The Longhorns Basketball Club provides sixty 8 – 18 year-old newly-arrived East African young people with the opportunity to meet together with other young people; to play basketball and develop their skills. The Club is led by a dedicated team of volunteers who are themselves, newly arrived to Australia, and for the main part, under 25 years old. 

The Longhorns Club demonstrates the clear pathways for youth participation, community participation and youth leadership made possible through community sport.  The Club has been seen to be so successful, that the Club’s president – 25 year-old Manyang Berberi - has been asked to develop a similar club in Melbourne’s south-east. 

The EastWeb Fund has provided funding for the Club to hire a training space for two hours a week, and is continuing to provide assistance for the Club to access additional funding to become a part of the Sunshine Basketball Association.

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