Roger Federer kicked around the football with kids, talked with teachers and stood at the blackboard himself on Tuesday as he continued working on his self-named foundation this week in Zambia. View More Photos of Federer Visiting Zambia Federer, who's skipping the clay-court season for the second year in a row, visited two community schools in the District of Lundazi in the Eastern Province of Zambia. He also met with the District Council and spent time with parents, children and teachers. [ALSO LIKE] “It is my hope that in 10 years' time all children will have access to early childhood education in Zambia, as it is the foundation of all learning,” Federer said. On Wednesday, the No. 2 player in...
Roger Federer is staying plenty busy despite opting to skip the clay-court season for the second consecutive year. The 36-year-old Swiss is working on the Roger Federer Foundation in Zambia this week. Federer is seeing first-hand the impact of the foundation's ongoing education programmes in three different community schools in the Eastern Province of the country. [ALSO LIKE] Federer is interacting with children, parents, community members and teachers. The No. 2 player in the ATP Rankings also met with the President of the Republic of Zambia, Honourable Edgar Lungu in Lusaka as well as other key government representatives. The Roger Federer Foundation started working with Zambia in 2011 together with its local partners People’s Action Forum, Reformed Open Community Schools...
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The ATP World Tour players saw the same devastating photos from Hurricane Harvey in Houston, and they all asked the same question: “How can we help?” Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan, Frances Tiafoe, John Isner, Kevin Anderson and Sam Querrey compete at tournaments around the world, and they all call somewhere else “home” when they're not traveling. Yet they still thought of Houston as Hurricane Harvey dumped about 30 inches of rain and displaced almost 30,000 people in the southeastern Texas city last August. “From the start, 'It was how can we help? How can we make a difference? How do we help get Houston back on its feet?'” said Bronwyn Greer, Tournament Director at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S....
