BMX FREESTYLE 237
Project supported by 237 BMX
Founded in 2020, the 237 BMX association trains young people in BMX in Yaoundé. The association works to democratise the sport and opens dedicated facilities.
"BMX FREESTYLE 237" is a project to promote BMX in Yaoundé, particularly in disadvantaged neighbourhoods, as a means of fostering social inclusion and diversity.
Context
Urban sports are booming in Cameroon, with BMX and skateboarding attracting more and more people.
BMX, as a vehicle for learning and empowerment, could help to improve the social situation in the country, where the poverty rate has increased from 61% to 77% between 2015 and 2021 (Afrobarometer, 2021). This increase is notably led by the combinaison of the drop in world oil prices, the COVID-19 pandemic, the anglophone crisis in the country and the fight against terrorism (Afrobarometer, 2021).
Goals
- Develop the economic activity of the BMX Freestyle sector
- Develop women’s participation
- Train educational and sports supervisors
- Acquire mobile sports equipment
- Develop the discipline within the Cameroon Cycling Federation
Activities
- Training 10 young people to become sports instructors, to set up projects and to finance activities
- Construction of several mobile facilities for initiation and demonstration purposes
- BMX sessions (courses and workshops)
- Organisation of one demonstration per quarter in the district of Yaounde
Targeted impacts / Results
- 10 sports instructors qualified to work with schoolchildren
- Acquisition of a mobile fleet of equipment suitable for introductive sessions and demonstrations
- Skills upgrading for 100 participants in the sessions
- 2 to 4 classes introduced to BMX
- 3 to 4 demonstrations to people from disadvantaged backgrounds
Photo credit: 237 BMX
Location
Cameroon
Project led by
BMX FREESTYLE 237
Start date
Date to be defined
Project status
Project already funded
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