Ubuntu Award

Okall Koranga founded and leads a women's basketball initiative in Kenya that combines high-level training with mentorship, life-skills and mental-health support, reaching more than 300 players from diverse backgrounds, including participants from the deaf basketball community.

Almeida organised basketball camps and clinics that reached more than 100 aspiring players and coaches over the past year, including from underserved communities in his native Cape Verde.

Ndour is recognized for founding a basketball tournament in his Dakar neighborhood of Bopp, involving nearly 250 amateur players. He also conducts youth basketball camps and supports the unemployed, promoting community engagement and peace.

As an assistant coach for Angels Basketball Club – a professional women's team that competes in the Ugandan Basketball League – Drileba participated in the club's community outreach projects across the country, including youth clinics and life-skills seminars at Nakivale Refugee Camp in Western Uganda.

At Club Rafiki, Jean Jacques helped children and young adults to integrate into society through developmental basketball programming and competitions.

Benayad-Cherif founded the Elite Student Athlete Academy in Algeria, where he has developed basketball camps and training programs for 800 children since 2018.