CWSA Limpopo Football for Social Change
A project managed by Child Welfare Limpopo
Child Welfare SA Limpopo is a registered Child Protection organisation operating in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The NGO believes that sport is an inspiring tool, also for inclusion and to guarantee fundamental rights of children, such as the right to play.
The programme incorporates both sports and Life Skills training for both adolescent girls and boys from rural villages. Each team will be assigned a coach and a community volunteer from the same village where it is based. The top winners with more winning points from both groups (girls and boys) will have to challenge each other in a football championship. The total cost of the programme is estimated at €50,919.
Context
According to the South Africa stats, the Limpopo Province had the highest proportions of persons younger than 15 years in 2019 representing 33% of the population. The Convention on the Rights of the Child, which among others, states that every child has a right to leisure, play and participation in cultural and artistic activities. 2021 marks 32 years since the adoption of the most widely known Human Rights Treaty in history.
The Child Welfare SA Limpopo was conceived to empower young people to be in charge of their lives while being the change agent in their respective communities.
Objectives
- Using sports as a catalyst for social change
- Promoting health and well-being
Activities
- Conduction of interactive Life skills dialogues Session
- All coaches will attend a 10-day training
- Formation of young Peer educators
Impacts
- 8 rural villages, under 3 different municipalities of Limpopo will be targeted
- 16 coaches will benefit from trainings
- 352 young will participate in this programme
- Project beneficiaries are children/ youth between the age of 13 to 18
Photo credit : Child Welfare SA Limpopo
Location
South Africa
Project led by
Child Welfare Limpopo
Start date
Date to be defined
Project status
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