Chess for Charity Africa Initiative

Chess for Charity Africa Initiative fits into the description of a catch-them-young sports and education initiative designed to integrate chess coaching, mentorship, capacity building, tournament training and life coaching into school extracurricular activities for the benefit of students in public schools across Africa. This initiative, under the umbrella body of Dare Chess Pavilion (DCP) is proposed to empower at least 30 million students across Africa over a period of 10 years.

Through this initiative, teenagers can be nurtured and developed into becoming chess masters and grandmasters whilst standing a chance to represent their schools and constituencies in sponsored chess tournaments. Also, young people can take the knowledge and experience from a game as mentally tasking as chess, applying the rules and approaches in their navigation of real-life situations and scenarios.

As an educational tool, Chess is a game that provides an intellectual battlefield for youngsters, not necessarily minding their age but enabling the mind who craves acceptance can demonstrate his/her worth through mental accomplishment. Through the game of chess, chess players develop the foresight to judge any situation properly; learn the art of decision making while making life choices; earn awareness of the consequences of their choices; learn how to accept responsibilities for their actions while developing the ability to meet targets and attain self-goals regardless of background, challenges, oppositions, limitations, gender, disabilities, religion, and other possible life factors.

The Chess for Charity Africa initiative on the long run will not only promote the game of chess as a sport, but also promote educational interest and values in kids and teenagers across Africa