The Outlook Podcast Archive - I Introduced Chess to Kampala's Slums

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Robert Katende was brought up by his grandma in Uganda and was so poor that he spent all of his time outside of school working in a garden. Nevertheless he excelled at school and when he discovered chess, his life was transformed. He now teaches chess to some of Kampala's poorest children - some of whom can neither read nor write.

Image: Robert Katende in Katwe
Credit: ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP/Getty Images

Published on Monday, 28th November 2016.

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