Entries by Mailys Finel

Partnership: Recycling Rugby, the recycling operation that transforms old rugby balls into bags and pouches of all kinds is growing!

Recycling Rugby is now a fully-fledged association which is no longer directly attached to the Sports Association of the Denis Diderot College of Massy. However, the close links with the Diderot College continue to the extent that management and students are still directly involved in the operation. We warmly thank them for their support, without […]

Cameroon: Our rugby project for kids is gaining momentum!

50 toddlers (26 girls and 24 boys) from the Jardin Eden centre in Yaoundé and the Zoétélé centre, now play rugby in a well-equipped and safe environment. They are all insured and proudly wear the chasubles and belts created by Herode, a local seamstress. They use the official Touch Rugby game belts and tags. Their […]

Cameroon: Mr. Olivier Cadic, senator representing French citizens abroad visitsthe Jardin Eden Centre

On Wednesday December 16, Mr. Olivier Cadic, senator representing French citizens abroad visited the children of the Jardin Eden centre in Yaoundé. Nadège, Christelle and Josué had the honour of welcoming him and presenting our activities and actions to him. Mr. Olivier Cadic published on his website a report of his visit to Yaoundé in which […]

Partnership: Christmas donation from the HAE Group, our dear partner

As an alternative to customer gifting in 2020, the HAE Group will be donating additional support to the charities they are closest to and notably to the Serge Betsen Academy (SBA). We would like to thank them warmly for their £500 donation for our children. It is such a beautiful gesture for Christmas. We feel very fortunate […]

Serge Betsen, new Sport Impact Leader

As a public figure committed to development through sports in Africa, Serge Betsen was invited by Sport en Commun to join the community of Sport Impact Leaders. We are really proud to see our President’s charitable actions receiving recognition! And for those who don’t know Sport en Commun, it is a pan-African digital platform launched […]

Cameroon: School results for the year 2019-2020

We are very proud to share with you the academic results of our children for the school year 2019-2020. It was a very odd year; due to the pandemic schools and our centres were obliged to close for several months. However the results turned out clearly higher than the national average because our children knew […]

Mali: The SBA Mali is born!

With more than 16-years’ experience in Cameroon, the Serge Betsen Academy (SBA) opened a branch in Mali. The opening ceremony, kicking off the start of the rugby training, took place on Saturday 24 October at the AS Real stadium in Bamako. As for the daily after-school tutoring, this will begin in a few weeks, the […]