SOS Kit Aid Delivery to Costa Rica

Frenchie France has shared another message of thanks from another grateful recipient of donated kit…

While this is long overdue, we wanted to let you know that the British Embassy Costa Rica successfully donated the 17 boxes of rugby kit, which SOS KIT AID kindly facilitated, to the Costa Rica Rugby Federation in early 2024.

The Federation donated some items to teams in vulnerable communities throughout Costa Rica over the months that followed, but saved the bulk of the donations for a really exciting and moving ceremony that took place within the National Rugby and Values Festival in November 2024. The festival attracted 20 teams of various high schools and clubs from around the country, almost all of whom received items from SOS KIT AID.

In his remarks during the ceremony, the President of the CR Rugby Federation, Ramon Cole, said that, Costa Rican rugby was made stronger this weekend, thanks to the festival and the activities that took place. None of this would have been possible without the support of public institutions, sponsors from private companies and donations from the UK Embassy, SOS KIT AID and Scrum for Life.

The event provided an opportunity to demonstrate UK commitment to sport, support vulnerable communities in developing interest in sport, and engage with leading sport authorities, like the Ministry for Sport and the CR Olympic Committee.