Sports and Recreation in Africa and the Middle East

NIKE, through the Sport for Social Change Network, awarded $1,000 grants in the name of the late Geoffrey Chege, CARE International's East Africa Regional Director, to ten sports-related projects on the GlobalGiving site.

Sports to Empower Women & Girls in Rwanda
Sports to Empower Women & Girls in Rwanda
Rwanda, Sport
AKWOS empowers women through sport & education to improve their rights, break barriers between social classes, raise women's standing in society, enhance unity & reconciliation and prevent HIV/Aids. progress reportread updates from the field
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Improving Lives of Youth with Disabilities, Kenya
Improving Lives of Youth with Disabilities, Kenya
Kenya, Sport
Best Buddies brings social opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities and strives to reduce their barriers to full participation with in their community; creating a more inclusive society. progress reportread updates from the field
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The African Child Sport & Education Fund Needs You
The African Child Sport & Education Fund Needs You
Kenya, Sport
This project seeks to provide quality schooling, sports training and mentoring to 120 talented but poor children and youth from around East Africa, enabling them to become responsible citizens in a global community. They attend a good primary and high school, and on graduation from the program, get integrated into the local job market, play professional sports, or join college internationally, where they receive excellent sports and education scholarships. progress reportread updates from the field
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