The Guyana Sports Development Foundation, Inc. is a charitable, non-profit organization
registered with the State of Florida, and created initially to assist with sports development
of Guyanese in and out of Guyana, who are eligible to represent Guyana in a particular sports
discipline from the nursery, through the Collegiate to the professional levels.
The Foundation will start initially with four sports disciplines, Cycling, Football (soccer),
Tennis and Track & Field along with an After School Program, then will add sports
discipline(s) on an annual basis as personnel is identified and made responsible for the new
discipline(s).
The Foundation would like to mobilize and liaison with sporting bodies in Guyana and any
individual or organizations in the Diaspora.
The Foundation's purpose is as follows: A. Encourage and foster the education and training of Guyanese youths in all aspects of
competitive sporting disciplines.
B. Enlist the participation and support of Professional Athletes, Coaches, Sports Administrators
and Donor Organizations to assist sports organizations and clubs in Guyana to develop and
improve their training and administrative programs.
C. Increase the national and international profile of Guyanese Athletes, their Clubs & Sporting
Organizations through the dissemination of information to the appropriate media, public
relations firms, sporting organizations and other sports related institutions.
D. Stimulate and promote competitive events at the national and international levels thereby
further enhancing the growth and development of sports in Guyana.
E. Provide a safe and credible mechanism for channeling the resources of Guyanese and friends
in the Diaspora towards the development of local sports facilities and programs in Guyana.
F. Provide opportunities to Guyanese athletic youths for college scholarships and career
achievement.
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