Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) official Sileena Arjune has been official selected to be a part of the inaugural Adelante Program which falls under the auspices of International Federation of Association Basketball (FIBA) Americas.
This was revealed by Arjune during a brief interview with Stabroek Sport yesterday. Arjune said, “It’s been an absolute pleasure to have been selected into this programme and I intend to utilize all opportunities presented to implement my project whilst garnering much needed guidance and skills to complete the programme successfully to implore the upcoming female leaders in Guyana to follow same to ensure the proliferation of Male and female participation in Basketball at all levels.”
FIBA Americas President Carol Callan and Executive Director Carlos Alves confirmed her successful application via an official release on May 6th. Arjune was nominated for the programme by the GABF Secretary General and CONCENCABA Secretary Patrick Haynes.
Adelante is an original initiative geared towards women in basketball in the Americas. It forms part of FIBA’s key global strategies for the 2019-2023 cycle which is to develop and grow the participation of women in the discipline. The two-year programme is designed to identify, develop and unleash the next generation of female leaders in the Americas.
In addition to personal education from international keynote speakers, participants will learn skills and ideas for implementing a special project in their respective countries. Participants will then spread their acquired knowledge to future female leaders in their respective National Federation and the basketball community in their country.
Adelante commences as an online mentorship programme in May 2020 and culminates in 2022 at the FIBA World Cup in Qatar for successful participants. The first year of the programme will be hosted via Zoom.
She further revealed, “Together, with the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation, I have identified a special project for completion during Adelante. It is incorporating 3×3 and 5×5 basketball into the Secondary Schools’ Physical Education curriculum.”
