Tennis2Be is a sports and education charity striving for equality through tennis. They use tennis as a vehicle to bring communities together, whilst making tennis an inclusive and accessible sport. The charity actively encourages social interaction, well-being and happiness on a “level court” through tennis, education and beyond.
Tennis2Be is deeply committed to ensuring that tennis is enjoyed by a broad spectrum of participants irrespective of background and emphasises the positive points of involvement from the perspective of well being and social engagement.
Our educational arm provides administration, bookkeeping and accounting services, business startup help, literacy, adapted minibus used as library/classroom on wheels / library, numeracy and social media by training users and disabled young people in these disciplines and providing placements for them within the charity.
Programmes:
Tennis sessions cater for: beginners, disabled, high and intermediate levels, schools, children and toddler sessions including an educational element.
Key events and awards:
Ø Tennis2Be Craic Cup (annually - (NW2))
Ø Meeting a top 10 tennis player - Kei Nishikori
Ø Volunteer runner up|Southwark Stars Award
Ø LTA Davis Cup Legacy team
Ø NCVO Photograph of the year|Runner up Volunteer of the Year (Westminster)
Ø 2018 Runner up, Asian Voice charity of the year
Who we aim to help:
Ø disabled Ø refugees
Ø children Ø wider and international community
Results and aspirations:
Ø make people happy
Ø create a fairer more equal society
Ø encourage healthy, social lifestyles
Ø challenging sedentary lifestyles
Ø promote community and education
Ø advance personal growth and entrepreneurship
