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OUR HISTORY

Faru Foundation is the home of high-performance young talents in Tanzania. Based in Temeke, Dar es Salaam, the foundation is ready to support the next superstars sporting journey. From Volleyball to Netball to dodgeball, we’ve got everything young sportsmen and women need to succeed. Our mission is to enable young athletes to reach their potential in sports and life.

We are very passionate about providing the best possible learning opportunities and experiences for all young players irrespective of their strengths, challenges, or needs. We continually strive to provide an inclusive, enabling, and safe environment which empowers all our players to try their best and achieve beyond expectations. We work with partners across the country to conduct, encourage, promote, advance, and administer all forms of the sport of volleyball in and throughout Tanzania. We partner with professional teams across the world to help further our mission.

WHAT WE DO

Volleyball: a game for two teams, usually of six players, in which a large ball is hit by hand over a high net, the aim being to score points by making the ball reach the ground on the opponent’s side of the court. Our foundation runs a Volleyball Team and works to find international spots for our players.

Netball: a ball sport played by two teams of seven players. Games are played on a rectangular court with raised goal rings at each end. The object is to score goals from within a defined area by throwing a ball into a ring attached to a 3.05 meters (10 feet) high post. We work to champion the advancement and commercialization of Netball in Tanzania.

Handball: a game played between two teams of 7 or 11 players who try to throw or hit an inflated ball into a goal at either end of a rectangular playing area while preventing their opponents from doing so. We aim to improve the popularity and business sense of the game in Tanzania.

Dodgeball: Although it is played in almost every childhood in Tanzania, it is a less known sport in Tanzania as a professional sport. It is a game of a game usually played by two teams. The teams throw balls at each other while avoiding getting hit by the balls.

FARU FOUNDATION VALUES

Fary Foundation delivers and supports initiatives that promote volleyball, handball, netball, and dodgeball sports for youth in Tanzania. We leverage the power of sport to enrich lives and make the world a better place. We coordinate efforts with organizations and athletes who share our dedication and commitment to promoting the positive benefits of sports.

We promote trust, respect, authenticity, and dignity in all activities. We exhibit and observe highly regarded qualities in sports, such as generosity, courtesy, pride, ethics, and fair play. We believe in the positive impact of life-long learning and mentorship

2016

Canada participates in the first Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba

American football as a whole is the most popular sport in the United States; professional football and college football are the most popular forms of the game, with the other major levels being high school and youth football. As of 2012, nearly 1.1 million high school athletes and 70,000 college athletes play the sport in the United States annually.

2013

The Canadian Men’s National Team is named the Team of the Year

The term "football" was officially established in the rulebook for the 1876 college football season, when the sport first shifted from soccer-style rules to rugby-style rules; although it could easily have been called "rugby" at this point, Harvard, one of the primary proponents of the rugby-style game.

2008

Canada successfully hosts the Women’s World Championship in Toronto, Ontario

In the United States, American football is referred to as "football. In English-speaking countries where other codes of football are popular, such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, the terms "gridiron" or "American football" are favored instead.

2002

The Canadian Men’s National Team is named the Team of the Year

What is considered to be the first American football game was played on November 6, 1869 between Rutgers and Princeton, two college teams. The game was played between two teams of 25 players each and used a round ball that could not be picked up or carried.