THE Amawele Games Foundation hosted the #2022AMAWELEGAMES. The event took place on Salem Sports Grounds in Shongweni Dam on Sunday and Monday March 20 and 21, and pulled a crowd of 800 participants and spectators.
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The main purpose of the entire event was to raise awareness to socioeconomic issues.
“These events were used to address and find a way to clean our streets to become a drug-free society, which we aim to achieve as a society as we have showcased a lot of talent around Shongweni and we’ve had a lot of success in the prior events. We are excited to work with anyone interested in becoming a sponsor in these events,” said Mandla.
The Amawele Foundation want to express their gratitude to Aquelle for providing the event with sports drinks that were used on the day of the event.
The top performers received trophies, medals, and kits, as well as goodie bags.
Mandla said, “the foundation hopes to achieve a purpose driven community with responsible youth who have a positive impact on our society towards their future goals and achievements. With this platform we grooming young people to become their best to succeed and strive to continuous improvement.”
According to the foundation this event was expected to be the most successful in the community for the foreseeable future.
“We would like to express our gratitude to the entire community for participating in the campaign. We wish everyone else a bright future ahead of the events schedule because it is an opportunity for everyone to showcase their talent. Our most sincere gratitude to the Shongweni Dam Clinic for providing first aid services on the day, as well as the spectators who made the most of the event and the initiative to drive a positive change in our society by motivating and inspiring our youth to become better people with something to live for and love. This way, we keep young people occupied, and give them something to look forward to and live for with zeal and energy,” Mandla said.
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