SHORT-TERM GOALS

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• Provide a platform for children to make new friends and develop their social skills.

• Actively increase participation among girls.

• Introduce children to tennis as a new sport.

• Foster interest and knowledge in tennis.

• Build self-esteem among the participants.

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LONG-TERM GOALS

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• Identify hidden athletic talent.

• Develop athletes who can compete in local tennis events.

• Cultivate players who achieve national rankings.

• Prepare athletes to represent Botswana internationally.

• Help athletes earn college scholarships through tennis and further their education abroad.

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WHAT WE EXPECT FROM ALL PARTICIPANTS

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• Hard work

• Focus

• Respect

• Fun

 

KEY EVENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF TENNIS4SOS SINCE 2014

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Tennis4SOS is proud to share the following milestones and initiatives:

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• Secured an annual budget to hire a professional tennis coach (a former ATP player) to coach 10 children from SOS Children’s Villages in Botswana for 7 hours per week, including training camps. This funding has mainly come from private members of the Royal Lawn Tennis Club in Stockholm, with support from H.E. Mr. Lameck Nthekela, former Ambassador of Botswana to Sweden and Patron of Tennis4SOS.

• Funded the construction of a tennis practice wall within the SOS Children’s Villages compound.

• Provided funding for six flight tickets for Tennis4SOS children to attend training camps in Stockholm and France. Both the Royal Lawn Tennis Club and the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy hosted the children free of charge, and Swedish tennis families provided homestays. Contributions came from individual donors in both Botswana and Sweden.

• Hosted a high-profile charity auction at the Botswana residence in Stockholm, co-hosted by H.E. Mr. Lameck Nthekela and former world No. 4 tennis player Robin Söderling. The keynote speaker was Mr. Jan Eliasson, former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.

• Organized two charity walks in Stockholm, led by Ambassador Nthekela, his embassy staff, and other supporters, to raise funds for Tennis4SOS training camps.

• Held a local charity event at Sanitas Garden Centre in Gaborone, organized by Mr. Anders Sandström and Honorary Consul to Sweden, Mr. Kent Nilsson.

• Secured support from two former top 10 tennis players: Jonas Björkman (Wimbledon champion) and Robin Söderling (two-time French Open finalist), who sponsored Tennis4SOS in 2016 and 2017.

• Received sponsorship from best-selling author Sir Alexander McCall Smith, who supported a tennis camp in 2017.

• Partnered with the British High Commission in Gaborone to organize a charity tennis tournament in 2016.

• Gained significant media attention in both Botswana and Sweden. Coverage has included Botswana Television (BTV) and various local newspapers. Notably, when former President Seretse Khama Ian Khama visited Stockholm, he was pleased to be briefed about Tennis4SOS by Ambassador Nthekela.

• Celebrated the first Tennis4SOS player to receive a tennis scholarship to Lewis-Clark State College in the USA.

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For questions please contact
Mats Ögren Wanger

CO Founder of Tennis4SOS
073 632 19 78​​​​​​​

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