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SEEDS SPORTS FOR EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SENEGAL
USING SPORTS AS A VEHICLE TO INSPIRE, EMPOWER AND SUPPORT THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF PROMISING
AFRICAN YOUTH, PREPARING THEM TO BECOME GLOBAL CITIZENS AND LEAD POSITIVE TRANSFORMATION IN SENEGAL, AFRICA AND THE WORLD. SEEDS CREATES A SOCIAL AND CIVIC AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT USING SPORT AS A TOOL AND VEHICLE TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS
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HISTORY OF SEEDS SPORTS FOR EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SENEGAL
AMADOU GALLO FALL, ONE OF THE FIRST SENEGALESE STUDENT-ATHLETES CAME TO THE UNITED STATES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH BASKETBALL EARNING HIS BACHELORS DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, HE PURSUED AN MBA FROM GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY. DURING HIS STUDIES, FALL BEGAN TO INFORMALLY “REACH BACK” TO SENEGAL TO SUPPORT OTHER STUDENT-ATHLETES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO FOLLOW HIS STEPS AND EARN AN EDUCATION IN THE U.S AS A STUDENT, FALL ENVISIONED AN ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD USE SPORTS AS A VEHICLE TO OPEN DOORS OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN AFRICA, PREPARING THEM FOR LIVES OF LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE; FALL ACCEPTED A POSITION WITH THE DALLAS MAVERICKS OF THE NBA, AS AN INTERNATIONAL SCOUT - WHILE AT THE SAME TIME HE BEGAN PLANNING, ADVOCATING, AND RAISING FUNDS FOR THE CREATION OF SEEDS; FALL HAS LIVED AND MODELED THE VISION OF SEEDS AND, IN 2002, ESTABLISHED SEEDS (SPORTS FOR EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SENEGAL) FOUNDATION AS A U.S. - REGISTERED 501(C)3;
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HISTORY OF SEEDS SPORTS FOR EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SENEGAL CONTINUED
IN 2003, FALL HELPED ESTABLISH THE NBA AFRICA 100 CAMP, A BASKETBALL AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM FOR AFRICAN YOUTH, AGES 14-18; THE AFRICA 100 CAMP WHICH FALL HELPED TO CREATE WAS QUICKLY SUCCESSFUL. THE CAMP WAS THEN TRANSFORMED INTO THE NBA’S BASKETBALL WITHOUT BORDERS (BWB) PROGRAM WHICH SPENT ITS INITIAL SIX (6) YEARS IN SOUTH AFRICA AUGUST 5TH, 2010 WILL MARK THE FIRST TIME THE CAMP WILL BE HELD IN SENEGAL, WITH FALL SERVING AS THE DIRECTOR. MOHAMMED FAYE BECAME THE FIRST STUDENT-ATHLETE TO GRADUATE FROM SEEDS ACADEMY AND ACCEPT A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO A US UNIVERSITY DIRECTLY. FAYE GRADUATED FROM SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (SMU) IN DALLAS AFTER TRANSFERRING FROM GEORGIA TECH. FALL IS NOW THE VP OF NBA AFRICA, BASKETBALL DEVELOPMENT
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ASSANE SENE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
AZIZ NDIAYE
BAYE MOUSSA KEITA
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
DANIEL GOMIS
GORGUI SY DIENG
PAPE SAMBA NDAO
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY 2011
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY
IN THE NEWS IN 2010 IN ITS 8TH YEAR, SEEDS NOW HAS OVER 20 ALUMNI IN THE US PURSUING THEIR DEGREES Thursday, December 9, 2010
SPROUTING SEEDS SEEDS ALUMNI’S IN THE UNITED STATES AND PLAYING PROFESSIONALLY
ABOUBACAR CASSE ASSANE SENE AZIZ NDIAYE BAMBA FALL BAYE MOUSSA KEITA BAYE SAMBA FALL BOUNA SEMOU NIANG BYAGO DIOUF CHEIKH TIDIANE MBODJ CHEIKH NGUER DANIEL GOMIS EL HADJI AMADOU BARROS NDIEGUENE GORGUI SY DIENG IBOU FALL IBRAHIMA KEITA JEAN YVES TOUPANE LAMINE DIAMÉ LIONEL GOMIS MAME BOCAR BA MBAYE THIAM MOHAMED SAER SENE MOHAMMAD FAYE MOUSSA BABA SECK MOUSSA GUEYE OMAR SALL OMAR SECK PAPA MADETHIÉ FALL PAPA NDIAGA DIA PAPE LATYR GNING PAPE SAMBA NDAO REMY EMMANUEL NDIAYE SIDY EL LARBY SALL SOULEYMANE DIEDHIOU THIERNO IBRAHIMA NIANG YOUSSOUPHA NDOYE
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ST. ANDREW'S HIGH SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, JUNIOR UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, JUNIOR PROFESSIONAL PLAYER NBD-LEAGUE (RENO) SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, FRESHMAN FENTON HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR TALLADEGA COLLEGE, SOPHOMORE CARROLL COLLEGE - JUNIOR GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE, SOPHOMORE PROFESSIONAL PLAYER IN TUNISIA OAK HILL ACADEMY, HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR - COMMITTED TO OREGON ST. UNIVERSITY LAKELAND COLLEGE, SOPHOMORE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, INCOMING FRESHMAN TRITON COLLEGE, FRESHMAN SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INCOMING FRESHMAN IN 2011 LEE ACADEMY, HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR NEW MEXICO STATE BLAIR ACADEMY, HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR - COMMITTED TO SIENA COLLEGE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, GRADUATED MAY 2010 FENTON HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR PROFESSIONAL PLAYER IN FRANCE, PLAYED FOR THE OKC THUNDER AND NY KNICKS RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS, HOUSTON ROCKETS AFFILIATE TEAM - NBDL TEXAS LEGENDS, DALLAS MAVERICKS AFFILIATE TEAM - NBDL LAKELAND COLLEGE, SOPHOMORE - COMMITTED TO UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA FENTON HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR PROFESSIONAL PLAYER IN QATAR ROANOKE COLLEGE, JUNIOR SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, SENIOR GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE, FRESHMAN SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY, FRESHMAN PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE, FRESHMAN EAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE - FRESHMAN UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MONTANA, SOPHOMORE TRITON COLLEGE, FRESHMAN LEE ACADEMY, HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR
RESPONSIBILITY WE BELIEVE IN A CULTURE OF SELF-RELIANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY, TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE COLLECTIVE SUCCESS OF OURSELVES & OUR COMMUNITIES
SERVICE FOSTERING AN ETHIC OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ALWAYS WORK FOR THE COMMON GOOD BY GIVING OUR TIME, ENERGY, TALENT, AND RESOURCES TO THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS
GROWTH FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT OF CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL WITHIN US ALL
INTEGRITY HOLDING OURSELVES TO HIGH STANDARDS OF PERSONAL CONDUCT & CHARACTER...ALWAYS POSITIVELY REPRESENTING OURSELVES, OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR COMMUNITIES
SEEDS CORE VALUES THE FOUNDATION IS BUILT ON FOUR CORNERSTONES THAT GUIDE ALL KEY DECISIONS Thursday, December 9, 2010
Why SEEDS? THE REASON
SEEDS EXISTS IN RESPONSE TO THE LACK OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN WEST AFRICA. IN SENEGAL, DIM EDUCATIONAL PROSPECTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A SCARCITY OF QUALITY ATHLETIC OPPORTUNITIES. SEEDS USES SPORTS AS A “TOOL” TO KEEP YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGED BY PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION FOR A NEW GENERATION OF YOUNG LEADERS WHO WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF SENEGAL, AFRICA AND THE WORLD
KEY EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS IN SENEGAL* WHERE SEEDS CURRENTLY RUNS ALL ITS PROGRAMMING: PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - 78% SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - 21% TERTIARY (COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY) ENROLLMENT - 5% STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO - 42:1 LITERACY RATE (15 YEARS +) - 39% CHILD MALNUTRITION (UNDER 5 YEARS) - 23%
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Why SEEDS? THE FORMATION
SEEDS FOUNDATION
SEEDS ACADEMY
GROW THE GAME
SINCE 2002, SEEDS HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF YOUTH IN THIES, SENEGAL. IN SEVEN (7) YEARS, SEEDS HAS WITNESSED TRANSFORMATIVE RESULTS IN THE LIVES OF THEIR STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH IT SERVES SEEDS IS COMPRISED OF TWO MAIN COMPONENTS: SEEDS FOUNDATION AND SEEDS ACADEMY WHICH JOINTLY AIM TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUTURE OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR WELLBEING BY USING THE POWERFUL COMBINATION OF SPORTS AND EDUCATION TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE. GROW THE GAME IS AN EXTENSION OF SEEDS’ VISION OF USING SPORT AS THE CONDUIT TO EDUCATE YOUTH TO SPUR SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SENEGAL
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SEEDS THE ORGANIZATION
SEEDS FOUNDATION
SEEDS ACADEMY
GROW THE GAME
FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE SEEDS ACADEMY AND GROW THE GAME CAMPAIGN
A COLLEGE PREPARATORY BOARDING SCHOOL (GRADES 9-12) THAT PROVIDES SENEGALESE BOYS WITH A PLACE TO LIVE, STUDY AND TRAIN IN BASKETBALL YEAR-ROUND
OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED AT THE 2008 BWB STOPOVER, “GROW THE GAME” CAMPAIGN IS A PILOT YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE TO EDUCATE YOUTH THROUGH BASKETBALL
PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO SENEGALESE YOUTH RUNS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT SERVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN SENEGAL, FOCUSING ON THE AREAS OF EDUCATION AND PEDIATRIC HEALTH SUPPORTING WORK OF DAKAR-BASED LEDANTEC HOSPITAL SERVING YOUTH FROM SENEGAL AND SURROUNDING COUNTRIES
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LOCATED IN THIES, THE ACADEMY OFFERS FREE TUITION, ROOM, BOARD, AND THREE (3) FULL MEALS A DAY. IT PRESENTLY SERVES UP TO TWENTY TWO (22) STUDENT-ATHLETES PER YEAR IN A RIGOROUS ACADEMIC, ATHLETIC AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM
GROW THE GAME FOSTERS A CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM THAT INCLUDE BASKETBALL CLINICS AND LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOPS FOR THE STUDENT. OFFERS U.S. TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENEGALESE COACHES (MALE & FEMALE), AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO BUILD BASKETBALL COURTS LOCATED IN RURAL AREAS
SEEDS FOUNDATION CHEIKH FALL Executive Director cheikh.fall@seedproject.org (214) 501-6440 (221) 77 623 2003
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BRIAN BENJAMIN Director of US Operations brian.benjamin@seedproject.org (312) 265-6371 (312) 823-6875