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SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
“Sport has the power to change the world”
-Nelson Mandela
ABOUT SPORTS DEVELOPMENT:
Besides having a positive impact on physical and mental health sport promotes social skills such a mutual understanding, fairness or tolerance. Our sport development project combines different initiatives using the power of sports to make a meaningful difference in lives of people.
WHY SPORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT EXISTS
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Lack of sport opportunities
The problems of Vrygrond and Lavender Hill include a lack of infrastructure and opportunities to do sports
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Under-resourced schools
Schools in Townships often lack resources (financial and staff) to provide physical education or extra-curricular sport to students.
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Volatile environment
The youth of Vrygrond and Lavender Hill grow up in a toxic environment with crime, substance abuse and regular gang violence
THE APPROACH OF THE SPORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Using sport as a tool to deliver life skills that enable young people to shape their own future.
HOW SPORT DEVELOPMENT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
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Provide Sports equipment
With funds from our Sports Development project we provide under-resourced schools and local clubs with sports equipment. Thereby we ensure that young people from areas characterized by poverty and inequality have the opportunity to do sports.
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Sport activities and physical education
To Promote sports development in townships of South Africa our volunteers have the opportunity to provide physical education and extra-curricular sport to local schools.
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Build infrastructure
Our long term goal is to build a sports field for the Community of Vrygrond. A sports field provides a safe environment where the youth can be empowered to realize their full potential.