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Please support my Rwanda Fellowship

I am excited to share with you that I will be joining Shooting Touch, an international sport-for-development nonprofit, as part of their Rwanda Fellowship Program! With programs in Boston, MA and Rwanda, East Africa, Shooting Touch uses the mobilizing power of basketball to educate and inspire youth, women, and their communities to live healthier lives. In Rwanda, Shooting Touch serves over 1,000 youth, ages 7-21, and 1,800 women 21+ in six rural communities in the country’s Eastern Province.

As a Fellow, I will be living and serving in rural Shooting Touch communities, working to coordinate programming, support on-ground staff, and increase the reach of Rwanda’s first and only free youth league for girls, boys, and women. Alongside their team of local coaches, I will also help deliver Shooting Touch’s custom designed on/off-court health-education curriculum, organize health and gender equity awareness events, and much more.

I am reaching out today in hopes that you will kindly support my on-ground work in Rwanda. Every Fellow embarking on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is required to raise a minimum of $4,000 to support the amazing communities we serve with resources such as health care coverage, disease testing, health education, and daily basketball programming. I truly appreciate every life-changing contribution!

With gratitude,

Madison

ABOUT Shooting Touch Rwanda

ABOUT MADISON KNIGHT

Madison recently graduated from California Lutheran University in May 2023 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management. Currently, she holds the position of a girls’ high school basketball coach at Castaic High School in Castaic, California. As in incoming Rwanda Fellow, Madison is particularly enthusiastic about the practical insights she will acquire in the realm of basketball and the opportunity to delve into diverse cultures during her time in Africa.