Great fundraising result on a beautiful sunny day in September at Haag Atletiek! With the funds we are able to support Esther Dankwah’s foundation in Pepease, Kwahu, Ghana – to promote active and healthy living among students through sports at under-resourced schools.
Jeannine de Hoop Schaffer, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, and Pierre Heijnen
With the funds from the ‘Vogelwijkloop’ we are able to support Esther Dankwah’s foundation in Pepease, Kwahu, Ghana – to promote active and healthy living among students through sports at under-resourced schools. Two schools received essential sports equipment. Pepease D.A. Basic School and St. Dominic Sr High Technical School. The schools received footballs, basketballs, handballs, volleyballs, cones, sports shoes, clothing, jerseys – supporting physical education, general wellbeing, recreational activities, and promoting community support. It shows that even small donations contribute to empowering youth through sports, education and community development.
In South Africa, near Cape Town, we partnered with Friends of Stars in their Eyes to facilitate sports and recreational activities for children and teenagers. This street soccer holiday program contributes to important community development and offers wellbeing for the youth.
English below – De Haagse sportvereniging HAAG Atletiek organiseert dit jaar wederom, samen met de wijkvereniging, de Vogelwijkloop. Bij de 5 km wedstrijd kunnen hardloopteams het tegen elkaar opnemen, maar er zijn nog meer onderdelen: 1 km jeugdloop vooor 3 t/m 6 jaar en 1 km voor 7 t/m 11 jaar, en de 3km prestatieloop. LOCAL HEROES is heel blij als goed doel verbonden te zijn aan dit evenement. De opbrengst gaat naar een project van local hero Esther Dankwah, een geboren en getogen Ghanese sprintster (60 en 100 meter) en lid van HAAG Atletiek. Dankzij dit project kunnen kwetsbare meisjes in Bokom, Ghana, schoolmateriaal en boeken ontvangen.
De inschrijving is hier geopend, we heten iedereen van harte welkom! En doneren kan via de QR code:
The athletics club HAAG Atletiek is organizing the Vogelwijkloop in The Hague on September 6th this year. In the 5 km competition, running teams can compete against each other, but there are more running distances: 1 km youth run for 3 to 6 y/o and 1 km for 7 to 11 y/o, and the 3 km performance run. LOCAL HEROES is very happy to be the charity linked to this event. The proceeds of the donations will go to a project managed by local hero Esther Dankwah, a born and bred Ghanaian sprinter (60 and 100 meters) and member of HAAG Atletiek. Thanks to this project, vulnerable girls in Bokom, Ghana, can receive school materials and books.
Registration is open here, everyone is more than welcome! And you can donate via the QR code above.
Segbroek College did a fantastic fundraiser again! On February 14, 31 students and 2 trainers skated together and raised a record-breaking amount of EUR 3,878. The decorated ice rink, adorned with balloons in the colors of Local Heroes, African fabrics and, of course, the Segbroek flag, set the stage for an incredible event. Over the course of 45 minutes, participants completed a total of 508 laps, each giving their best effort on the ice.
Never before in the more than ten years of skating for Local Heroes has such a large amount been collected. Students Ralph (€295), the Kradoffer family (€355), Dano (€289), and trainers Renze/J.P. (€600) together raised over €1,500. However, the top fundraiser was Yldau, who single-handedly brought in an impressive €511.
Skating trainers Frank and Vera managed the lap stamping and quickly calculated the final amount. At the end of the successful event, principal Remco Vogel, on behalf of Segbroek College, presented the donation check to Jeannine and Jaap de Hoop Scheffer who on behalf of the Local Heroes Foundation were delighted with the contribution.
The funds will go to projects supporting the building of small schools in remote areas in Kenya, furnishing classrooms and dormitories, and purchasing sports equipment in Kenya and South Africa.
