Sustainability is a core function in all the projects run by Twiga. The ongoing withdrawal from the successful table tennis project has lead Mable Tigers and the Swedish project group to diversify their marketing and external support. First stop is Germany. 

Twiga's Ping-Pong project made its way into Dagens Nyheter, a popular Swedish daily, on Tuesday 15 June. The article, titled "Ping-Pong was a solid way to help (Pingisen var ett konkret sätt att hjälpa), was published as a part of DN's new "Generation E" series.

Under the theme of "Table Tennis helps African youngsters fight poverty...", Stefan Laupa and Emmanuel Matsyetsye discuss issues such as table tennis, sports and development. It was recorded anbd broadcasted by SR's international program.

Both episodes are available here:

At the European Development Days 2009 Åke Larsson, director for Österlen folkhögskola, spoke about our table tennis project in Mbale, Uganda, and about the advantages of mixing education with sports to create a motivating climate for development.

Twiga´s table tennis project Mbale Tigers have been listed at Forum Syd web page, a governmental Swedish aid organization, as one of eight "good examples" of development projects. The project has received the title and "Table Tennis provides double success" ("Pingis ger dubbel framgång") and is described as follows "At the same time as young boys and girls practicing table tennis, they learn about HIV, gender and gender roles, leadership, human rights and environmental issues ..." To read more click the link to the Forum Syds website.

The exchange program between Twiga and Mbale Tigers led to that three players and a trainer visited Sweden between 4th and 24th of September 2008. Social exchange, training, competitions and entertainment was on the menu as well as a trip to Malmö during the European Social Forum 18-19 September.

Mbale Tigers project leader Stefan Laupa and the Swedish exchange youths participating in cooperation with the Table Tennis Club have arrived in Uganda. Club chairman Emmanuel Matsyetsye along with local radio, TV and news papers greeted the Swedish participants as they arrived. The story was also covered by the local press The New Vision.

Swedish project leader Stefan Laupa and Twiga´s cooperation with Mbale Tigers, Uganda, was noted on Swedish radio, 6th of March 2008. If you want to listen to the interview (in Swedish) you can click here (the interview starts 7 minutes into the clip). If you are interested in the cooperation, want to donate money or have any questions please email Stefan Laupa at: stefan [dot] laupa [at] twiga [dot] se.

We are happy to inform that Twiga´s Table Tennis cooperation in Mbale, Uganda, was noted on Swedish television during Channel 4 News at Sunday the 10th of February 2008. You can view the clip (in Swedish) through Webb TV by clicking here.

Forum Syd has approved a contribution at nearly 250 000 Swedish kronor (41000  USD) for an exchange program between the Ugandan youths in the Mbale Tigers Table Tennis Club (MTTTC) and Mariedals IK in Borås, Sweden.