FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Justin Forzano justin@openfieldintl.org 304-281-5649 Open Field announces support from United Nations Development Programme in Cameroon, Africa Pittsburgh, PA – The Cameroonian Association of Open Field, a Pittsburgh-based Sport for Good organization with activities in Western PA and West Africa, was recently… Read more »
By Divine Kowa and Emma Lamberton Kumba, Cameroon — At Open Field, we are committed to developing strong families. Tatabot Divine is incredibly supportive of his daughter’s participation in our programs and supports her involvement any way he can. “When my youngest child was eight… Read more »
By Emma Lamberton Crafton Heights, Pittsburgh — Open Field’s first program launch under our new name was a success when on Saturday, June 22, over 60 youth from the Crafton Heights community in Pittsburgh joined us for a day of community building and soccer! Every… Read more »
By Divine Kowa Kumba, Cameroon — Dreams do come true and can be seen in the life of Agnes Njui Ekoh who is the President of Female Football in Meme Division, Kumba. Growing up, she refused to accept that sport (soccer) was meant just for… Read more »
By Divine Kowa and Ekoi Syvia Kumba, Cameroon — Ever since I was young, I have had a huge passion for sports and competition. I played many different sports growing up, and I now want to compete at the PLAY4PURPOSE girls tournament for the first… Read more »
By Nenne Ekoi, Director of Programs Kumba, Cameroon — We are a unique organization, we use youth to champion their own learning. The CameroonFDP girls league which was opened in April is now ready to launch! It’s amazing hearing and witnessing the scene: girls from… Read more »
Fighting gender violence is a high priority for CameroonFDP, as most of our girls are vulnerable and victims of gender violence in all forms.
I played a few high level competitions between the age of 12 and 14. The Brasseries Top Cup was the highest – or at least most “organized” youth football showcase in Cameroon at the time. We had to walk more than 2 miles to and… Read more »
Eight boys and Coach Wallace left Cameroon in early August for this first trip outside of Africa! Their first trip out of Cameroon was earlier in the week when they traveled to the Bulgarian Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria to get their visas to travel. Needless… Read more »
Join us at our 3rd Party in the Park to celebrate the official launching of the new and improved PLAY4PURPOSE initiative of CameroonFDP. Enjoy delicious grilled food, sides, drinks, music, and games while supporting our unique approach to create global impact through sport. This is… Read more »
