Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri recently took a trip to Kenya with his Giants of Africa Foundation. The goal of this trip, according to a report from David Kwalimwa of Daily Nation, is to raise awareness about the standards of sports in Kenya.

Some NBA fans simply know Ujiri as the Raptors' president, but it's also worth noting that he serves as Nigeria's sports administrator, and his mother is Kenyan.

“We have a duty to empower and help Kenyans identify and develop their talents and give them hope,” Ujiri said during a tour of the Samburu Girls Foundation in Kenya earlier this week.

“I am an example. I left Nigeria to play basketball in the USA and many other Kenyans and Africans can take this route too. They only require mentorship and professional advice to realize their dreams.”

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The Samburu Girls Foundation is an institution in which 300 girls between the ages of eight and nineteen are housed. According to Kwalimwa, it was set up by Dr. Josephine Kulea in 2011 with a goal of rescuing young girls from early marriages. They face several challenges, including sustainable water supplies.

“This support is vital,” said Jeremiah Kipainoi, the Samburu Foundation's communications manager. “Our girls risk their lives to go fetch water which is not clean. We require sustainable water to be able to practice farming.”

Ujiri — the first non-American to win the NBA's Executive of the Year Award — has done some great work with his Giants of Africa Foundation. In fact, the foundation is touring Africa right now in an attempt to empower young men and women. So far, they've visited Uganda, Ghana, Rwanda and Kenya.