Bridge the Gap - Sport en Commun

Project supported by Women Sports Initiatives

The "Bridge the gap" project, supported by Women Sports Initiatives, aims to give children with intellectual disabilities access to sport and social therapy so that they can reach their sporting potential and well-being. The cost of the project is estimated at €15,000..

The "Bridge the gap" project, supported by Women Sports Initiatives, aims to give children with intellectual disabilities access to sport and social therapy so that they can reach their sporting potential and well-being. The cost of the project is estimated at €15,000.

Context

The 2008 Tanzania Disability Survey found that 13.2% of households had at least one member with disability. The latest 2012 Tanzania Population and Housing Census revealed that 9.3% of the population aged over 7 had some type of functional limitation (about 3.45 million people). There is a relatively higher percentage of disabled people in rural areas (9.9%) than in urban areas (7.8%). These people with disabilities face considerable challenges such as stigma, discrimination and violence that prevent them from fully realising their rights and participating in daily life. This is the context of the “Bridge the gap” project, which uses sport to improve the well-being and inclusion of people with disabilities.

Goals

To enhance children with disabilities access to sport by actively engaging them to
participate in various sports and physical activities
To build capacity of schools’ teachers and community volunteers
To change the internalised beliefs and practices of community members
To improve the well-being of people with disabilities

Activities

Plan and run sports trainings to partner schools’ teachers, students, volunteers and community coaches
Plan and run eight monthly sport tournaments
Organise an awareness raising campaign on disability inclusion and the benefits of sport and recreation
Planning and organising weekly sports and physical activities for children with intellectual disabilities in their school

Impact

161 children will have their well-being improved
89 intellectual disabled children between 6 and 17 years old will be socially included
72 peer children with no disability will become more tolerant of children with mental disability
50 children will be trained as socio-sport peer educators to become ambassadors in their community
The risk of developing chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension will be significantly reduced in approximately 161 children

Photo credit : Women Sports Initiatives

Location

Tanzania

Project led by

Women Sports Initiatives

Start date

Date to be defined

Project status

Project already funded

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03 Good health and well-being

04 Quality education

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