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In recent years Bhubesi Pride’s coaching teams have accomplished a lot! As we look ahead to project work in 2015 – a RWC year – whereby we’ll be planning and implementing a host of “legacy projects”,...
View ArticleJames Herbert completes the Thames Path Challenge for BPF
James Herbert tells us of his awesome physical challenge and fundraising effort at the Thames Path Challenge on Sunday! Here’s what he had to say: “Well it is done! 25 km now complete and I am tired...
View ArticleOur fourth and final video for 2014′s project is now live!
To conclude this year’s project work, Bhubesi Pride is thrilled to present footage from the final leg of 2014′s expedition. Featuring updates from Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, we catch up with...
View ArticleInspired Pride supporter raises funds for charity and volunteer
Coast to Coast Rat Race 13th – 14th September 2014 Rupert Neville reports on his adventure: “At 0730hrs, as the sun was rising over the North Sea, around 850 of us set off from the seafront at Nairn,...
View ArticleMalawi: Local G4S employee continues to engage students through rugby in...
We are delighted to report on a heartwarming rugby story from Malawi which sees a G4S employee (who’s worked with Bhubesi Pride for the last two project visits, including May this year) continue to...
View ArticleBPF ‘escapes the city’& receives an award nomination at Rugby Expo 2014
Over the last few weeks, the charity has been engaging with a host of stakeholders, be it corporate partners, universities, grant-awarding bodies, schools, coaching establishments and at networking...
View ArticleAfrica As One
DHL is a major partner of RWC 2015. In a vibrant celebration of rugby, Africa and the brand’s close working relationship with our beloved continent, DHL SSA (its Sub Sahara division) is running an...
View ArticleCelebrating the big efforts of BPF’s 2014 volunteers…
Meet the 2014 team and read individual profiles… Mark Davies Bio AGE: 33 NATIONALITY: Welsh HOMETOWN: Newbridge NICKNAME: Freddie After leaving Newbridge Comprehensive School Mark enrolled on a Sports...
View ArticleKey partners build their relationship with BPF
Joining G4S Africa as Bhubesi Pride Foundation’s key strategic partners and supporters are a host of highly regarded organisations. Nothing’s new, it’s just all stronger… The Bill McLaren Foundation...
View ArticleG4S says “Yes” to community development through rugby in Africa!
G4S promotional statement: “Development through sport is an exciting approach to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Bhubesi Pride Foundation is an organisation successfully promoting the...
View ArticleIntroducing the Bhubesi Bus
As Bhubesi Pride Foundation embarks on a new phase of project operations, working hand-in-hand with key partners from 2015 to 2017, the charity is thrilled to announce the introduction of the Bhubesi...
View ArticleStraight into action in Kampala
“Full-on and productive” is a fairly accurate description for the first 3 days of activities Bhubesi Pride’s 2015 team of volunteers have been undertaking. The group arrived on Sunday, settled at Red...
View ArticleFinal training in Kampala and a morning with The London College of St Lawrence
Finishing up the last few days in Kampala, where the team was based at Kyadondo RFC, team members got a great opportunity to practice their coaching skills with young rugby players at The London...
View ArticleTransformational leadership through Rugby in Africa 2015
This year Bhubesi Pride Foundation is delivering dynamic leadership development seminars in Africa. The workshops, driven by a new learning and development arm the charity is setting up, are being...
View ArticleJake’s blog: The start of a new good thing
Team member and volunteer Jake Hiscock has kindly offered to share his experiences of his 5-months with Bhubesi Pride Foundation this year, through a blog he is hoping to keep up over the coming weeks....
View ArticleJake’s blog: The journey continues
More notes from his diary… Jake Hiscock continues to share his unique experiences from ‘inside the Pride’. Enjoy! [Please note: With certain references made, readers may find some of the content...
View ArticleUp and running in Jinja, Uganda
Having completed an action-packed volunteer training week in Kampala and moved east to Jinja, Cameron and Christopher (this week’s competitions coordinators) led Jacob, Jan, Sune, Gabrielle and Yannick...
View ArticleThe Pride visits St. Andrew’s School, Turi, in Kenya
With the Pride finishing up their coaching visits in Uganda for 2015, it was onwards to Kenya. On the way, Operations Director Oliver Munns had scheduled a 2-day stopover at St. Andrew’s School, Turi,...
View ArticleMulti-layered Nairobi paves path for future
For a two and a half week period, Bhubesi Pride Foundation’s coaching team has been based in Nairobi. Staying in the beautiful grounds of Brookhouse School, the team has been participating in a host of...
View ArticleA ‘pack-full’ of effort in northern Tanzania
After an action-packed 2-weeks in Nairobi, the transition from community coaching to more community coaching was seamless, yet rapid. A quick border crossing from Kenya into Tanzania (the ease of...
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