![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Daniel Anzara, the Centre’s Director, has witnessed the multi-dimensional impact the Centre has on the community, and the ripple effect it has created. The school has since become part of the national educational system in Côte d’Ivoire. It is one of three schools run by the Foundation, with the other two in Mozambique and Mali. ![]() While sport is a large part of the Centre’s work – a recent wrestling tournament was attended by 2,000 children and young adults, including 500 female wrestlers – the school and nursery are powerful examples of the Olympafrica Foundation’s commitment to wider social development. Officially, around 10,000 young people are enrolled at the Centre, with 550 of those at the school and nursery, but in reality it serves many more. There is even a school on site, alongside a nursery and a canteen. The Soubré Olympafrica Centre in southern Côte d’Ivoire offers a programme of 17 sports disciplines and five socioeconomic activities. Run by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and supported by the IOC, its core mission is to promote social development by increasing access to opportunities – both sporting and social, economic and educational.ĭespite the differing contexts, the aim remains the same at each of the Olympafrica Foundation’s centres: empowering local communities through the Olympic values. Created in 1988, the Olympafrica Foundation is dedicated to enabling African countries and their communities to benefit from the positive impact of Olympism, and has become a powerful vehicle through which the Olympic values are promoted across the continent. The Zambian Centre is one of more than 40 run by the Olympafrica Foundation spread across over 30 countries, with a further nine centres under construction. At the Centre they have the opportunity to take part in not only a varied programme of 12 sports – from football to taekwondo – but also a range of educational and social activities. On any given day, the Zambian Olympafrica Centre, located in the grounds of the Zambian Olympic Youth Development Centre in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, will welcome up to 1,000 children – many from difficult economic backgrounds. The Olympafrica centres in Africa, run by the Olympafrica Foundation, are an example of how sport can drive positive changes and offer education opportunities to younger generations across the continent. ![]()
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