical development, intellectual and moral powers among African youths through sports education.

The founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dream Sports Africa, Chenfa Dombin, said, «Our goal is to create sport development initiatives that build skills and empower African youths for future professions and that is why we have operations in Ghana, Liberia and we want to do so in Nigeria.

According to Dombin, after completing his MBA studies in the University of Michigan in 2010 he worked with a Washington DC based international non-profit organisation for 5 years where as a Director of Youth Empowerment he designed and managed three innovative programmes that raised $3 million over 3 years for youth empowerment through basketball, athletics and peer mentoring programmes in Nigeria.

Today, these programmes have benefitted 15 secondary school Nigerians and over 5,000 youths in the FCT Abuja. We have also employed about 50 Nigerians as programme staff and coaches.»

Dombin said, «Launching Dream Sports Africa is the start of something big in Nigeria that will grow across Africa. I am humbled and honoured to be able to impact young Africans through sports. I was in their shoes not too long ago and so for me this work is driven by passion, purpose and giving back to my community».

In addition, President of the Nigerian Basketball Federation, Tijjani Umar, said, «Dream Sports Africa’s model emphasises grassroots development of sports as a way to access and impact Nigerians and African youths positively. Umar further said, this will help extend the impact of sports organisations like the NBBF and we look forward to partnering with Dream Sports Africa on several innovative youth empowerment through sports programmes in Nigeria.»

At the launching also was a country representative, John Anejo, who is responsible for all local operations, business development and programming. John is an experienced sports and fitness professional with a passion for young people.

Other dignitaries at the launch were, Deputy Minority Leader of the Nigeria House of Representatives, Honorable Chukwuka Onyema; Member of the Nigeria House of Representatives,

Honorable Gaza Gbefwi; Deputy Director Co-Curricular, Secondary Education Board, Victoria George; The minister of Youth and Sports was also represented at the event.

Fuente: http://allafrica.com/stories/201611060060.html

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