Transforming Communities through Discipleship, Partnership, Service and Development
A group of 19 from the United States came to serve through ATN for a 2 week period beginning Dec. 27. They conducted a two-week youth and sports camp with students at GSKI school in Kicukiro. They conducted sports training every morning and leadership development, service projects and crafts and games in the afternoon. In… [Continue Reading]
We spent the weekend of November the fifth and sixth training in Taekwondo movements, routines, and Olympic style competition. We had over thirty athletes of advanced levels with eighty-five percent being from Rwanda but also from Congo and Burundi. They were taught by Peter Kamau and Martin Koonce from ATN. Peter is the assistant… [Continue Reading]
This month we hosted the first annual ATN Peace Cup Football Tournament for area Kicukiro schools. The tournament was designed to promote peace and unity among the peoples of Rwanda. At ATN we are committed to partnering with local schools to develop a new generation of student athletes who possess great integrity and who will… [Continue Reading]
This month Martin Koonce continued to assist and train the Taekwondo athletes of Rwanda. Two sessions were held focusing on improving technique and preparing for international competition. They are learning to properly train as well as teach others the art of Taekwondo and grow this sport in Rwanda. As well they worked on character development… [Continue Reading]
In March, we brought in the national coach of Taekwondo for Uganda in order to test the top ten Taekwondo players in Rwanda for the rank of 1st Dan black belt masters of Taekwondo. This ranking will allow them to participate in international events as well as register them with the World Taekwondo Federation which… [Continue Reading]
We continued with our development of a national Taekwondo team and a Taekwondo federation for Rwanda this month. We were able to host four practices at the Belgian School and trained the clubs from Kigali as well as Butare. They continue to work on their registrations with the Ministry of Sports and after the completion… [Continue Reading]
ATN began preparations for the upcoming youth football tournament. We met with school officials, coaches, and others to prepare for a kids football tournament which will launch in May. The tournament will be called the ATN Peace Cup and will help promote peace and unity among the people of Rwanda. In addition, ATN coordinated a… [Continue Reading]
The work of ATN with the Rwandan Taekwondo Athletes continued in the month of January with three training sessions held at Ecole Belge with an average of ten athletes attending each session. Martin Koonce was able to implement the training techniques used by the Ugandan Taekwondo Federation in beginning the preparation for the athletes for… [Continue Reading]
ATN hosted two free sports camps for the youth in Kicukiro District. We conducted a week off football training for 4 hours a day and conducted a week of basketball training for 2 hours a day. Our program served approximately 150 student athletes, boys and girls, in our district, from the ages of 10-18 years.
December was an exciting month for Taekwondo in Rwanda as two master coaches and the women’s national champion arrived for a weekend of training at Ecole Belge for the top Taekwondo athletes of Rwanda. The athletes trained for a total of eight hours from Friday afternoon until Saturday afternoon. Training, technical movements, and preparation for… [Continue Reading]