“Gorgui Dieng is one of two Senegalese players in the NBA, but back home he might be better known for his philanthropic work.”
“And Dieng isn’t wasting his privileged position. With the help of Minnesota-based global health nonprofit MATTER he set up the
“The foundation provides aid to Senegal — a country in which 29.6 percent of the 15.4 million population live in poverty, according to the World Health Organization — through four different methods: medical, food, agriculture and athletics.”
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