LEADING YOUTH SPORT DEVELOPMENT. «Play Basketball without waste» 4 th to 10 th of March 2013

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1 LEADING YOUTH SPORT DEVELOPMENT «Play Basketball without waste» 4 th to 10 th of March 2013

2 PHOTO GALLERY Basketball Promotion Week From the 4th to the 10th of March 2013, the LEADING YOUTH SPORT DEVELOPMENT (LYSD) association - in collaboration with UK & PARTNERS company, set up a basketball promotion week in TOGO thanks to the sponsorship of the AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS Foundation. The week was subdivided into several stages: Each stage was the opportunity to meet schools headmasters, sports teachers and students. All participating schools were provided with basketball equipment and other materials.

3 PHOTO GALLERY Revive Basketball practice in Aneho Located 45 minutes away from Lome (capital of Togo), Aneho was the first step of the BWP We held a tournament at the College Saints Pierre et Paul, which brought together more than 120 young participants (boys and girls combined) from six different schools in the city. We sincerely hope that our efforts will revive the interest and practice levels of basketball in this city. A city mobilized for the event Intense Matches

4 EVENT UPCOMING A pool of talents unexplored in Kpalime We then went to Kpalime, where we held workshops at different levels at the "College Protestant School rounded up by a final match between the top 10 players in attendance. 80 children and teenagers joined us for that afternoon of games and sports challenges. Left: A young Kpalime volleyball player with incredible athletic skills, came to try on basketball. Center: A beginners ball passing workshop from the College Protestant School. Right: A 23 years-old resident, taller than 2m, with only a month of basketball practice behind him.

5 PHOTO GALLERY Altitude Sport in Atakpame Atakpame was the third leg in the BPW. A storm disrupted the workouts; the tent housing the spectators gave in to the wind, fortunately for all, it brought more fear than harm. Note the excellent hospitality we received and the perfect organization of the day. Left: A girls team warming up. Right: An award ceremony in honour of the the city s best player.

6 PHOTO GALLERY A playground in the Kouve village As part of its consulting activities, LYSD works with the KINTUADI association, whose objectives are the promotion of sport activities in developing countries through the building of sports facilities. With LYSD s help, KINTUADI got a placeholder to build a basketball court in the Kouve village. Arthur Sene, KINTUADI's CEO, came to visit the village accompanied by LYSD members for the project s kick off. Left: Arthur with the leaders of the Kouve village. Right: KINTUADI s President mingling with the crowd in the "College Christ Roi school of Kouve.

7 PHOTO GALLERY Third edition of the tournament BASKET PLAYGROUND LYSD was in charge of developing the Basket Playground Tournament, held by the Togolese company "UK & PARTNERS". Basket Playground is a tournament opened to under 20 s from Junior and Senior High Schools in Lome city. Saturday 9 th March 2013 marked the 3rd edition of the tournament. The top 8 Lome institutions were gathered at the Omni sports Stadium in the inner city accompanied by Music shows and dance choreographies. The afternoon came to a close with interventions from NGOs specialized in waste sorting and recycling. Shortly after 10:00 PM, Hedzranawoe Senior high school was crowned victors of the tournament after beating College Protestant School in the final. Frédéric Zotsi - on the right picture, handling point guard duties for College Protestant school - on the losing side in the final but the 15-year-old played admirably well

8 PHOTO GALLERY Environment Awareness We collaborated with waste management associations to shed light and develop environmental awareness about the growing importance of eco-responsibility amongst our youngsters. The association ADDEL & ETAN presenting its famous pavement made from recycled plastic in Aneho. Youth awareness time in Kpalime

9 PHOTO GALLERY The presence of the NBA AFRICA We were honored by the presence of Franck Traore in our ranks an NBA development coach for two days in Lome. He attended the closing event on March 9 th where he named the MVP and spotted a young talent. On Sunday morning, he even managed to play some pick up ball with the seniors at the University of Lome campus. We are grateful for his time and support! Franck providing valuable advice to young Frédéric Zotsi (left) at the Basket Playground Tournament. The next day (pictured right), he shared his experience with the players on the campus of the University of Lome.

10 EVENT UPCOMING Thanks to our Sponsors & Partners We would like to extend our thanks to the AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS foundation and its President Mr. Aquereburu who sponsored our first project, to our local sponsors DHL, Asky Airlines, Ecobank and Cristal that showed us unwavering support in the highs as in the lows of our project s development, to our partners NBA Africa, FIBA, Adidas, Quai 54, Comité de Basketball Parisien, CSMB Bonneuil that supported us with equipments donations, and to the organizations INSEP, Sport sans Frontières, Peace & Sport, Kaboom, Make Sense, Hobbyout that intervened during the implementation of the project.

11 LYSD UPCOMING A forthcoming documentary Nicolas De Virieu cameraman - editor - director - producer (Destination NBA, Dream Team, Système Dunk ) takes care of the production of the documentary about this week to promote basketball in Togo. His footage will enable us to show the excitement around sports in this small country, and the scope of such activities among the youth. Interviews with local and international protagonists involved in sport were also secured. Left: Interview with Apollo Cosmas (first Togolese professional basketball player) and Horacio Freitas (last century togolese athlete, former minister of sports). Right: A picture of former glories with LYSD members.

12 PHOTO GALLERY Make a difference The project's success should not blind us from the obstacles we had to overcome. A report will be published in the coming months. Figures from the survey conducted in the different cities will support our conclusions and make concrete recommendations such as a need for equipment, the development or maintenance of scarce and rather poor facilities. The AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS Foundation is already committed to renovate the basketball field in the Aneho Centre. Poorly maintained Basketball courts and children playing barefoot because of lack of equipment.

13 EVENT PHOTO UPCOMING GALLERY PHOTO GALLERY (1/5) Dribbling, Baskets, Dance, Joy, Transcendence, public: all the ingredients for a good time!

14 EVENT PHOTO UPCOMING GALLERY PHOTO GALLERY(2/5) Thanks to our partners, we were able to reward participants and support the various academic institutions hosting our events.

15 EVENT PHOTO UPCOMING GALLERY Galerie Photos (3/5) We ensured the best visibility possible for our numerous sponsors.

16 EVENT PHOTO UPCOMING GALLERY PHOTO GALLERY (4/5) We could summarize this adventure in one word : «Sharing». The tournaments, the workshops as well as the awareness sessions confirmed us that our initiatives extended well beyond the reach of mere sports projects.

17 EVENT PHOTO UPCOMING GALLERY PHOTO GALLERY (5/5) Thanks to the AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS foundation, to UK & PARTNERS and to all the LYSD members who worked tirelessly on this project.

18 EVENT PHOTO UPCOMING GALLERY «Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it!» LYSD