With our recent distribution of 1,000 The Gift of Chess chess sets into Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 and Egypt 🇪🇬 we have now reached 30 countries across Africa with 1,000 or more chess sets, reaching North, South, East, and West Africa. Here’s the list….

Kenya 🇰🇪 Bernice Wambui Kosi Danford

Bernice Wambui Kosi Danford Uganda 🇺🇬 @TwikirizeRonald

Bernice Wambui Kosi Danford @TwikirizeRonald Nigeria 🇳🇬 CHESS TO SCHOOL♟️ Ivie Urieto Samson Ofubu Emmanuel Ainembabazi Oke Tunde Onakoya

Bernice Wambui Kosi Danford @TwikirizeRonald CHESS TO SCHOOL♟️ Ivie Urieto Samson Ofubu Emmanuel Ainembabazi Oke Tunde Onakoya Dadaz Susan Namangale South Sudan 🇸🇸 James panchol

Bernice Wambui Kosi Danford @TwikirizeRonald CHESS TO SCHOOL♟️ Ivie Urieto Samson Ofubu Emmanuel Ainembabazi Oke Tunde Onakoya Dadaz Susan Namangale James panchol Robin Bonne Prosper Kenneth Masaba Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 Kudakwashe Walter Mukundwa

Bernice Wambui Kosi Danford @TwikirizeRonald CHESS TO SCHOOL♟️ Ivie Urieto Samson Ofubu Emmanuel Ainembabazi Oke Tunde Onakoya Dadaz Susan Namangale James panchol Robin Bonne Prosper Kenneth Masaba Kudakwashe Walter Mukundwa Somalia 🇸🇴 Abdulkadir Nor Mohamud

Bernice Wambui Kosi Danford @TwikirizeRonald CHESS TO SCHOOL♟️ Ivie Urieto Samson Ofubu Emmanuel Ainembabazi Oke Tunde Onakoya Dadaz Susan Namangale James panchol Robin Bonne Prosper Kenneth Masaba Kudakwashe Walter Mukundwa Abdulkadir Nor Mohamud Rwanda 🇷🇼 Kevin Ganza

Bernice Wambui Kosi Danford @TwikirizeRonald CHESS TO SCHOOL♟️ Ivie Urieto Samson Ofubu Emmanuel Ainembabazi Oke Tunde Onakoya Dadaz Susan Namangale James panchol Robin Bonne Prosper Kenneth Masaba Kudakwashe Walter Mukundwa Abdulkadir Nor Mohamud Kevin Ganza South Africa 🇿🇦 Erick Takawira

Bernice Wambui Kosi Danford @TwikirizeRonald CHESS TO SCHOOL♟️ Ivie Urieto Samson Ofubu Emmanuel Ainembabazi Oke Tunde Onakoya Dadaz Susan Namangale James panchol Robin Bonne Prosper Kenneth Masaba Kudakwashe Walter Mukundwa Abdulkadir Nor Mohamud Kevin Ganza Erick Takawira Namibia 🇳🇦 a_chess_hun ♟️

Bernice Wambui Kosi Danford @TwikirizeRonald CHESS TO SCHOOL♟️ Ivie Urieto Samson Ofubu Emmanuel Ainembabazi Oke Tunde Onakoya Dadaz Susan Namangale James panchol Robin Bonne Prosper Kenneth Masaba Kudakwashe Walter Mukundwa Abdulkadir Nor Mohamud Kevin Ganza Erick Takawira a_chess_hun ♟️ Lesotho 🇱🇸 Monaheng Motlomelo

Bernice Wambui Kosi Danford @TwikirizeRonald CHESS TO SCHOOL♟️ Ivie Urieto Samson Ofubu Emmanuel Ainembabazi Oke Tunde Onakoya Dadaz Susan Namangale James panchol Robin Bonne Prosper Kenneth Masaba Kudakwashe Walter Mukundwa Abdulkadir Nor Mohamud Kevin Ganza Erick Takawira a_chess_hun ♟️ Monaheng Motlomelo Liberia 🇱🇷 Bobby Ballah

Bernice Wambui Kosi Danford @TwikirizeRonald CHESS TO SCHOOL♟️ Ivie Urieto Samson Ofubu Emmanuel Ainembabazi Oke Tunde Onakoya Dadaz Susan Namangale James panchol Robin Bonne Prosper Kenneth Masaba Kudakwashe Walter Mukundwa Abdulkadir Nor Mohamud Kevin Ganza Erick Takawira a_chess_hun ♟️ Monaheng Motlomelo Bobby Ballah Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 Kpan Deckalet Mario

Bernice Wambui Kosi Danford @TwikirizeRonald CHESS TO SCHOOL♟️ Ivie Urieto Samson Ofubu Emmanuel Ainembabazi Oke Tunde Onakoya Dadaz Susan Namangale James panchol Robin Bonne Prosper Kenneth Masaba Kudakwashe Walter Mukundwa Abdulkadir Nor Mohamud Kevin Ganza Erick Takawira a_chess_hun ♟️ Monaheng Motlomelo Bobby Ballah Kpan Deckalet Mario SICA SUNSHINE INTERNATIONAL CHESS ACADEMY Gabon Capital Chess Club AMEWOUNOU Jacques William Siame Yared Ermias Botswana 🇧🇼 Pudungwane Lesole

Bernice Wambui Kosi Danford @TwikirizeRonald CHESS TO SCHOOL♟️ Ivie Urieto Samson Ofubu Emmanuel Ainembabazi Oke Tunde Onakoya Dadaz Susan Namangale James panchol Robin Bonne Prosper Kenneth Masaba Kudakwashe Walter Mukundwa Abdulkadir Nor Mohamud Kevin Ganza Erick Takawira a_chess_hun ♟️ Monaheng Motlomelo Bobby Ballah Kpan Deckalet Mario SICA SUNSHINE INTERNATIONAL CHESS ACADEMY Gabon Capital Chess Club AMEWOUNOU Jacques William Siame Yared Ermias Pudungwane Lesole Amilcar Aristides Mwezezo Soga chess Sawadogo W Charles BI DIALLO Abdul Toronka Egypt 🇪🇬 Mahmoud Roushdi

🧵Reunited by Purpose: The Gift of Chess Ambassadors at the Africa Individual Schools Chess Championships ♟️🌍 1/ Over the years, we crossed paths across the continent - in Ghana, Georgia, Nairobi, and beyond. We shook hands over boards, exchanged smiles, shared wins and losses.

2025 year-end report. This year we celebrated our 5th anniversary. We have distributed approximately 200,000 chess sets reaching over 70 countries. Thanks to everyone who has joined us along the way. We will keep pushing towards 1 million chess sets distributed by 2030.

For Immediate Release / Jan 2026 New York, NY - The Gift of Chess Appoints Erick Takawira as Global Director of Development.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of The Gift of Chess, we are thrilled to announce that Erick Takawira has been named our Global Director of Development.

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