« Play Basketball without

waste » –

4th to 10th of March 2013

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From the 4th to the 10th of March 2013, the LEADING YOUTH SPORT DEVELOPMENT (LYSD)

association - in collaboration with UK & PARTNERS company, set up a basketball promotion week in

TOGO thanks to the sponsorship of the AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS Foundation. The week was

subdivided into several stages:

Each stage was the opportunity to meet schools headmasters, sports teachers and students. All

participating schools were provided with basketball equipment and other materials.

Revive Basketball practice in

Aneho

Located 45 minutes away from Lome (capital of Togo), Aneho was the first step of the BWP 2013.

We held a tournament at the “College Saints Pierre et Paul”, which brought together more than 120

young participants (boys and girls combined) from six different schools in the city. We sincerely

hope that our efforts will revive the interest and practice levels of basketball in this city.

A city mobilized for the event Intense Matches

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A pool of talents unexplored

in Kpalime

We then went to Kpalime, where we held workshops at different levels at the "College Protestant” School

rounded up by a final match between the top 10 players in attendance. 80 children and teenagers joined

us for that afternoon of games and sports challenges.

Left: A young Kpalime volleyball player with incredible athletic skills, came to try on

basketball.

Center: A beginners’ ball passing workshop from the College Protestant School.

Right: A 23 years-old resident, taller than 2m, with only a month of basketball

practice behind him.

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Altitude Sport in Atakpame

Atakpame was the third leg in the BPW. A storm disrupted the workouts; the tent housing the

spectators gave in to the wind, fortunately for all, it brought more fear than harm. Note the excellent

hospitality we received and the perfect organization of the day.

Left: A girls’ team warming up.

Right: An award ceremony in honour of the the city’s best player.

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A playground in the Kouve

village

As part of its consulting activities, LYSD works with the KINTUADI association, whose objectives

are the promotion of sport activities in developing countries through the building of sports facilities.

With LYSD’s help, KINTUADI got a placeholder to build a basketball court in the Kouve village.

Arthur Sene, KINTUADI's CEO, came to visit the village accompanied by LYSD members for the

project’s kick off.

Left: Arthur with the leaders of the Kouve village.

Right: KINTUADI’s President mingling with the crowd in the "College Christ

Roi“ school of Kouve.

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Third edition of the tournament

BASKET PLAYGROUND

LYSD was in charge of developing the “Basket Playground” Tournament, held by the Togolese company "UK & PARTNERS". Basket Playground is a tournament opened to under 20’s from Junior and Senior High Schools in Lome city. Saturday 9th March 2013 marked the 3rd edition of the tournament. The top 8 Lome institutions were gathered at the Omni sports Stadium in the inner city accompanied by Music shows and dance choreographies. The afternoon came to a close with interventions from NGOs specialized in waste sorting and recycling. Shortly after 10:00 PM, Hedzranawoe Senior high school was crowned victors of the tournament after beating College Protestant School in the final.

Frédéric Zotsi - on the right picture, handling point guard duties for “College Protestant

“ school - on the losing side in the final but the 15-year-old played admirably well

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Environment Awareness

The association ADDEL & ETAN presenting its famous

pavement made from recycled plastic in Aneho.

We collaborated with waste management associations to shed light and develop environmental

awareness about the growing importance of eco-responsibility amongst our youngsters.

Youth awareness time in Kpalime

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The presence of the NBA

AFRICA

Franck providing valuable advice to young Frédéric Zotsi (left) at the Basket Playground

Tournament. The next day (pictured right), he shared his experience with the players on

the campus of the University of Lome.

We were honored by the presence of Franck Traore in our ranks – an NBA development coach –

for two days in Lome. He attended the closing event on March 9th where he named the MVP and

spotted a young talent. On Sunday morning, he even managed to play some pick up ball with the

seniors at the University of Lome campus. We are grateful for his time and support!

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Thanks to our Sponsors &

Partners

We would like to extend our thanks to the AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS foundation and its

President Mr. Aquereburu who sponsored our first project, to our local sponsors – DHL, Asky

Airlines, Ecobank and Cristal – that showed us unwavering support in the highs as in the lows of

our project’s development, to our partners – NBA Africa, FIBA, Adidas, Quai 54, Comité de Basket-

ball Parisien, CSMB Bonneuil – that supported us with equipments donations, and to the

organizations – INSEP, Sport sans Frontières, Peace & Sport, Kaboom, Make Sense, Hobbyout –

that intervened during the implementation of the project.

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A forthcoming documentary

Nicolas De Virieu cameraman - editor - director - producer (Destination NBA, Dream Team,

Système Dunk…) takes care of the production of the documentary about this week to promote

basketball in Togo. His footage will enable us to show the excitement around sports in this small

country, and the scope of such activities among the youth.

Interviews with local and international protagonists involved in sport were also secured.

Left: Interview with Apollo Cosmas (first Togolese professional basketball player)

and Horacio Freitas (last century togolese athlete, former minister of sports).

Right: A picture of former glories with LYSD members.

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The project's success should not blind us from the obstacles we had to overcome. A report will be

published in the coming months. Figures from the survey conducted in the different cities will

support our conclusions and make concrete recommendations such as a need for equipment, the

development or maintenance of scarce and rather poor facilities. The AQUEREBURU &

PARTNERS Foundation is already committed to renovate the basketball field in the Aneho Centre.

Poorly maintained Basketball courts and children playing barefoot because

of lack of equipment.

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Dribbling, Baskets, Dance, Joy, Transcendence,

public: all the ingredients for a good time!

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Thanks to our partners, we were able to

reward participants and support the various

academic institutions hosting our events.

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We ensured the best visibility possible for our

numerous sponsors.

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We could summarize this adventure in one word : « Sharing ».

The tournaments, the workshops as well as the awareness

sessions confirmed us that our initiatives extended well beyond

the reach of mere sports projects.

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Thanks to the AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS foundation, to

UK & PARTNERS and to all the LYSD members who

worked tirelessly on this project.

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« Whatever you can do, or

dream you can, begin it! »

LYSD

contact@lysdproject.org

www.lysdproject.org

+ 33-6-72-28-06-99

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