BRIGHT Sport
Sport for unity and peace.
Since June 2020, we have partnered with the Tennis Club of Yaoundé to promote sport as an act of social inclusion, conflict prevention and peace-building. Self-discipline, respect for one's opponent, fair play, teamwork: values that help young people resolve conflict in their own lives.
BRIGHT Sport
Tennis Programme
What we offer, to girls and boys alike.
- Weekly tennis training with the Tennis Club of Yaoundé
- Sports activities and community tournaments
- Teamwork, discipline and life skills through play
- Youth leadership roles on and off the court
- Who it serves
Displaced and orphaned children and young people, for whom tennis is usually out of reach.
- Lead
- Carine Sipewou, Head of Sport
What we have done
Our activities.
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A partnership with the Tennis Club of Yaoundé
Twenty internally displaced people take part in eight training sessions of two hours each.
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A hundred children on court
From January to December, we train 100 refugee children in tennis; sessions continue every Sunday in 2022.
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Year-round training for 20 children
With the Tennis Club of Yaoundé.
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The Diplomats' Tournament
500,000 FCFA raised for the tennis training of young orphans.
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The squad grows to 25
A 25% increase, for girls and boys alike.
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New equipment from Tennis Sans Frontières
Rackets, balls and T-shirts for our players.
Results
What it has made possible.
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100
refugee children trained in tennis
2021
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25
children trained all year with the Tennis Club of Yaoundé
2024 and 2025
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500,000 FCFA
raised for the tennis training of young orphans
May 2024
In their words
What tennis changed.
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Tennis has profoundly transformed my life, not only reshaping my perspective on people but also how I interact with the world around me.
Fru PatienceInternally displaced person, BRIGHT tennis player
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Sport has changed my life. Today I hope to use it to address various forms of social exclusion by building human and social capital and helping to prevent conflicts in my community and at the national level.
Macbright EkaneBRIGHT tennis player, 2020
Support Sport
Put a racket in a child's hand.
Coaching, equipment, a place on the court: every gift keeps the squad playing.