Hope thru hoops

MPS CBSE Mithagar School: 2K Foundations has joined hands with Hi 5 Youth Foundation to grow the sport of basketball in India as the partnership aspires to support "underprivileged youth (especially tribal girls) to complete higher education" with the help of the game.

The duo have launched newly built state-of-the-art outdoor basketball court at the MPS CBSE Mithagar School in Mumbai which will help 150 children train daily to excel at basketball under Hi 5’s Hope Thru Hoops program.

"We are delighted to partner with a global organization such as 2K Foundations and work together, through the game of basketball – we expect to inspire and support underprivileged youth (especially tribal girls) to complete higher education and access a brighter future," Hi 5 Youth Foundation Founders, Radhakrishnan and Usha Sundar said in a statement.