Tennis star Roger Federer launched a children’s programme in Malawi on 19 July as part of his charity foundation.
The foundation in Lilongwe was launched to support early childhood development
He updated his Twitter account on how excited he was to be in Malawi for the first time.
Excited to be visiting Malawi, the warm heart of Africa, for the first time with the Roger Federer Foundation pic.twitter.com/vdEylSFAFC
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) July 19, 2015
In an interview with AFP News, Federer expressed how much he thought children are tomorrow’s future and how much he enjoyed supporting them and giving them an opportunity to go to school.
Early education is the foundation of all learning. pic.twitter.com/1lcRvqTRUR
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) July 19, 2015
Exciting to see the impact of our early learning initiative in Malawi pic.twitter.com/IwePybGD1G
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) July 19, 2015
The world’s number two ranked player has worked alongside the charity Action Aid to reach out to children across six districts in Malawi since 2011.
He aims to reach out to an estimated 135,000 children by 2021.
I feel grateful to be able to share time with these amazing kids pic.twitter.com/ijd6mOMIe8
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) July 19, 2015
