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Koss was last week interviewed by James Bakama while touring the NGO's projects in South Western Uganda.
Are you impressed with what you've seen?
I am very impressed by the coaches and the concept of the junior coaches. I was particularly touched by children at Salama School for the Blind in Mukono. Previously these children would only sit and sing. Now they come out and play. Can you imagine they also have junior leaders. We have also given out spectacles to some of them.
What's this concept of junior leaders?
Children are trained to take up leadership roles. The idea here is that children are freer with their peers. This is empowerment of children. This is an idea born in Uganda. We are now going to test it out in other East and Central African countries.
You sound very impressed by your branch in Uganda?
That's true. Uganda has grown into the biggest Right To Play project. The country manager Peter Etabu has done a commendable job. For $13 dollars per year per child he has managed to reach out to 151,000 children. It's amazing.
What came out of your meeting with Vice President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya?
It was amazing. He has an in-depth understanding of sport and play. He asked for assistance, which we shall definitely give. But most important he promised to jointly work with cabinet to develop a policy on sports.
Any impact in the refugee settlement camps?
I was told that in Nakivale traumatized children who had just arrived in the settlement area were fighting among each other. But the violence stopped when Right To Play came in with its activities.
Has the credit crunch affected your operations?
We have been affected like everyone else. Donations to Right To Play have gone down by about 10%. But my team has nevertheless not wavered in its commitment. We have instead become even stronger.
I thank the Norwegian government, who fund most of our $2m (sh2b) budget. What we have to do to maintain this support, is to prove that the project is benefiting the children. There should also be no corruption and lies. Uganda government's pledge for support is also very good.
So how was the idea of this NGO born?
Even as an athlete, I have always felt that every child deserves a good life. I was so fortunate in my childhood. As an Olympic star I always felt it was my duty to give something back to society especially to underpriveleged children.
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