@thegiftofchess Ambassador for DRC ๐จ๐ฉ
Joined April 2024
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Jun 10
Love built thisโฆ๐๐๐
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These chess sets are already reaching the children of Goma, providing hope and opportunity.
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Jun 10
Recently I traveled from Goma, DRC to Nairobi, Kenya to connect with the global @thegiftofchess team.
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Jun 10
Beyond my professional career, I have dedicated much of my life to chess. The game taught me discipline, critical thinking, and resilience. It opened doors for me, and I believe it can do the same for countless young people who lack access to educational opportunities. I founded @SogaChess
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Jun 10
While I was there we visited a factory in Kibera Kenya that is transforming waste plastic into custom made @thegiftofchess chess sets. I dreamed of doing somthing similar in my home of Goma, DRC
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Jun 10
I @realBashige was born on August 12, 1999, and raised in Goma with three brothers and six sisters. Growing up, I experienced many hardships, but I never allowed difficult circumstances to define my future. Instead, I held on to my dreams and my faith.
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Wonderful ! Magnifique !
Mobe forward...๐
We first connected with @realBashige several years ago when we partnered with @SogaChess and sent him 1,000 @thegiftofchess chess sets from Kenya to Goma, DRC for distribution across schools and orphanages. Goma had been ravaged by conflict and we felt chess could bring hope. 1/
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We quickly began producing full chess sets made entirely in Goma, DRC. As quickly as they were being produced @SogaChess was getting them to children in the community as a tool for education, hope and opportunity.
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Our production rate is projected to be nearly 40 sets per day with the factory running 5 days a week. We want these chess sets to be an asset a value add to the community and for @realBashige and his team to find buying customers. Maybe people who are simply willing to buy and donate back to the @SogaChess allowing them to reach more communities.
The sets will be priced at 10 USD. Please reach out if you are interested in placing an order. This is important work and we are calling all hands on deck. @agadmator
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Jun 9
Dear Luc ,
Merci de nous envoyer un message on va traiter votre commande
Je suis ร goma. Comment puis je vous contacter pour une commande?
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Once they reached, which took nearly a month in transit, Bashige and his team from @SogaChess was ready. Production started almost immediately.
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We decided to give it a try. @realBashige would head back to Goma, DRC and prepare a factory space. We would secure the equipment and molds in Kenya and transport them on trucks across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda finally reaching Goma, DRC. Due to an outbreak of Ebola, we had to send them on a boat across Lake Victoria. Finally reaching Goma!
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On our visit to Kibera, we visited the factory which is transforming waste plastic into custom made @thegiftofchess chess sets.
We wondered if we could do the same in Goma, DRC
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Bashige and his team from @SogaChess took these chess sets and taught children across Goma. The impact was significant and the work captured global headlines.
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We first connected with @realBashige several years ago when we partnered with @SogaChess and sent him 1,000 @thegiftofchess chess sets from Kenya to Goma, DRC for distribution across schools and orphanages. Goma had been ravaged by conflict and we felt chess could bring hope. 1/
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Jun 8
Itโs truly wonderful to see the very first chess sets manufactured in the republic of Congo. Iโd like to place an order for a hundred chess sets as well and get them down here to Nigeria.
Iโll donate them to public schools here and give out a few on Twitter.
A generous USA based donor has placed an order for 500 chess sets for 5,000 USD with @SogaChess for custom made @thegiftofchess chess sets made in Goma, DRC. These 500 chess sets will be donated to schools and orphanages across the DRC.
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Dear @Tunde_OD
Thank you for your order!
The production of 100 chess sets for you will begin tomorrow and will be ready by the evening. By placing this order, you are supporting education and environment in DRC as well as in Nigeria.
Jun 8
Itโs truly wonderful to see the very first chess sets manufactured in the republic of Congo. Iโd like to place an order for a hundred chess sets as well and get them down here to Nigeria.
Iโll donate them to public schools here and give out a few on Twitter.
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Soga chess retweeted
Jun 8
You just reminded me, when I was young I used to sneak from School & went fishing, "why give me education when I am hungry" @Godsave_Rdc Lots of opportunities are being created using Simple Chess sets , Chess is also a tool for Education
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