By Justin Forzano | CameroonFDP Founder and CEO
Greetings from all of us here in the field in Cameroon and our office in Pittsburgh! We hope your summer is off to a great start.
A few months ago we launched PLAY4PURPOSE, our evolved model for educational, empowering grassroots football in two communities where we work: Kumba and Bamenda. This carefully-developed approach to 'football for good' has an intentional focus on three key outcomes: health, education, and employability. All three of these outcomes are enriched by the leadership, life skills, and core values at the heart of PLAY4PURPOSE.
The need for a stronger connection between our girls program and the PLAY4PURPOSE model comes as a direct result of the transformations we saw in program participants and our staff alike. Our staff member and in-house coach, Caroline, is a perfect example of the opportunities we create for girls and young women in Cameroon.
Caroline is a founding member of our management team in the Kumba office. Since Day 1, she has been intricately involved in growing our football for good initiatives in Cameroon. She was actively engaged in Coaches Across Continents training in Cameroon over the last three years and participated in their online Global Community Impact Coach training. She was the only female in her cohort of 22 coaches across the globe. Since the beginning of this year, Caroline founded and developed PLAY4PURPOSE in Kosala, empowering a younger coach Bidias along the way to become our first community leader at that site.
July marks a new milestone her Caroline's growth as a leader within our organization and within her community. She officially takes on the new role of Director of Girls Football for Good. In this capacity, Caroline will be responsible for the growth of PLAY4PURPOSE in other communities with a specific focus on recruiting and empowering girls through our educational grassroots football programs. This new role was created (thanks to your generous support of this initiative) in an attempt to give equal access and opportunity for girl to experience all the benefits of CameroonFDP across the board. We are confident Caroline is the right person for the job!
As we continue to develop PLAY4PURPOSE for girls across Kumba, we are counting on your support. Please consider making a contribution today or contact us to learn how you can get involved!
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By Justin Forzano | Founder
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