JAF Impact Report AUG'22/AUG'23

ALETTERTOOURSUPPORTERS

Our objectives

Mission The need Vision

Our accomplished projects

Partnership Tournoi Des Go 2022

JAF Hoop school Akono 2022/2023

JAF Youth Week Tournament 2023

Run4JAFandJHSclosingpartyandAwards2023

JAFhoop summer tour 2023

Financial and Moral report

Financial Report AUG 2022/AUG 2023

Moral report AUG 2022/AUG 2023

Our future projects

JAF Christmas mini basket for peace 2023

JAF YOUTH WEEK BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (EBOLOWA) FEVRIER 2024

JAF SDP DAY 6 AVRIL 2024

Our impact methodology report

A LETTER TO OUR SUPPORTERS

DEAR FRIENDS,

When we started in 2021 our project was to use sport and basketball to address development and peace to youth players in Cameroon. We aim to recognize a concept that has great potential: utilizing basketball to bring individuals together across divides and enhance social skills among participants. We firmly believe that meaningful learning and playing interactions can revolutionize skill acquisition and social sport programs. In the sadly unique context where sports are used solely for talent discovery in Cameroon So much so that we launched a new type of after-school program in July 2022 called JAF HOOP SCHOOL AKONO, where kids from Akono city in Cameroon participate freely in biweekly sport development sessions throughout the 2022/20223 school year.

Not only did we organize a big event like Run 4 Jaf or the JAF Hoops School Summer Tour to enhance awareness of the sport for development movement. Our goal is to challenge the perception that sport is limited to the most talented individuals and performances. Our aim is to open up new perspectives on how sport can be used as a tool to bring people together, and enhance social skills in young individuals. In addition to other skills, they can acquire new ones that will be highly beneficial for their life journey.

OUR MISSION

We want to empower young people in local communities, in partnership with primary and secondary schools from Cameroon and sports clubs, to improve their motor skills and social. By involving them in our sport for development activities conducted in a safe, clean and regulated environment.

OUR VISION

We do not discourage young people from pursuing their education, rather we offer them the opportunity to achieve better academic results through sports participation & and life skills classes

JEANNE D ARC FOUNDATION

Improves the connections between sports communities that cater to low-income individuals Enhances skills in cooperation and interpersonal relationships.

Developing relationships and enhancing personal growth.

Provides youth with the ability to lead in their communities.

...THROUGH SPORT

The Grass Roots Need

Although international sporting events and competitions have increased in Cameroon in recent years, most of the infrastructure built for them is still not accessible to the middle and low-income communities In the area of the city of Akono and the area of Mvolye in the city of Yaoundé, we checked that most sporting events and programs lack quality playgrounds, poor management structure, the local elite is not actively involved, and there is low interest of girls

(aged 6-18) involved in leisure sport activity are lacking for safe and regulated environment both Akono and Mvolye(Yaounde) sport communities

Our solution

59%

Injuries occurring during physical activity for youth people are caused by no exigencies on play surfaces or protective equipment, or by lack of strict rules.

This academic year, we took on the challenge of ensuring that our activities were conducted in a safe, healthy, and regulated environment for our JAF members and participants For this, we carried out main activities: JAF HOOP SCHOOL AKONO, which was our main activity The goal was to promote citizenship and entrepreneurship among Akono youth through basketball We organize and support SPORT BASKETBALL EVENTSs to promote our commitment to raising awareness of sport in a healthy, safe, and standard environment.

JAF HOOP SCHOOL AKONO

JAF HOOP SCHOOL OPEN DAY 2022

Launch JAF HOOP SCHOOL

AKONO 22/23

JAF HOOP SCHOOL AKONO AWARDS 2023

+4000 SPORT COMMUNITY EVENTS

Partnership Tournoi Des Go 2022

RENEWAL College Vogt basket court

JAF Youth week tournament 2023

JAFhoop summer tour 2023

YAOUNDE AKONO

Partnership Tournoi Des Go 2022

In early August 2022, we had the chance to collaborate with Basket zoom (largescale sports media in Cameroon) and the prestigious academy Falcons Biyem Assi,La Ligue du Basket du Centre ,Care4all and Le Collège FX Vogt, has the organization of the go 2022 tournament The Go Tournament is one of the annual competitions that nail women ’ s basketball in Cameroon It is held in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, for a month during which the main female basketball academies in Cameroon compete In the previous six editions, it has managed to gather more than 500 girls, aged between 10 and 18, giving the opportunity to girls to emancipate and exhibit themselves in a social context quite limited for them The most talented were also lucky enough to receive scholarships in the United States It was an honour for us to contribute to the success of this exceptional tournament and to contribute to its sustainability

key numbers

80 subcriptions 25

Average number of kids taking part in the session

128 Hours

Sport for development activities conducted

The beginning of our jaf hoop school session, it was divided into two parts: the first hour was reserved for the learning of drawing techniques conducted by one of our coaches who studied design at university The second instead focuses on teaching the basics of basketball (rules, field, technique) One of the best lessons we learned is that sport is not a magic wand like the one in the Harry Potter saga We expected that the kids, because of the gratuitousness of the activity and the sports offered, would be many and involved in the program, given that there are no other such activities in the area Indeed, especially in sub-Saharan African countries in the backward areas of the big cities, sports are still an activity that is not essential to everyday life To make a change in October 2022, we organized two awareness campaigns in two principal primary and secondary schools and one on market day in Akono city These campaigns made it possible to attract more than 120 percent of children to the next JAF hoop school the next day, a sign of the interest aroused in the community, but slowly over time, many of the new ones did not show up at the following sessions, a sign of our difficulty keeping them interested in our activities To address these concerns we conducted interviews with parents local coaches and students The most reported problem was the distance between the playing field and home; many of the children in the afternoon are committed to helping their families at work and home (which, for the most part, are local farmers); the prohibition of parents to continue the activity at JAF caused to their indiscipline behavior and disappointing school results; the lack of interest in our activities; and the late arrival at the sessions (most showed up only for the basketball part) In December 2022, we decided not to accept anymore students who come only for basketball practice, and we had the opportunity to upgrade our design class by replacing the drawing session with the toolbook "Design for Change in Marginalized Communities," created by our friends Pacollaborative

As for the sports part, we have restructured our activities of basketball training taking more inspiration from manual "Basketball 4 Life" Namibia (Namibia,GIZ,en), we can find manual like this also for other sport at https://www sport-for-development com/ we also reviewing our principal goal during basketball session , which is not to necessarily teach the correct technical gesture but instead to put in the main topic the selected life skills and create exercises that highlight them during the basketball session These radical changes have pushed a lot of other students to drop out but allowed the more daring ones to express themselves more and feel more involved; for example many of them started showing up on time Clearly we had to discuss with our coaches that they were moving beyond being simple sports teachers,to becoming true educators In order to be able to carry out initiatives of this kind, we must focus on the education of the participants, but above all, the educators role is fundamental in developing programs that have a real impact on the beneficiaries

The JAF hoop school AKONO 's gender representation MALE FEMALE

JAF Youth week tournament 2023

What a journey!!! In honor of Cameroon's Youth Week, which is held every year on February 11th The Jeanne d'Arc Foundation had the chance to host their first JAF Youth Day Tournament in the beautiful city of Akono After three months of planning and preparation, on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, from 11 a m to 4 p m , with 50+ participants, the event was a premier not only for our JAF kids but also for our JAF instructors, JAF volunteers, local institutions, stakeholders, and the kids' families

Coordinating logistics, food preparation, and the welcome of different stakeholders needed for the event’s success were not easy at all, but the JAF staff team did a wonderful job Our JAF coordinator manager, Do Rufine, visited the local authorities a day before the event to invite them, planned with the JAF parent team the meal plan for tomorrow, and installed the JAF event banner at the crossroads of Akono city with the help of our coach Tamba

Before leaving Akono, our members from Yaoundé, the capital city, met with Akono members to ensure that all activities would take place the next day

Jaf's youth day started with our head basketball coach Clemence, her assistant coach Junior, and JAF coordinator manager Do Rufine going to Akono They arrived at Stoll College Akono around 9:15 a m Previously, they made a stop at one JAF parent's voluntary house, family MBAKU, to make sure that food preparation was going well

When they arrived in the field, they found our JAF art and skills coach Anicet, some learners, and the animation staff working to set up the tent, chairs, and equipment for the animation of the event Learners will come to the field one after another, as many are still in school A representative of the Special Commissioner for Akono City Public Safety will arrive by 11:30 am to be sure the organization is respecting the safe guidelines

The number of students attending primary and secondary school from various communities in Akono will soon increase Our coach coordinator, Tamba, started a funny series of warm-up exercises to engage them A few moments later, we will be visited by the sports representative, the police commissioner, and the brigade commander, who is a relative of one of our students

KEY NUMBERS

Sport for development activities

A few moments later, some local authorities take time to visit and celebrate with us not only the sports representative, Mr Mbappé, but also the Akono city police commissioner and the Akono city brigade commander

JAF coaches and parents, but definitely JAF learners, were the stars of the day Everyone was involved and hands-on with refereeing, coaching, table officiating, and ensuring that food was distributed efficiently

Around 12:30, the coaches, after a long and funny warm-up, start to divide the participants into four different gender-mix teams After The four teams formed, the official kick-off of the first match is given The following are the schedule results for each game:

Game 1 opposed Team Cédric # Team Cardinal, the score was 0322,

Game 2 opposed Chearone Team # Junior Team, the score was 1317,

After a little break the final game start at 2 pm

Team Cardinal played against Junior Team, the score was score 3812,

The first time winner of JAF Youth Day Tournament was Team Cardinal

Believe me, Team Cardinal celebrated with crazy joy and enthusiasm, but we liked the fact that they also congratulated and celebrated their opponent, and that's how we teach and want them to play and enjoy sports

Follow the game, we host a little award ceremony

RENEWAL College VogT BASKETBALL COURt

But there are concerns about the provider of the playing area that could cause delays in the delivery of the new stadium

The work is being carried out according to the timetable established 80% renovation complete

& Jaf Hoop School Awards 2023

Since the launch of our sports and social activities in 2021 at Akono Stoll College We were able to see the enormous will of the young people of the city but their parents to participate in our activities We wanted to offer a mini-marathon bringing together the entire akono community around sport; but it will help us to better present and support our activity that combines basketball practice and art workshop skills that today is completely free for our learners Recalling that for the success of our main project that to offer the opportunity for young people between 8 and 14 to be able to train physically, mentally but above all intellectually through our activities; there will be a need for synergy between the local community, its representatives and social/educational actors such as our association JAF , the schools,possible sponsors,local patrons The project called "RUN 4 JAF AKONO 2023 & Jaf Hoop School Awards 2023" aims to bring together the community akono around a sporting event and at the same time pick this opportunity to raise awareness of our extra programJAF HOOP SCHOOL which takes place throughout the school year at akono stoll college

JAF hoop school summer tour 2023

“Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.”

Phil Jackson

key numbers

6

Basketball communities visited +10h

Sport for Development activities conducted +50

Prizes donation

mmer, thanks to the #jafhoopsummertour2023, we had the luck opportunity to meet and interact with six young basketball es that are located in Yaounde (Cameroon)

o summarize this experience in three words, we dare say: energy, and fun are what we experienced during the tour. ave been numerous instances of discussion, sharing, and n on life and local social issues for youth sports participants and cators enjoyed the time spent playing basketball all together through mes and mini-competitions, with prizes distributed by our and sponsors to the winners.

ld like to warmly thank our various partners, sponsors, and rs who helped us to realize this dream at JAF is to continue to create connections between various all practitioners by spreading the best values of sport among idi l i i hi h li i f bili i h i

THESTART

This year was a pivotal exercise in measuring and evaluating our overall impact in Cameroon

We still strive to build and consolidate a safe and healthy environment for youth basketball players. We have decided to reduce our involvement in the construction and maintenance of sports infrastructure. Our focus has shifted to implementing a new form of sport that is crucial for empowering youth players.

THEPROCESS

Pursuing our activities in Akono, we have prepared and launched an afterschool program called JAF HOOP SCHOOL AKONO. The goal was to teach basketball lessons while also developing social skills. The experiment confirms the potential of these types of activities, but also reveals the many challenges we have in front of us to stabilize them.

We also organize or participate in other sport events like Tournoi des go 2022 where we contribute with gift and donation of support material and also the Nawewewe sport tournament who promotes the practice of sport for refugees living in Cameroon

THECHALLENGE

It is clear now we are on the path to really focus on sport for development activities and events, we also understand that to be an advocate and game changer in the sport industry in Cameroon, we have to push our activities also outside of Yaounde and Akono city. We are currently in the process of organizing our fundraising strategy and strategic plan for our S4D activities for 2023-2024.

Our wish for next year is to take another giant step towards establishing a safe and healthy sports environment It would only be possible to consult with many grass-roots sports organizations;on how to improve standards requirements for sport events and tournaments and develop stable S4D activities in their organization in Cameroon

OUR DON0R WALL

DONATION

100 Sport T-shirt

The players group is a company of sports basketball agents renowned in Italian and the whole world The impulse of their leader Vittorio Gallinari, Andrea Forti and Giorgio Montano sensitive to our cause. They supported us by offering sports t-shirts Thank them with a heart

AURORA MILANO ASD

DONATION

768 EUR

SALES OF JAF EQUIPMENT

261

COLLECTED SPORT USED EQUIPMENT

Aurora Milano ASD, a multi-sport organization for young athletes in Milan, is well-respected and prestigious The U12 basketball coach Roberto and the club president's passion made it possible It was possible to organize a fund-raising for the association JAF in conjunction with their Christmas party, which saw the presentation of the association by its co-founder Paul Biligha, the sale of JAF sports equipment, and the collection of used sports equipment from Aurora Milano members We warmly thank all participants

571 NEW SPORT EQUIPMENT RECEIVED

DONATION

+200

COLLECTED SPORT USED SHOES

Basketball Star Camp is an esteemed basketball camp organization that caters to young basketball players throughout Italy and the world As soon as they heard about our project, their management organized a collection of used sports shoes from various basketball academies with whom they collaborated We express our gratitude to all those who participated in this collection

Through the prestigious career of our co-founder within the national basketball team of Italy for many years, it was possible for us to present our project to the management of Italys national basketball team The Italian basketball federation, following our interview, kept its promises and donated us new sports equipment of any type and size (tshirts, pajamas, tracksuits, game jerseys, etc ) We would like to extend our warmest thanks to its president, On Petrucci and his administration council for the huge donation

OUR NEXT PROJECTS

JAF SDP DAY 6 AVRIL 2024

Jaf Week Youth Tournament Ebolowa2024

Jaf Hoop School Akono 23/24

OUR IMPACT REPORT METHODOLOGY

Inthissection,weaimtoexplainthemethodologybehindourinitialimpactreport Whileitstilldoesnotexistanuniversalstandardguidelinefor reportingfinancialandimpactactivitiesforsocialenterprises,NGOs,andrelatedentities,weareinspiredtocreateourimpactreportbyreviewingthe annualreportsofPeacePlayers LoveFutbol twosportsfordevelopmentorganizationsthatsharesimilaractivitieswithus Wegatherourdataintwo forms:quantitativeandqualitative Andprocesstheminthreephases:collection,analysis,andpresentation

QuantitativeData

Thenumberofbeneficiaries/donationsareestablishedindirect(youngpeoplewhoparticipateintheactivitiesandtheireducator)andindirect (parents,citycouncil,otherpartneringassociation,sponsors,generalpublic,schoolsmanagement,schoolentity,localsportgovernmentetc ),for ourimpactreportwedecidetoreportonlydirectbeneficiaries/donationnumber

Specificmetricsfromourprojects

InJAFHOOPSCHOOLAKONO projects,weworkwithschoolsportstaffandourstafftokeeptrackofdata(age,number,genderofparticipants)for everysession)wealsoconductrandomquestionnaireaboutsatisfactionoftheprogrammeforparticipantandtheireducator Inthisyear,weintroducedamobileMTNmoneyaccountthatisexclusivetoourassociation Waitingforyourbankaccounttobereleased havingafinancialmobileaccountexclusivelyfortheassociationisasignificantmoveinthetransparency andethicsofourfinancialmanagement

Thesummarysectiontiestogethershort-termandlong-termgoals Continuouslearningandadaptationareapartofeverysection,whereweaimtoimproveourskills Learningfromthegroundexperience

QualitativeData

Personalstoriestestimonialsandcasestudies Verbalandwrittenfeedbackiscollectedbetweenourmeetingswithprimarystakeholders(kids' parents,schoolmanagement,sponsors,donorsetc ,)andresumeinthevarioussectionsofourimpactreports

AccuracyinourdataCollection

Toevaluateandmonitortheimpactofourprojects,surveysarecarriedoutamongparticipantsandeducatorsduringtheacademicseason Onlineresourcefortemplatesurvey:https://wwwsport-for-developmentcom/ Tolearnmoreaboutourimpactonparticipants'schoolresultsandlives,interviewsareheldwithprimarystakeholders,suchastheschoolchief Onlineresourcefortemplateinterviews:https://wwwsport-for-developmentcom/

Datacollection

Financialdatacollection

Ourtreasurercompilesspreadsheetsanddocumentstoreportandtrackfinancialdata,andheisresponsibleforevaluatingwithourboard membersduringmeetings

Wealsoconductanindependentaudit

Activitydatacollection

Duringtheexecutionofouractivities ourcontractorsandvolunteerscompilespreadsheetsanddocumentstoreportandtrackactivitydata and weevaluatethemduringourmonthlymeetingofJAFmembers

JAF Christmas mini basket for peace 2023