A non-governmental organisation, Dr Krystal Chanchangi Foundation has rolled out sporting competition, aiming to harness potentials of youths in Basketball and related activities.
The exercise which took place in collaboration with the Office of the SSA Youth & Diaspora Police Community Relations Committee held at the popular MO Arena Wuse in FCT Abuja, with winners going home with sums of money.
The outreach was in advancement of the Foundation’s commitment to selfless community service, especially in the area of access to quality education, sports empowerment and feeding the underprivileged areas across Nigeria .
Competing teams took part in various sporting activities, specifically, basketball.
The winning team in female category (basketball) went home with the sum of N10000 (one hundred thousand naira) , while the male champions pocketed N300,000 (Three hundred thousand Naira) and second runner up won cash prize of N150,000.
Founder of the Foundation, Queen Amb. Dr. Krystal Chanchangi while speaking at the event, noted that the sport engagement is her own contribution towards assisting young people discover their inner potentials.
According to the Global Cultural Activist and American Model “I’m passionate about helping Nigerian Youths especially the kids who have little or no support for educational opportunities.
“I have been doing philanthropic works for 9 years . It’s a process that gives me joy and i will never get tired of giving back to the society.
it makes me fulfilled seeing people happy,especially the joy in the faces of these children, my motivation is my passion and zeal for a better Nigeria , devoid of hungry children, out of school children. I will continue to support as long as I can, to put smiles on the faces of this children.”
SSA to the President on Humanitarian affairs Hon. Delu Bulus, Prince Chiders Udegbe, known as the Billionaire Prince White and many other distinguished individuals were present at the event
This is not the first time the Global Cultural Activist is embarking on such project. In September, at least 30 students benefited from her Foundation’s scholarship outreach, an effort geared towards offering them opportunity for a brighter future.
The full scholarship which was targeted for minority primary students from low-income households also covers tuition fees and books.
Earlier, about 50 pupils of Community Secondary School Oraifite, Anambra benefitted from humanitarian intervention of the non-governmental organisation, as it paid fees of 50 pupils of the school.
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