Nana Badu is the founder of Badu Sports & Badu Community. The Badu organisations uses sport as a vehicle to educate, empower and uplift young people and their families.

Moving to the UK from Ghana aged 10 and facing social exclusion throughout his childhood Nana Badu understands how vitally sport contributed to his development mentally and physically. Today the Badu organisations use the lessons Nana learned to mentor, guide and assist people of all ages in east London to increase their wellbeing and quality of life in many ways that are required by the community he serves.