Golden Star is partnering with Giants of Africa, a not-for-profit, Africa-focused youth organization, as part of our commitment to industry-leading corporate social responsibility.
Giants of Africa was founded by the President of the Toronto Raptors basketball team, Masai Ujiri, with the aim of creating opportunities for African youth through the game of basketball. During its 15 year history, the organization has held numerous training camps across the continent, providing coaching, sports clothing and training equipment to hundreds of African young people. To find out more about Giants of Africa, visit http://giantsofafrica.org/
In 2015 and 2016 Giants of Africa hosted basketball training camps in Ghana’s capital, Accra, but the 2018 program was hosted in the Western region for the first time, close to Golden Star’s Prestea Complex.
Golden Star has sponsored the construction of a multi-purpose sports and recreational centre, which hosted the training camp and is now open for use by the Prestea community. The centre is built on a former waste dump – click here to see the Story of the Prestea Recreational Park.
The camp ran from October 12 to October 14, 2018 and was attended by 54 of Ghana’s most accomplished young basketball players, aged 18 and under. The players were selected from across Ghana and in addition to basketball coaching, they received mentorship in life skills, such as leadership and self-discipline.
Check out these photos of the basketball camp and the new sports and recreational centre:
(Images 1-22 courtesy of Giants of Africa)