Our Team

We exist to empower young people to become happy, healthy and community-transformers. There are thousands of young people who can be magnetised by Basketball then led to greater wellbeing and to have a greater impact on their own community.

Our Mission

We empower young people through engagement in Basketball [BALL] activities, education around mental-and-emotional wellbeing and identity [BE] and facilitation of practical experiences to serve local communities and charitable organisations [BETTER].

We work with young people from areas of socio-economic disadvantage, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnicities backgrounds and a minimum of half of our participants are Female. We target such populations (not excluding others) to tackle disparities in mental health, physical activity and societal-leadership statistics.

Our Supporters and Partners

Our work is supercharged through partnerships and funding!
We acknowledge, honour and thank all of our supporters for enabling us to empower a generation of ‘Guardian Ballers’!

"I just wanted to thank you. (young person's name) mentioned how much her confidence and self belief has grown because of your organisation. She’s been the top scorer in her school basketball and netball matches and has led in winning her netball matches. The latest game score was a win 11-1. She credited the work you all have done in developing her self esteem and she has improved her mental health too. Many Thanks"
Young Person's Mum
After they attended our Mixed Gender Community Hub

Our Staff and Executive Leaders

Kieran Joseph

CEO, Founder and Director

  • Lover of Avocado and Sweet Bubble Tea with Lychee jelly!
  • Wears other hats of work with communities in Rwanda and Chaplain of a Professional Football Club.
  • Former Teacher (PGCE, MA Educational Leadership) and multi-faceted champion of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Tiana Holgate

Director

Andy Ransberry

Lead Deliverer

Lover of Canadian Maple Syrup and Frisbee

Teacher at Northleigh House School – Basketball Coach – School builder and Teacher Trainer in Liberia

Oliver Bagg

Director; Chair of the Board

Helen Joseph

Alternative Provision Coordinator & Operations Manager

Lorenna Bommé

Head of Marketing, Communications and Social Value (Intern)

Hoey Yin Yip

Well-Being Practitioner

Tilly Schumacher

Operations and Delivery Assistant (Intern)

Awa Touray

Lead Deliverer and Media Officer

  • Big believer in the power of positivity and a good laugh!
  • Juggles roles as Media Officer for Guardian Ballers and Secondary School Cover Teacher, whilst being dedicated to empowering young people and building community.
  • Uni baller with a talent for cracking jokes (even if she’s the only one laughing) and spreading her signature bubbly energy everywhere she goes!

John Bernard

Collaborative Partner- IN-CONTROL Project Deliverer (funded by West Midlands Police)

Paris Senesie

Communications Assistant (Volunteer Student Reporter)

Helena Seraphin

Well-being Practitioner Intern

Grace Bailey Brown

Well-being Practitioner

Our History

The vision was refined in the fire of family heart-ache, classrooms, international trips and local service.

The PE Teacher, Kieran Joseph, departed his job during the COVID-19 pandemic in a step of faith, leading to a journey that launched a culture-changing mission.

Learn about the story by viewing our Basketball England Article about our Launch Year and Film!

Our Superhero Volunteers and Faithful Friends

Gregg

Amatullah

Purva

Darius

Chelsea

Zewe

Bose

Issy

Josh

Tom Paul

Pete

Ben Ohen

Gabriela

Sophie

Kawthar

Chelsey

Arpan

John

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