1: sarah chan is the first woman to manage african scouting for a team in the nba. she experienced war, racism and gender-based violence in her career and was awarded a four-year undergraduate basketball scholarship at union university in the us. she established the nyang chan women’s basketball academy in juba and set up the home at home/apediet foundation to fight child marriage and promote education and sport.
2: chan was inspired to create the charity after meeting a young girl who had been raped. she has been travelling around the continent to identify potential emerging talent in basketball since 2012 and hopes to create a women basketball african league. she competed professionally in europe and across africa and was determined to do something to help after visiting her homeland in 2012.
3: chan was spat in the face for the colour of her skin and respectfully declined a coach’s offer to join a basketball team in algiers. her parents instilled in her the value of self-worth and the importance of education, and she believes sports can be a weapon of liberation for girls and women in africa. she is featured in the bbc 100 women list of inspiring and influential women this year.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63841874?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
