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7:32 CAT | 12 May 2017
IOC News
IOC president Thomas Bach took a trip out of Maputo to visit one of OlympAfrica Centres supported by the IOC on Thursday. The Centre in Boane, an hour from the Mozambican capital, provides support and recreational facilities and training for thousands of local children.
The centre in Boane is one of 44 throughout the continent, and also provides basic healthcare and educational facilities for more than 2,000 local children. It even provides employment for the local economy, with a local business producing and selling school uniforms.
“This visit went straight to my heart. I was so impressed by what I saw in the hospital, in the classroom, in the workshop, and, of course on playing fields,” Thomas Bach said.
Earlier, he visited the maternity and health centre. Whilst there, the President was able to visit one young mother with her day-old baby, who was born at the centre. The mission of Olympafrica centres, here in Mozambique, is also to provide basic healthcare.
Throughout the visit, the President was accompanied by the IOC Member in South Africa, Sam Ramsamy, the NOC President, Marcelino Macome, as well as the Mayor of Boane and the District Governor.
After visiting the OlympAfrica centre, President Bach said: “This visit went straight to my heart. I was so impressed by what I saw in the hospital, in the classroom, in the workshop and, of course, on the playing fields. It is great to see how sport is changing people.”
Source: IOC News
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