Ten-year-old Teck Toy should have been in school instead of foraging through the forest. But when hunger is extreme and your family is in danger of dying due to starvation, education takes a backseat. In remote villages of northwest Cambodia, hunger is staved off by boiling brackish water and making soup. Snakes, frogs, rats, lizards and anything else caught that can provide a bit of protein gets tossed into the pot and flavoured with forest plants and starchy roots. Toy reached down into the dense forest undergrowth full of vines to pick up what he thought to be a wild mushroom. Instead, he picked up a ‘bomblet’, a small-sized fragmentation bomb that is packed with hundreds of others into a...
Despite being just 22 years old, Nick Kyrgios is proving that it is never too early to begin charity work. Earlier this year, Kyrgios announced his support for the victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, upping what was originally $10 per ace the rest of the season after the tragedy to $50 per ace. It was not the first time that Kyrgios had donated to charity, as he also pledged $50 per ace he hit to the Elena Baltacha Foundation in 2015 as of 7 October. The Australian has launched the NK Foundation, which strives to “increase access to, and provide sport facilities to underprivileged and disadvantaged youths”. Kyrgios is currently planning a facility of his own to allow...
ATP World Tour star Andy Murray will auction off tennis memorabilia, tickets to sporting events and other collectibles in an effort to raise money for children's charity groups. The online auction will be held ahead of the second annual Andy Murray Live fundraising drive in Glasgow. Items up for bid include a signed tennis racquet used by Murray's coach and tennis legend Ivan Lendl, tickets for the 2018 Ryder Cup, a boxing glove signed by British heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and other memorabilia. In celebration of the auction, a competition will also run which will see the winner pick up a signed, framed racquet used by Murray during this year’s Wimbledon Championships. All proceeds from the event will go to...
Roger Federer knows a thing or two about sustainability. Now in his 20th year on tour, Federer is still winning Grand Slam and ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles and contending for the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking. Federer is also interested in sustainability off the court through his Roger Federer Foundation, which has reached more than 850,000 children in almost 14 years. The foundation helps children affected by poverty in southern Africa and Switzerland by supporting various educational projects that attempt to improve the quality of early education and life for those who are disadvantaged. Federer says that as much as he believes in direct aid through physical or financial assistance, watching those children and families grow from...
Kevin Anderson, ambassador of Tennis for Africa, attended the press conference on the initiative “TENNIS CAMPS” at Salaria Sport Village. The scholarships for youths from Tanzania are developed in the framework of a social developing project for youth through the promotion of sport and in particular or the discipline of tennis. “It is a pleasure for me to give my support to this important initiative and to be here for Tennis for Africa,” said Anderson. Four children from Tanzania have been selected to attend one-month tennis camps organised in Italy at the TEAM 2001 Tennis Academy of Gianfranco Barbiero in Padoa and at the BFD Tennis Academy of Fabrizio Di Meo in Rome. The initiative starts in June. The project...
