Longtime Hoops 4 Hope supporter Allie Bernstein linked up with customizing king Brahm Watcher to design a series of Nike Air Force 1s that celebrate H4H’s charitable efforts in Africa. Watcher, a sophomore at Brown University, has caught national recognition for his ongoing alliance with the Boston Red Sox and a number of high-profile collectors along the eastern seaboard. All told, three different AF1s will be available exclusively at H4H events throughout the summer: gold/black, South Africa (green/yellow/black/red/blue), and Zimbabwe (green/red/yellow/black).

Hit the jump to get a closer look at Brahm’s work and visit H4H’s official website to learn more about the organization’s contributions abroad.

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We recently received an open letter from our friends at Hoops 4 Hope:

Dear Friends,

Hoops 4 Hope has made some remarkable achievements so far in 2009. We remain optimistic about our efforts both in the U.S. and in southern Africa, but our friends in Africa still need your help!Many of you have been asking me how the current economic downturn has affected H4H in Zimbabwe:In the face of tremendous obstacles on the ground there, our Director Ngoni Mukukula continues to achieve remarkable results with minimal resources, inflated cost of living, failing equipment, and political strife. Today funds are needed, more than ever, to cover the salaries of our coaches, the school fees for our children, the petrol and maintenance for our vehicles, and the upkeep of our courts, equipment, and local office. With a system and society on the brink of collapse, H4H is still in full operation keeping children’s hopes alive in many communities and orphanages, through BASKETBALL.

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