Overview:
Hudson Kirabo, the Logistics and conservation manager at Rhino Athletics, also sports Uganda Ltd UK officially handed over equipment to storage lead at Karibu International school Iganga hub.
For a long time now, the Rhino Athletics Club has maintained the diligent efforts of exceptional service delivery, open transparency and unquestionable accountability in the execution of their duties at hand.
Definitely, there is that precious brick that has contributed by Rhinos Athletics club in the Uganda’s sports sub-sector development across different sports disciplines; rugby, football, cricket and lately Robotics.
The latest assortment of donated sports gear includes; balls, training cones, Jerseys (shirts, shorts and sockings).
Hudson Kirabo, the Logistics and conservation manager at Rhino Athletics, also sports Uganda Ltd UK officially handed over equipment to storage lead at Karibu International school Iganga hub.
Kirabo asserts that this equipment will spark the long-awaited event; “THE BEST BAREFOOT LEAGUE IN THE WORLD (TBBFL)”.
The equipment was donated through several partners as Southampton Academy, Northsomerset Academy, Salisbury RFC, Lord’s Tarvens UK, Bristol City Academy, Robotics partners Volt, Papers and Scissors Germany (for the coding and robotics equipment) and parents.
Special appreciation to Andrew Byekwaso and family, Sports Uganda Limited UK, Soccer net United Kingdom, Regional Express, Emirates Airlines, African Scorpion, Jinja Hippos, Karibu International School – Iganga, Henry Musisi (Managing Director, African commodities) and all the the other local partners.
Meanwhile, the Sports Uganda Ltd UK organization has provided a number of education bursaries to the different hubs.
Lugazi Hub received 25 full bursaries at St. Andrews secondary school for playing football and 4 full bursaries at Jinja Progressive School.
Some of the hubs that Rhino Atheltic Club closely associates with include; Motion Youth (Kampala), Golden Impact (Mukon), Adjumani, Iganga, Kumi, Mbale, Lugazi and Gulu.
Relatedly, Rhino Athletics Club is also at the fore of promoting traditional African Sports and Games in Uganda. These games entail Omweso, Okwepena, Oware, Morabaraba, rope skipping (to improve outcomes for overall cardiovascular health), among others.
They have also upped the conservation strategy after forging the latest partnership with Lukango Tree Conservancy.
Programs as plogging, waste clearance, setting up nurseries for seedlings in decompostible containers and growing native species at each space are being promoted.