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Hoops for Equality in the Solomon Islands

Hoops for Equality in the Solomon Islands

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Youth in Solomon Islands united through basketball, music, and workshops at the Basketball For Good Mini Festival, promoting gender equality, inclusion, and community empowerment.

HONIARA (Solomon Islands) - More than 100 young ballers gathered at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport Indoor Court in Honiara last month for the Basketball For Good Mini Festival, a one-day event promoting inclusion, gender equality, and youth empowerment through sport.

Held under the theme Hoops for Equality, the one-day event was a celebration of sport as a tool for inclusion, gender equality, and community connection, underpinning FIBA’s Strategic Priorities of Empowering National Federations and Women in Basketball.

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