This is the fourth Match for Africa event for the Roger Federer Foundation, which has given $29 million to support children's education in six African countries and Federer's native Switzerland. An estimated 650,000 children across 16 programs have so far benefitted from the foundation's giving, which emphasizes systemic change and sustainable local impact. By 2018, it aims to expand its work to support one million children—a benchmark the upcoming event in Seattle will help it reach.