$49,035

Fundraising Effort

Over 3,000
Directly Impacted
with 120 Soccer

Impact
Balls Distributed

21,792
Total Gross
Impressions

report By Dr. William Veal

T he College of Charleston's Kick It Forward

team (part of Enactus) planned and con-
Possibilities Without Borders, the project col-
lected and delivered 3,100 backpacks filled
with basic school supplies for 2,715
Kick It Forward Project elementary students in a rural area of
Foumbot (west Cameroon). While
Seeks Community Empowerment visiting the schools, the Kick It For-
through Soccer
ducted an 10-day project/visit (March 2-12,
2017) designed to empower Cameroonians in
rural areas. This was their 4th visit to this area.
The goal of this year's project was to empha-
size the importance of education, micro-
finance, and service learning. We also promot-
ed grassroots entrepreneurship at a local uni-
versity by making funding available for entre-
preneurial ventures. ward team distributed 10-12 soccer balls and 2
pumps to each of the nine schools. Over 50
Thanks to The College of Charlestons School pairs of soccer cleats and uniforms were pro-
of Business, School of Education Health and vided to one local school and its boys and
Human Performance, the Teaching Fellows, girls soccer teams.
the Boys Scouts of America, Porter-Gaud, and

Ours Sponsors
& Supporters
 By The Numbers U NDERSTANDING
Below is a summary of the effort and Impact on
C ULTURE AND
E DUCATION
People Directly Impacted By Project
Women Entrepreneurs who Participated 12
Teachers who Received Materials 32
Kids who Received School Supply Packages 2,715
Total Impacted 2,759
Business Plan Competitions 1
Business Plans Submitted 9
Business Plan Participants (Cameroon) 32
Business Plan Competition Audience (Cameroon) 112

Total Gross Impressions & Reach

Number Gross
Cost
Impressions
Only $16.82
Packing Parties 3 440
per
Newspaper Articles 3 300
TV Stories 1 20,000
participant The team provided
Blog Viewership 920 920
= more than just school
Presentations 3 132
A LIFE LONG supplies and soccer
Total 21,792 IMPACT! balls. Cultural aware-
ness, sensitivity, car-
Project Total Spending* Project Fundraising Effort ing, and understand-
Education/School Supplies 8,500 iPads 2,800
Transportation/Logistics 2,000
ing were communicat-
Scholarships 3,000
Business Plan Competition Prizes 350 Grants 2,500
ed among children
Technology 7,450 Business Startup 350 and CofC students.
Shipping 5,000 Service Learning Sponsorship 10,500
Posters Donations 7,800 Mutual learning oc-
Travel expenses 21,200 Personal Fundraising 5,085 curred among all in-
Misc 4,500 Student Paid Expenses 17,500
Total 49,000
volved. Sustainability
Total 49,035
became defined as a
means for living as a
community, helping
others.

in Personal impact for

support of Cameroonians and
international CofC students was
Local Faces Global Places service-learning 100%.