Personal achievement through basketball

In Togo, 41% of the population is under 15. There are few extra-curricular activities and education is inadequate, resulting in many difficulties in terms of integration into the labor market and the development of self-esteem. 

The project called Milédou (“We are together” in Mina, a Togolese dialect) aims to set up a network of qualified educators to assist young people with their personal development in Togo. Through sports and games based on basketball, these mentors raise awareness among the new generation on a number of difficulties and taboos, such as gender equality, migration, and human trafficking.

The project aims to:

• support and provide tools to educators in the communities;
• raise awareness among young people on well-being and support their development;
• provide access to sports activities and cultural content;
• promote dialogue within and between communities;
• contribute to the emergence of talent (academic, entrepreneurship, sport).

• Organization of basketball training twice a week and weekly dance sessions;
• Organization of sports leagues and meetings between young people from different communities;
• Development of a shared culture through events and the creation of content;
• Training of local educators by experts (in sport, education, psychology, digital technology, for example).

• 700 young people aged between 8 and 20 have benefited from the program (at least 40% girls aged between 8 and 19);
• A network of 30 young mentors called “Milés” (16 girls and 14 boys aged between 17 and 25);
• 2,000 primary and secondary school students from the project intervention areas (at least 50% girls aged between 8 and 19).