Maya Nnaji and her family foundation have built the first of five basketball courts and schools in Nigeria. 'I really want to change the world,' she said.
Even before the Arizona freshman knew her path with basketball, the plans were already in place.Nnaji helps others every day — like giving extra food to the homeless — but a much larger goal was accomplished just a few months ago.
People are also reading… All five Nnajis — Maya, her parents Apham and Janel, along with her older brother Zeke and younger sister Josie — play key roles in the foundation. “If not through sports than through education, we can change their lives, as well,” Nnaji said. “ small town. They hired shuttle buses that picked up the people and drove them down to location and they were driving down this windy road. Then they got there and they're like, ‘Wow, it looks like we're in America.’ Because the facility is so beautiful.
The family hasn’t stopped there. They also are concerned with hunger in Nigeria. They created Nnaji Family Foundation Day of Giving. Every month they give up to 30 homeless families food supplies that will last up to a year.
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