Our 2nd collaboration saw the UK Friends of the Mustique Charitable Trust (UKFMCT) coming on board to fund the Vincy Table Tennis Foundation (VTTF) initiative in setting up training programmes for children and teenagers in three (3) rural villages.
Programmes ran from March 2022 to April 2023 and were facilitated by VTTF at:
- Fancy Government School located in the rural village of Fancy on the North Windward side of St. Vincent
- Troumaca Secondary School located in the rural village of Troumaca on the North Leeward side of St. Vincent
- Chateaubelair Methodist School located in the rural village of Chateaubelair on the North Leeward side of St. Vincent
Grant funding from the UK Friends of the Mustique Charitable Trust enabled the following outcomes from this programme:
- Two (2) Tibhar Professional All Weather Table Tennis Boards, 30 Table Tennis Rackets and 25 Boxes of Balls provided for the Programmes
- Three (3) junior coaches providing training sessions while obtaining hours towards their Table Tennis Training Certification
- After School and Weekend training sessions along with School Holiday Camps and In-House Tournaments were held throughout the period March 2022 to April 2023
- In-House Tournaments saw the Top 10 Winners receiving prizes that included Sneakers, Rackets, Cases and Balls and another 18 participants receiving consolation prizes that included Rackets, Cases and Balls
- Prizes were sourced internationally and presented to winners at the beginning of October. These participants were very excited to now have their very own equipment for continued training
Over 60 children and teenagers participated in the Table Tennis Programmes at a total cost of US$9,550

