{"id":2782,"date":"2020-08-22T11:42:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T08:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/msingisocceracademy.org\/msingi\/?post_type=team_manager&#038;p=2782"},"modified":"2020-08-22T12:16:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T09:16:25","slug":"mr-eddie-tokpa","status":"publish","type":"team_manager","link":"https:\/\/msingisocceracademy.org\/?team_manager=mr-eddie-tokpa","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Eddie Tokpa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION SUMMARY<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\">MA. International Development, Eastern University. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. USA 2016.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\">MA Biblical Studies. Africa International University. Nairobi, Kenya 2005.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\">BA. Biblical studies and Community Development. Daystar University. Nairobi, Kenya. 2002.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\">Certificate, Beginner coaching course. Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) 2018<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\">Certificate, Football Administration and Management. Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA), 2018<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\">Certificate, Wilderness First Responder (WFR), 2014.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE<\/strong>:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Assistant coordinator<\/strong>, Uganda Studies Program at Uganda Christian University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Program manager<\/strong>, Samaritan\u2019s Purse International Relief in Monrovia, Liberia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Youth pastor<\/strong>, Nairobi Chapel in Kenya.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Youth coordinator<\/strong> at both a multi-housing ministry and church youth group in Denver, Colorado.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\">Eddie currently oversees the growth and development of Msingi Soccer Academy (MSA).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>JOURNEY TO MSINGI<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\">Eddie\u2019s vision began with his passion to further education across Africa. He is originally from Liberia, and he and his family are victims of the two civil wars that devastated the country. Over the course of time and many challenges, he became convinced that education will be the key to building a strong and thriving international community in Africa. However, his experience with children and youth, along with his child social worker spouse, Lisa, showed him that communities need a stronger <em>foundation<\/em> (Msingi) to reach the kids, their families, and the stake holders in each city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\">\u201cWe chose soccer not because it is a cool game, but strategically soccer makes sense. Soccer is a common theme across the continent, and across the world. It is an international language in itself. It is a common thread that connects children that dream to make something of themselves. So, it makes strategic sense to use soccer to introduce skills necessary to build communities, such as teamwork, discipline and leadership.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION SUMMARY: MA. International Development, Eastern University. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. USA 2016. MA Biblical Studies. Africa International University. Nairobi, Kenya 2005. BA. Biblical studies and Community Development. Daystar University. Nairobi, Kenya. 2002. TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS Certificate, Beginner coaching course. Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) 2018 Certificate, Football Administration and Management. 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