Tanzania
Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club
Story 01
“The wheelchair tennis team had been improvising with frayed strings and patched-up grips for years. The first crate of racquets from Croydon transformed what we could do in a single afternoon.”
Impact · 2018 → today
Honest numbers. Real progress.
A young programme honest about its scale. Below are the headline figures, three short stories from partner venues, and a clear mapping of what each pound funds on the ground.
- 30+
- Racquets collected
- 3
- Countries served
- 6
- Active partner venues
- 100%
- Volunteer-led on-court
“We will publish what we did, what worked, what didn't, and what it cost — every year, no exceptions. Trust is built one honest report at a time.”
Voices from the venues
Stories from the courts.
Drawn from our partner clubs in Africa and our collection hubs in the UK. Three short reads, one per partner.
Nigeria
Lagos Country Club
Story 02
“Through TPPA we are running coaching sessions for kids who would never otherwise have access to a court. Tennis has become a real after-school anchor in their week.”
United Kingdom
South Croydon Sports Club
Story 03
“Members are clearing out garages and bringing kit they had forgotten they owned. It's a small ask that makes a big difference 6,000 miles away.”
Where the money goes
Every pound has a job to do.
A direct mapping from donation amount to programme outcome. Your contribution doesn't disappear into general overhead — these are the line items it funds.
- £10
Match-ready
Funds a tube of match balls and grip tape for one of our partner courts.
- £25
Starter kit
Sponsors restringing for a donated racquet so it lands court-ready in Lagos, Dar or Kigali.
- Most chosen£50
Coach stipend
Supports a volunteer coach for a full coaching session with up to twelve kids.
- £100
Shipping crate share
Helps cover a share of a shipping crate — racquets, bags and shoes from the UK to Africa.
- £250
Tournament sponsor
Funds a junior tournament weekend — courts, balls, prizes and coach time at one venue.
Choose an amount
Or set a custom amount on the donate flow.
Annual report
Our first impact report is being compiled.
Sessions, equipment shipped, kids reached, costs and learnings — every figure traceable. Drop your email and we’ll send it the moment it lands.
- Sessions delivered, by venue
- Equipment shipped, with origin and destination
- Coach hours and stipends paid
- Tournaments organised
- Costs broken down — every line item
Stay close
Follow the work, fund the work.
The numbers grow when you do. Donate, volunteer, or pass the link to a club that should know about us.