Ending Extreme Poverty in the Congo

Improvising

Every avid sports player have the tools of their trade.  A baseball player will have a ball and glove.  A football player will have a football.  A tennis player will have a racket and a can of balls.  An a golf will have a set a clubs and balls.

One of the things we noticed in rural Congo, avid sports player still have a love of the game.  But they did not have the tools of the sports. 

Even schools did not have sporting equipment.  There were no soccer balls, nets, or uniforms.  But the students still had a love of the sport.  They just improvised.

There Is Little Time For Sports

 
The two girl teams played soccer to a tie.  But they set records.  Just imagine girls not only going to school but participating a school soccer match.

It is rare for so many girls to attend second school in a Congolese village such as Bulape.  If it was not for a separate girls school, such a game would not be possible.

Also, it is rare for girls to participate in sports.  In poor villages, soccer is only sport played.  Congo is not a big sports country.  Children and young adults are busy surviving.  There is just loo little time left for sports.