Big dream Vision members, players and guests at the Machakos banquet
The Big Dream Vision banquet 2024 was held in Machakos, Kenya where we invited the 2022 basketball champs from the men and the women team to show them appreciation for their hard work. Junubin was the top men's team that won the basketball tournament and they were awarded 100,000Ksh with the trophy. The women's team known as Money Team won 50,000 kWh award with the BDV trophy. The 2024 banquet was held to promote our biannual BDV tournament that will be taking place June 28-30th in Mombasa, Kenya at the KPA gymnasium in Makande. The 2024 championship will have 12 men's team coming from Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Kakamege, Eldoret as well asUganda. High School all stars will be part of the championship as well. During the tournament there will be foreign coaches coming from the United States to find the best talent. Big Dream Vision has helped over 60 kids to attain basketball scholarships and this will be an opportunity for the young talent that is coming up.
Joseph Akon (L) and Ishmael Omondi Founder BDV (R)
During the Big Dream Vision banquet we acknowledged the teams that had came and we had guests from the Machakos County government that were so encouraged by the work of BDV over the las 12 years we have been in existence. John Kilonzo was our guest of honor the minister of youth sports and he continue to have the same vision similar to BDv where we can use sports as a tool to empower the youth. John Spoke about how the Machakos county is determined in building indoor basketball gymnasium and having plenty equipment for the youth so that they may be able to improve.
Big Dream Vision has engaged in different huge projects where we encourage African countries to engage in building high level facilities that will put our youth on the same level as the western kids when it comes to sports. We believe that if we have the same platforms as any western country we would be able to have a huge impact in the globe. During the banquet Ishmael Omondi founder of Big Dream Vision spoke regarding the importance of financial integration for the purpose of building the facilities for our youth.
Ishmael Omondi speaking at Machakos, Kenya banquet
"As we continue having dream for our youth let us support them with the resources that they need for their dreams to be valid'' Ishmael said. Ishmael spoke about the need of everyone to be able to take part on supporting our children as they are the next generation and continue to give them hop no matter what kind of circumstances they are coming from.
Our other guests that joined us were Evans and Wanjiru Wafula from Olympia Foundation who are focused on helping the disabled and impact the society positively. We are excited to partner with such foundation who impact the society and stay engaged with charities across the globe so we can work together efficiently. With our discussion with the Wafula's we realized that there are also disabled children that still need help from the programs we offer. We are excited that as we continue expanding there is more we can do and that work of elevating lives never stops. Another present organization was Tenebo Foundation by the founder Naserian as she is focused on helping and controlling tuberculosis that is rampant in the community as a whole.
Overal we had a great turn out at the BDV banquet and we are excited of God's plans and visions for the organization.
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