Youth-centered development through education, empowerment and leadership initiatives.
Who we are
Total Greatness International (TGI) a Non-Profit Organization which seeks to develop tennis in Zimbabwe. TGI works towards strategic partnerships for the development of tennis in Zimbabwe. We promote tennis in Zimbabwe through supporting the following initiatives:
- Introduce tennis to rural and remote areas of Zimbabwe
- Work with Tennis Zimbabwe and coaches association to have a development program
- Sponsor kids to play junior and senior tournaments in the country and outside
- Build capacity of local coaches and teachers on the ever changing trends and techniques of the game
The building of strong and lasting partnerships with different stakeholders such as schools, cooperates, clubs, provinces and individuals, to ensure that the uptake and interest towards tennis in the country will improve.
This should lead to more kids playing, by so doing, building development bridges, creating educational opportunities while creating employment as well.
In particular, it will help provide support to:
- Young and upcoming tennis players; and youths in general;
- Talented boys and girls who may want to develop into professional players;
- Coaches and teachers involved in tennis through providing capacity building and awareness on best practices in the game.
- Zimbabwean boys and girls to access education through athletic scholarships, among others;
What we do
- To complement efforts by Government through working with Tennis Zimbabwe and other bodies in the development of the sport in the country
- To provide technical assistance in the form of capacity building and promoting knowledge sharing for the development of tennis in Zimbabwe through working with coaches, schools, media, corporates, players and other relevant stakeholders;
- To mobilize resources for the provision of relief, such as: shelter, clothing and water and sanitation to victims of disaster and homeless.
- To train, build and develop the coping capacity of beneficiaries so as to ensure sustainable development.
Our Approach
The key word in our approach is Partnerships. We will bring partnerships at the center of tennis development. We seek to use our expertise in bringing together different stakeholders and form partnerships. These stakeholders include the Government of Zimbabwe, Tennis Zimbabwe, Private Sector, Non-Governmental Organizations, and Tennis Technical Specialists. The approach will leverage on each target group to gather resources that will be used to resuscitate the existing tennis structures in Zimbabwe while setting up new systems to ensure effective and professional running of the development program.
Our Activities
- We will resuscitate existing structures at district and provincial levels to conduct outreaches and coaching clinics to introduce tennis to the most remote parts of the country. One of our objectives is to have tennis played in all the ten provinces of the country
- We seek to cultivate a culture of professionalism in the management of the sport in the country
- We will work in partnership to improve the quality of tennis in the country through regular refresher courses for coaches and teachers to match world standards while promoting best practices
- Our approach seeks to mold competitive and respectable tennis players that are able to compete on different tour stages while maintaining high levels of professionalism and a hard work ethic.
- We will design a tennis development program that will be in sync with the country’s education program so that we develop the whole being of the player.
Expected Outcomes
Assumption: Through establishing strong partnerships with the above mentioned partners, we are able to run an effective, well-resourced tennis development program in a sustainable manner.
The following results will be achieved:
- Increased number of junior and senior tennis players in Zimbabwe
- Increased awareness about tennis in Zimbabwe through outreach
- Improved quality of players and coaches
- Increased number of junior and senior tennis events in the country
- Strong national teams feeding into the Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams
Improved management of tennis in Zimbabwe (schools, colleges and provinces) through setting up, resuscitating structures and supporting them financially and technically.
Partners
