“Mon nom \u00e8 Massimo Ndol\u00e9,”\u00a0I declare, introducing myself to 50 instructors from across Cameroon. Hilarity ensues \u2013 it turns out Ndol\u00e9 is a typical Cameroonian dish. I\u2019ve just had a JFK moment.<\/p>\n
It matters not \u2013 Mbalmayo is like a second home to us. Two weeks previously, we kicked off a nation-wide collaboration project between Milan Diocese\u2019s Educational Orientation Centre (COE) and the Cameroonian Sports Centre, run by Francis Kammogne.<\/p>\n
There have been innumerable initiatives undertaken in Cameroon to support programmes focusing on the health, integration and schooling of young people. For example, one of the most active projects in this period is an initiative aimed at preventing diseases caused by dirty water. And sport \u2013 football \u2013 is being used as a catalyst to bring these issues to the attention of children and their families.<\/p>\n
Our technical director Alberto and new team of coaches members Davide and Roberto put around 80 children through their paces with engaging, fun training sessions, finishing up with a mini tournament and prizes of biscuits and school books for the winners.<\/p>\n
As we near the end of our trip, Joseph Atangana Nzi\u00e9, who oversees all of the COE\u2019s activities in Cameroon, sets us a new challenge: to work with children incarcerated in youth detention facilities. Alberto and I glance at each other and, without hesitation, say: “We\u2019ll do it.”<\/p>\n
Au revoir, Cameroun!<\/p>\n
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Massimo Seregni<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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