The Young African
Athletes Foundation
Roughly 85% of African metro youth participated in sports last year. As talented as they may be, only a handful of these children will pursue a career in their particular sport due to lack of infrastructure, coaching, and mentorship. A few lucky athletes do have the chance to play on semi-professional teams, but only after paying extremely high amount of money, typically in soccer, for developed programs and schools that most parents cannot afford. They and their family are abused. When the athletes are recognized for their talent, their family members often discourage them from pursuing an athletic career because they do not view sport as means of providing income for the family. In most cases, however, even young talented African athletes do not have the opportunity to get recognized since they come from poor families.
Our Mission at
YAA Foundation
Empowering African Youth
Increase participation in youth sports and recreation programs in African countries.
Assist African Youth
Assist young African athletes and amateurs with professional opportunities and support programs.
Enhance Accessibility
Increase African youth access to sports and healthy development.
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Raise Future Champions
Help the most talented kids to success in sports and education so that they learn the values of respect, responsibility and do the same in return, and improve lives of millions.
Help Where There Is No Hope
We are focusing on helping kids across Africa as these regions are the most affected with a failing education, lack of jobs trainings, poor technology, archaic entrepreneurship methods, and poverty.
Create Better Tomorrow
Our objective is not just to bring kids in foreign countries, we want to help kids within Africa. Also we want as many kids as possible find scholarships and new families abroad.
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Charity Event
In a recent event that happened on behalf of Yaa Foundation on 4th October 2023 at EMD Serono, Billerica campus, in Massachusetts. It was charity event to collect the office supplies which were collected to help the school for better administration. We thank all who...
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Cedric’s Story
Since the first day I touched a basketball I knew that this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. It has never been easy for me, there has always been the financial struggle of my family.
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Philippe’s Story
I have been playing basketball since I’m 8 years old. It is a passion for me. My dad use to beat me up because I used to go and play basketball with the only pair of shoes that was bought for me for the entire academic year.
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We believe that any young athlete must have the opportunity for a successful start in education and sport regardless of age, race, gender, family composition, income or community.
July 2018 in Yaounde, Douala, Buea, Bafoussam, Cameroon
December 2018 in Bangui, Central African Republic
