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SCRATCHO 254
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We all desire to do well and, where possible, give light unto others. If anything, history has taught us that hope transcends or triumphs over despair, fueling the desire for accomplishment. Basketball is punctuated with multiple stories of hope and overcoming odds, be it poverty, getting an education, developing character, or peace of mind.
Many years ago, a talented Lawi Odera, elected to give a young man a pair of sneakers during KECOSO games in Mombasa. This subtle gesture would only be the beginning of the generosity I have enjoyed in my playing career. Years later, Coach Tony Mauldin helped me get to the States, and he is arguably the force behind my giving back to the game that has opened many doors for me.
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My initial baby steps were to travel back to Kenya with suitcases of basketball necessities and issue them out. One day Upon invitation by Coach Lameck Dalla of Outsidaz to a training session, It was inspiring to see the use of an existing end of a residential road’s rugged playing surface that was doubling up as a basketball
court. Occasionally, sessions were interrupted by car hooting to allow for safe passage, but the only thing the team complained about was the lack of basketballs and uniforms. Against this backdrop, I mooted the idea of Friends of Basketball, an NGO that was geared to bringing people together to support neighborhood teams. The Outsidaz basketball team was the first recipient of basketball uniforms and balls donated by Lakeview high school in Texas.
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However, the model proved unsustainable and alternative models of achieving similar goals had to be employed. In 2013, I partnered with Mary from Yala, where I donated balls and uniforms that I had been able to collect from various High schools in the USA. Soon I was flooded with requests from several local coaches who faced similar challenges and required help.
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The Basketball Hope Tour resulted from conversations with various coaches who were doing so much for the youth with so little. The Tour partners with these coaches and empowers them by supplying basketballs, shoes, uniforms, and knowledge. In addition, we do annual camps in the country, visiting beneficiaries of the donations all over the country, training the youth, and mentoring them. But, perhaps the most significant impact of The Hope Basketball Tour is the message of HOPE to the youth that discipline, persistence, and focus in all aspects of their lives ultimately rewards!
All kids need is a little HELP, a little HOPE and SOMEBODY who believes in them
