Launched in 2021, the GOA Alumni Grant Program empowers our alumni to drive change in their lives and communities as they grow into future leaders. New this year are exciting opportunities to take part in the Giants of Africa Festival 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda!
Ambassador Grant
The GOA Alumni community has significantly grown over the past few years. This grant will give two previous Alumni Grant winners a one-year mandate to represent and engage all alumni while fostering ways to strengthen the GOA Alumni community. The two grant recipients will facilitate communication between GOA staff and alumni, keeping them up-to-date on available programs, resources and events. This year, the Ambassadors will participate in the Giants of Africa Festival in Kigali, Rwanda,
COMMUNITY OUTREACH GRANT
Giants of Africa knows that youth can create lasting, meaningful change in their communities. This year, 2025, the grant winner will attend the GOA Festival in Kigali, Rwanda, where they will serve as the Community Events Coordinator. In this role, the individual will assist in organizing and managing community events.
EDUCATION GRANT
Giants of Africa understands the importance of education as a contributor to personal growth and success. In our ongoing efforts to make education more accessible to youth on the continent, Giants of Africa is providing alumni with grants that will assist in furthering their education. The grant funds can be used towards required expenses such as education tuition fees, required textbooks and supplies.
CONTENT CREATOR GRANT
Bringing communities together is critical to the success of the work we do at Giants of Africa. This grant will allow the selected alum to unite their online community and foster their creativity by providing them with access to key social media tools, best practices, and mentorship. The grant funds can be used towards social media content creation related expenses.
VOLUNTEER GRANT
Giants of Africa values the role of life experiences in education and, hence, will be offering an alumni the opportunity to work alongside GOA coaches and staff. This year, the grant winner will attend the GOA Festival in Kigali, Rwanda, where they will work alongside GOA coaches and staff.
BASKETBALL PROGRAM GRANT
Hosting basketball camps and skills development for youth across the continent has always been at the core of Giants of Africa’s mission to activate, educate and unite African youth. This year, the basketball program grant winner will have the unique opportunity to attend the GOA Festival in Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take on the role of Basketball Operations Coordinator.
Sign up and receive access to exclusive programs and opportunities. If you have participated in an official Giants of Africa Camp or Clinic between 2003 – 2024, this program is for you!
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Education Grant Recipient: Cheikh Dieng
"At the Giants of Africa camp I learned that practice makes perfect, and that hard work, dedication and perseverance are essential to achieving success." - Cheikh Dieng