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UGANDA 2008
All your donations were presented to the Ugandan schools. Around 7 schools are now involved in the Kampala area. 300 children were introduced to badminton on this visit. The structure is in place for friendly matches to start later this year. I hope a league will be formed next year. All the schools play outside which if there is a breeze makes things very difficult. At one of the schools the court area we shared with 2 cows and some chickens!!
I found an indoor facility a bit like a YMCA where the friendly matches will be played later this year. The lines need to be repainted but its all in place. Posts were a bit of a problem but I got around that by using old car wheels which have a post welded into the middle.
I have promised to return to Uganda when they are ready to launch the league. They really need plastic lines, like the ones sold by Davies Sports, and shuttles. I shall be sending more equipment out to them around June. Any further donations are most welcome (rackets, trainers etc)
I also coached the Ugandan team including their No.1 player Edwin Ekiring just before they left to play in the Mauritius Open. Edwin won the tournament but all his equipment was stolen!!
David Fletcher.
