Help develop African leaders through sports
Our Mission
is to leverage the power of sports and African pride to develop leadership, mental wellbeing, physical fitness, and organizational skills in African youth
Our Impact
50,000
students educated through our team sports programs
100
schools empowered with access to coaches, supplies, and facilities
3,000,000
youth engaged in our online fitness community
Highlights
NaijaCore Experience Returns to University of Abuja
December 12th, 2022
NaijaCore Experience was led by the in-school campus captain and convened at the University of Abuja campus with over 40 students in attending the Experience. Participants provided feedback from the experience; - Beatrice "I liked Surrender Pose, I felt relaxed, amazing, and relieved, right now I feel so so amazing" - Annie " I liked the child pose, I was able to reconnect with the simplicity of being young and innocent, and it relieved a lot of pressure for me" NaijaCore Experience sessions will return to the university community at the resumption of academic activities in 2023. NaijaCore is an in-person and online youth-led volunteer network that offers fun & empowering individual and group experiences for youth promoting resilience via zero equipment mindful movement practices like yoga, calisthenics, strength training, and HIIT. NaijaCore integrates Nigerian music with exercise tapping into local culture and the inherent joy of self-expression.
Dream Sports Africa joins Mental Health Awareness Walk in Abuja.
October 14th, 2022
Dream Sports Africa joins over 25 mental health organizations in Nigeria for a mental health awareness walk. This event was organized to encourage mental health discussion, amplify the need for the passage of a new national mental health bill, and decriminalize attempted suicide in Nigeria.
Basketball Experience (BE) Launched In Lagos
October 11th, 2022
The official launch of Basketball Experience (BE) which was introduced in Lagos in November 2021 as a pilot program, leverages basketball as a creative platform to promote social inclusion and support secondary school children to become changemakers in their local communities. NBA Africa and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) announced the official launch of Basketball Experience as part of AFD and NBA Africa’s collaboration to support youth development across the continent.
"Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, it has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair."
Nelson Mandela
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We are proud to work with partners who promote sports and equality worldwide
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