Bridge the Gap
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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