| Welcome to the tenth newsletter from Coaching for Hope |
June 2010 |
Coaching for Hope is part of the international volunteering and development organisation Skillshare International, and is supported by The FA. We support local efforts to use football to empower young people in developing countries and engage them with key issues affecting their lives. The Coaching for Hope programme started in West Africa in 2005. We now work in both West Africa and South Africa where we have trained over 700 coaches and run HIV awareness and football sessions for more than 30,000 young people.
Find out more at www.coachingforhope.org |
For every item of 2018 Bid merchandise sold, £1 will be donated to Coaching for Hope. If you would like to see this merchandise and support the 2018 bid please check out the website.
If England win the bid, Coaching for Hope plans to play a major role in delivering the social and international side of the legacy and this is something FIFA are very much encouraging.
If you would like to register your support for the 2018 bid please go to http://www.england2018bid.com and support us at the same time! |
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Nothemba Bambiso supports Beckham
with 2018 bid
On Friday 14th May 2010 16 year old Nothemba Bambiso, one of Coaching for Hope's Young Leaders, appeared on stage in Zurich with England 2018 Bid Team Chief Executive Andy Anson, England 2018 Board Member and FIFA Vice President Geoff Thompson, England 2018 Chairman Lord David Triesman, and England 2018 Vice President David Beckham to present the England 2018 World Cup Bid Book to FIFA President Sepp Blatter, and FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke.
Nothemba with David Beckham and
Sepp Blatter (President of FIFA)
Nothemba is one of the Young Leaders trained through the Coaching for Hope programme and a partnership with Amandla Ku Lutsha that was supported by adidas. She is a young person living in care at the Marsh Memorial Children's Home in Cape Town where she captains the football team and coaches some of the younger players from the home. Nothemba has impressed many people with her positive approach to life including the FA who invited her to Zurich. She is an outstanding, and much needed, role model in a country which has over two million children who grow up separated from their families.
Nothemba, who showed her support to England's 2018 bid in Zurich last month, said before the event: “Football has played a huge part in my life and it has helped bring enjoyment and confidence to so many of my friends. This trip to Europe is a really exciting opportunity for me as I am going to be meeting so many interesting people in the game, I want to learn as much as I can while I am here and then go home to share the experience with my friends and team-mates from Coaching for Hope.”
In David Beckham’s 2018 bid letter of support he refers back to his Coaching for Hope visit in December: "I met Nothemba last December at the Coaching
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for Hope project at Khayelitsha, near Cape Town. It is amazing to visit a project like this and see the effect football has on young people. Football has the power to change lives and these youngsters are able to learn valuable lessons through their love of the game. I felt privileged to meet Nothemba and the other children and despite the fact we come from different backgrounds we share a love for the game of football. HIV/AIDS is one of the very real problems in places like Khayelitsha, and football must ensure it does whatever it can to help educate young people of health dangers and make a difference." (Source: BBC website)
Nothemba’s visit to Zurich has received global coverage. For more information, please visit the Coaching for Hope website
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Coaching for Hope conducts first workshop in Lesotho
On 17th – 23rd April 2010, we ran our first ever course in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho in Southern Africa. 36 local participants (male and female) took part in the workshop along with representatives from LENEPWHA (Lesotho Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS). Participants were guided through the Coaching for Hope HIV/AIDS manual with classroom sessions and on the field practical sessions. Feedback from the participants was overwhelmingly positive and the workshop has generated a great deal of excitement amongst the coaches, partner organisations, and the local football community. Morake Sekesse, a football coach in Mafeteng, said: “We managed to learn to convey the HIV/AIDS awareness message through football activities which will be easy to pass to the kids and community at large." Local coaches will now roll out the programme with young people in their communities.
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Workshop participant, Mabatho Mosoeunyane, takes students from a local
Primary School through an HIVAIDS cross-over session |
The workshop was part of a LENEPWHA project, which is funded through the Big Lottery Fund and supported by Skillshare International and OYAP (Olympafrica Youth Ambassador Programme – a programme of the Lesotho National Olympic Committee) in Lesotho. The Coaching for Hope component of the LENEPWHA project will continue for two years, focusing on young people. During the project, we will train local coaches to level one and level two so that they will then be able to facilitate future workshops in Lesotho, ensuring the project's sustainability.
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Shawn Forde, our Skillshare International development worker placed in Lesotho as a Sports Development and Life Skills Coordinator, comments: “I was blown away by the level of enthusiasm of the participants. HIV/AIDS has impacted so many people in Mafeteng and there seemed to be a sense of urgency and anticipation amongst the participants about the possibility of using football to help their communities.”
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Fatboy Slim completes the Brighton Marathon!
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In a mammoth fundraising effort to support our work, Norman Cook completed the inaugural Brighton Marathon on 18th April 2010 in four hours and 53 minutes. With six months of training for the 26 miles, it had been a long and tough journey. Norman reflects: "The first 20 miles were great fun; the support from the crowd was immense and really carried us along. At 21 miles I hit the wall and it was brutal from there on."
In his weekly blog for The Argus, Norman reminded readers that there is still time to sponsor his efforts: "I'm quite chuffed that I've raised £6,000 for my charity, Coaching for Hope. Thank you to everyone who has sponsored me and you still can; www.justgiving.com/normancook"
Mike Richardson (UK and West Africa Programme Manager CFH) said: "Our sincere congratulations and thanks go out to our patron Norman Cook for running the Brighton marathon. We're really proud of him for the ongoing support and dedication to the cause!" |
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Young Leaders promote women’s football in South Africa
On 4th May 2010, 13 Young Leaders from Birmingham, London, East and North Riding County Football Associations embarked on a 10-day tour to deliver coaching sessions in schools across South Africa.
The trip, which was funded by the British Council and supported by The FA, gave young leaders from the UK and South Africa a chance to share their experiences. The UK leaders quickly learned to adapt their sessions to new and challenging situations - having only one football, no cones or bibs and sometimes only a patch of dirt to play on. Taking turns to coach, they exchanged ideas for warm-ups and drills and found out more about each other’s cultures, learning songs and dances from the school children.
The Young Leaders in Cape Town
A sobering visit to the HIV Treatment Action Centre in Khayelitsha, and the opportunity to meet local families in their homes, highlighted the issues that have an impact on the lives of children living in South Africa’s townships, including poor living conditions, HIV/AIDS, drug and alcohol abuse, hunger and crime.
Drawing comparisons between the UK and South Africa, the group saw similarities in the invisibility of women’s football and prejudice towards female players. In both countries women and girls struggle to gain the respect they deserve, but in South Africa the negative attitudes they face can be more dangerous and women often risk their lives to play the sport they love.
Speaking about the trip Emily Toase (Football Development Officer from North Riding County FA) said; “Every one of us learnt so much and I am extremely grateful to Coaching for Hope and the British Council for the opportunity. It was fantastic to see such enjoyment and passion for the game, despite the adverse situations many of the children live in. It was clear that sport plays an important role in addressing gender inequalities and providing some small relief to those who need to forget about fear and pain.”
Polly Fildes (Football Development Officer from Birmingham FA) added; “The differences between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’ in South Africa was striking. We were lucky enough to see both sides of this society.”
The group now looks forward to a visit from the South Africa Young Leaders in 2011 and will no doubt be following South Africa’s progress in the World Cup ever more closely now.
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COOL BRITANNIA is every supporter’s “home from home” in South Africa - a music festival with English, South African and International headliners. 25p from every ticket sold will be donated to us, so click here to book your tickets!
In May 2010
Michael Richardson (UK and West Africa Programme Manager CFH) and Jane Carter (Director of Coaching for Hope) also attended the Cool Britannia promotional launch of one of their charity partners 'futbol for peace'- an initiative run by 'knot violence', which is an organisation |
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that uses football as a tool to communicate messages against conflict, particularly gun violence. The event was a good oppotunity to network with other Sports for Development organisations as well as raising awareness of our work with those who work for social change in Cape town, South Africa. |
Coaching for Hope on You Tube
You can now watch a variety of videos of our work on our new You Tube Channel. This includes the video of Beckham’s visit to Cape Town; our “Coach Train” video and a short piece on our work in South Africa. Click here to check it out or visit our website www.coachingforhope.org |
Development worker placement available: We are currently advertising for a Sport for Change vacancy in Burkina Faso.
For a full role description, please visit the Skillshare International website |
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Football for Hope Festival
During the last two weeks of the World Cup the Football for Hope Festival will assemble 32 teams that represent the power of the game for social change. In a specially constructed stadium in the heart of Alexandra, Johannesburg, the mixed teams of boys and girls aged 15 to 18 will compete in a fast-paced tournament to be crowned Football for Hope World Champions on 10th July 2010.
The Football for Hope Festival 2010 is much more than just a football tournament. Each delegation is selected not for their skill on the pitch but their contribution to social change in disadvantaged communities around the world. Coaching for Hope is sending a team of young Malians who won the right to attend by demonstrating exemplary citizenship in sharing information with their peers on HIV/AIDS and organising a tournament in their village to raise awareness amongst the adult population too. These 11 young people and their two coaches have been fund-raising in their own villages and have already raised over £2,500 which is a remarkable achievement. They have also been given video camera equipment so that they can record their experiences and make a video diary to share with their peers and with the streetfootballworld community.
Street Child World Cup
A unique football event took place in Durban, South Africa in March 2010 - The Deloitte Street Child World Cup, which was held in advance of the FIFA World Cup to call for street children’s human rights to be respected. It was organised by the Amos Trust in partnership with Umthombo Street Children and Durban University of Technology.
Coaching for Hope supported the event, sending eight coaches and eight young leaders to work with teams from eight countries and schools in Durban who are part of the British Council’s connecting classrooms network.
Young Leader Nothemba Bambiso coaching the South African Team
(© Wilf Whitty/Amos Trust)
The Street Child World Cup (SCW) was held over seven days and involved arts, cultural activity, and debate on children’s rights in addition to football activity. Teams took part representing Brazil, India, Nicaragua, Phillipines, Tanzania, Ukraine, UK and the hosts South Africa. India defeated Tanzania 1-0 to lift the inaugural SCW Cup.
Coaching for Hope’s coaches and young leaders mentored, inspired and supported their teams and in the process developed their own skills and self confidence. They were uniquely qualified to work with street children’s teams and left a lasting impression on the teams and the event organisers.
To learn more about this event and the issue of street children visit www.streetchildworldcup.org |
Advanced Coaching Course
During the World Cup in South Africa, Coaching for Hope will be hosting an Advanced Football Course for coaches who have already achieved their level one or two coaching qualification with us. The course is supported by the League Managers Association and will be lead by Martin Allen, former manager with Barnett, Brentford, Milton Keynes Dons, Leicester City and Cheltenham Town football clubs. Martin will be assisted on the course by Michael Richardson (UK and West Africa Programme Manager CFH).
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Bupa International have partnered with us to launch an online World Cup game for all their individual members. The object of the game is to score as many penalties out of five , Bupa will donate $1 for every goal scored to our work in Africa up to a maximum of $25,000 which will contribute towards the costs of taking our delegation of young Malians to the Football Festival in Johannesburg this July. |
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If you want to help us in our work or receive a Coaching for Hope Fundraising Toolkit, please contact michael.richardson@coachingforhope.org
Thank you for your continued support and look out for more news soon!
Jane Carter
Director, Coaching for Hope
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Tel: + 44 (0) 1904 567336/567347
Fax: + 44 (0) 1904 567334
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Skillshare International, 126 New Walk, Leicester LE1 7JA, UK
Tel: + 44 (0) 116 254 1862
Fax: + 44 (0) 116 254 2614
E-mail: info@skillshare.org
Skillshare International is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales.
Company registration number 2447107. Charity number 802576.
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