Ethiopia

This is our latest update on our Tennis Social Project. Because of your sustained support we have been making this project a reality and continue supporting the children, and we are excited to share the progress we have over the past few months.

TDKET in Ethiopia - African Tournament for Juniors

The year 2023 was a big challenge for TDKET. For the second time, the fences surrounding the tennis facility were torn down because the street was being expanded.

Children aged 12 and above received instruction in Life Skills from Mrs Makeda Tsegaye on four Saturdays. Teaching life skills to children, especially those from slums where they must be resilient to survive in this challenging environment for children, is crucial for their personal development and future success.

What about 20 years ago was a means of getting poor children off the streets through tennis is now a stepping stone to a qualified school education. What was a side issue at the beginning of the project has now become a main issue: Learning

2020 was a year with Ups and Downs. Some of the 50 students, as well as their parents, were affected by Covid 19 and had to interrupt their participation in the programme.

Children in the TDKET programme in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

In 2019, the project was recognized by the government as the best private sports funding program for poor children in Ethiopia!

Yonas Gebre, is a slum-kid of the first generation of the TDKET - Tariku and Desta Kids` Education through Tennis Development Programme in Addis Ababa. Yonas recently graduated in the USA and will be doing his MBA at West Virginia Wesleyan College.