Giants of Africa has opened three basketball courts in Rwanda, extending its Built Within programme to all five provinces. The organisation has now built 53 courts across 16 African nations, more than halfway towards its target of 100 community courts across the continent.
The courts were opened on consecutive days in partnership with Rwanda’s Ministry of Sports. They are located in Nyagatare in Eastern Province, Musanze in Northern Province and Nyanza in Southern Province, and are expected to serve more than 9,500 young people, students and community members.
The Nyagatare court, near the University of Rwanda’s campus, is expected to serve more than 600 people. At GS Marie Reine Rwaza in Musanze, a Catholic boarding school with 900 students, the court has a sizeable school community catchment. The Nyanza court at Igihozo St Peter will be open to 8,000 people from the school and neighbouring schools.
These sites join earlier courts in Rusizi, Western Province, and Kigali, bringing the number of Built Within courts in Rwanda to 14. Giants of Africa credited the Ministry of Sports and the Rwanda Basketball Federation, FERWABA, as partners. The organisation has 47 courts left to build to reach its target of 100.
