Making A Difference Through Basketball
A heartfelt thank you to the Big*Bangs for sponsoring this event and donating over 500 books and hundreds of soft toys!! :) The power of kindness is so amazing, touching and inspirational!
Together We Can!!
About Big*Bangs
The BIG BANGS, also known as the B(STAR)B’s, is an international NGO, using the game of basketball to tackle youth poverty and social disadvantage.
They are registered as a Not-For-Profit Company in Australia bound by the governance and rules of the Commonwealth of Australia in our dealings with other companies, organisations and Countries.
Having originated in Bangladesh in late 2007, the B(STAR)B’s have successfully catered to over 5,000 children, along the way running camps at 3 orphanages and schools, running tournaments, providing “emergency packs” of food, water and clothing to the slums of Dhaka, creating Bangladesh’s first Basketball League, building courts and donating the equivelant of over AUD$10,000 worth of equipment and resources to deserving institutions and charities aimed at youth.
They are not seeking to replace other NGOs; but understand the immense task that NGOs underatake, and further value their experience and expertise in delivering aid and running programs targeting poverty from a variety of angles. Thier goal, rather, is to provide an outlet for those children least able to be children. Big*Bangs seek to remove the inevitable divides between classes and social groups, and instead teach the importance and value of teamwork, as well as the incredible and often suprising benefits that sports has as a unifying and motivating element in an otherwise divided and unmotivated world.
Big*Bangs share the love and respect for the game and its teachings with all the kids we serve; they teach responsibility, loyalty, hard work and dedication, trust in each other and above all, respect towards others and pride in oneself.
Most of all, they let kids be kids.
Mission Statement
To use the game of basketball to unite children and their communities, overcoming social barriers and stigmas.
To support the work of NGOs and Charities through events, funding and awareness campaigns.
To use the game of basketball to promote healthy lifestyle choices.
To use the game of basketball to encourage the values listed below.
Vision
For children able to be children, with hope and courage and a sense of self worth, responsibility to each other and their community, and most of all with the capacity to dream big and reach for their goals no matter the obstacles.
Values
Teamwork.
Loyalty.
Sense of Self.
Sense of Community.
Responsibility to Yourself and Others.
Hard Work and Dedication.
Healthy, responsible lifestyle choices.
Acceptance of other’s beliefs and values.
Goals
Overcome social divides .
Develop future leaders .
Teach children to lead healthy, constructive, hopeful lives .