Sport for Education and Active Society

Context

A lot of Children in Uganda face hardships to access sport and primary school education. According to the Government of Uganda and UNICEF in 2019, 56% of children suffer multiple deprivations. Kids for Africa Sport Academy confirms this figure in the Masajja suburbs (next to Kampala) by stating that about 85% of the children are from less privileged family.

These hardships prevent children from accessing quality education and sport which is mainly seen as a leisure activity and not a right to be preserved.

This project will increase children’s access to quality education, sport and clean and safe water thanks to the building of a primary school and a sport centre.   

Objectives

• Extend quality primary education opportunities for vulnerable and marginalized children, fight illiteracy and reduce the increasing rate of school dropouts in Uganda
• Increase children enrolment in sport activities
• Eradicate poverty amongst youth in Uganda
• Extend clean and safe water to communities

Activities

• Establish a primary school to enable children to access basic education
• Establish a soccer field to enable children to actively participate in organized sports activities as a right to every child
• Training and recruitment of new sports instructors as a measure of capacity building and sustainability
• Raise awareness to families and communities to increase girls’ participation in sport activities and education to reduce gender inequalities
• Installation of a water bore hole incorporated with a solar pumping system to provide clean and safe drinking water to all children and their families

Impacts

• At least 1000 children every year will access and complete basic primary education in the Masajja community
• Increase of the number of girls participating in sports from 45 to 500 girls by 2023
• Recruitment of 20 instructors to facilitate skills and run the sport programs
• 500 families supported with free, safe and clean drinking water

Funding

The project seeks a grant of €200,000 divided between space/land, empowerment centre, sports facilities and administration.

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