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[ Our Journey ]<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n
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It started with a question: What if we could give them a real space<\/a>?<\/strong><\/em>

Not a grand stadium but something built by the community, for the community. A place with a proper pitch, a roof over their heads when it rains, a room with laptops where a teenager can learn, a solar panel that keeps the lights on after dark, and a toilet that works.

It started small. A sketch on paper. A plot of land already owned by the association. A handshake between people who believed that sport can change lives and that every child, no matter where they are born, deserves a fair chance.

The Umoja Youth Center is that chance. And it all started with a football.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our kids superPowers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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MOTIVATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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HOPE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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JOY<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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TALENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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[ Our Team ]<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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We\u2019re a tight-knit crew united by a passion for building things that matter, based in Burundi & Austria. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n

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“Soso” Simplice Mugiraneza<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founder – based in Austria<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Egide Ndikumana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project manager – based in Burundi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mediatrice Nduwayezu <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finances – based in Burundi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alfonse Bikorimana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community manager – based in burundi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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