2022 PeacePlayers Impact Report FINAL - Flipbook - Page 79
PARTNER FEATURE: UBUMWE SPORTS
INITIATIVE IN RWANDA
Funded by Comic Relief (UK), PeacePlayers started a two year partnership with the local Rwandan
basketball nonprofit Ubumwe Sports Initiative (USI) in February 2018. PeacePlayers has worked
hand-in-hand with USI to scale their low-cost, volunteer-led initiatives for youth basketball and
peacebuilding into eight highly populated districts in Rwanda.
BEEN IN PARTNERSHIP FOR 5 YEARS
HAVE ENGAGED OVER 1500 YOUTH AND 100 COACHES
IN CONSISTENT PROGRAMMING
HOSTED A BASKETBALL CAMP IN AUGUST 2022 THAT ENGAGED A
RECORD NUMBER OF 1,000+ YOUTH
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT UBUMWE SPORTS INITIATIVE, CHECK OUT WWW.UBUMWESI.ORG
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