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A winning formula in Burkina Faso(6 May 2008) Our programme in Burkina Faso has been going from strength to strength and in February 2008 was bolstered by an intensive week-long football coaching event delivered by two of The English Football Association's top coaches. The visit by UK coaches Andy Foster and Chris Dowhan focused on advanced football coaching skills, in response to requests from local coaches who have already participated in significant training on delivering HIV awareness to young people. The timetable was split between skills workshops and small-sided games. Andy Foster, Regional Coach Development Manager for the North of England, explained “The important message I tried to get over early in the week was for their coaching sessions to be progressive, starting with technique and building the practice up, finishing with a game that uses the technique work. I was also keen to show how you could deliver practice with limited equipment, as I was aware that some coaches work with organisations that only have one or two balls and no cones or bibs.” |
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This standard of coaching from the UK is world class and acts as a real incentive to the local coaches. Jonathan Lea-Howarth (photo), who coordinates our work in Burkina Faso, explained that, “Short-term input is fundamental to the project’s success. This really advanced technical course has re-ignited passion. One coach had questioned what he was getting out of the Coaching for Hope programme. Since the course he and 22 other coaches have come through the door to arrange HIV training with their youth teams.” |
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| It's no surprise that, with the positive impact on the ground, Mike Richardson, our UK-based programme officer, is feeling buoyant about The FA’s contribution. “It’s quite a test of your character,” he commented, and “very hard work” to go to Burkina and deliver such quality training in a week. However, a short-term volunteer placement is a good way of employing people’s skills as it provides different people with fresh ideas, which can have a very positive impact. “With Coaching for Hope you’re asked to communicate specialist knowledge to specialists. This is a very sustainable approach.” Combining this contribution with the long-term commitment of in-country staff creates a winning formula. | |
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80% of the world’s disabled people are in developing countries. In Mali and Burkina Faso, two of the poorest countries in the world, it is estimated that one person in eight has a disability. We aim to make our coaching courses accessible to all, and we are now working on a new section of our coaching manual focusing on including players with a disability. Coaching for Hope Director Jane Carter explains, “We have already experienced the effect being allowed to play and coach can have on disabled people. We have run courses with visually impaired and hearing impaired children and young people, which were greeted with tremendous enthusiasm and joy. We now want to give our local coaches the tools to include more disabled kids in their sessions, as well as bringing more disabled coaches into the scheme. If this appeal is successful we will be able to run a course in Southern Africa specifically dedicated to including people with disabilities.” Find out more - download our appeal leaflet. |
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New support from The FA
(22 February 2008)
As The FA announces that Coaching for Hope is to continue as its Charity Partner until 2010, two FA regional managers are travelling to West Africa with us. Chris Dowhan and Andy Foster will be working with 30 local football coaches who have already completed our basic course to develop advanced coaching skills.
Brian Barwick, The FA Chief Executive, says, "The FA is very pleased to be working with Coaching for Hope in the run-up to the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Coaching for Hope's work in developing football coaches from the grass-roots up will help to make a long-term difference in Africa and give thousands more children a chance to access sport and vital information about HIV and AIDS."
Coaching for Hope's programme officer Michael Richardson, who will be working with the coaches from The FA in Burkina Faso at the end of February, explains, "The participation of two senior coaches from The FA will be a huge morale boost to the Burkinabe coaches whose enthusiasm and love for the game couldn't be any greater."
Adidas runners to raise £5,000
(13 February 2007)
Five staff from Adidas are running the Flora London marathon to raise money for Coaching for Hope. They are aiming to raise £5,000 as friends, family and colleagues sponsor them to run 26 miles on 13th April 2008. Sponsor them and find out more at http://www.justgiving.com/adidas.
HiFi Club in Leeds hosts Coaching for Hope fundraiser
(11 February 2008)
Vincent Vincent and the Villains heads the line up at HiFi Club in Leeds on 20th February 2008. Find out more...
Hope Powell supports Cape Town school
(January 2008)
In December 2007, Coaching for Hope held its first coaching school in South Africa. England women's coach Hope Powell attended with coaches from Spurs, Everton and Queens Park Rangers football clubs. Read more.
Southern Africa programme launch at The FA
(17 October 2007)
On 9th October 2007 guests including Coaching for Hope patron Fatboy Slim (aka Norman Cook), England women's coach Hope Powell, England and Tottenham defender Michael Dawson and Johnny Ball attended the launch of our new programme at The FA's Soho Square premises. Read more and view photos of the event.
Spurs Supports Third Mali School
(22 August 2007)
In August 2007 five UK coaches and one senior coach from Coaching for Hope in Burkina Faso trained 45 Malian coaches at our third school in Mali. The team from the UK included coaches from Tottenham Hotspur for the first time, as well as coaches from Everton and Brighton and Hove Albion. Read more.
Fifth School in Ouaga tackles high risk behaviour
(14 September 2007)
In July 2007, Tom Pitchon travelled to Burkina Faso for our fifth week-long training school in Ouagadougou. Forty six local coaches and youth workers were trained to deliver football and HIV and AIDS education to young people in their communities. Read more.
Coaching for Hope selected as FA Charity Partner for 2007
(16 January 2007)
We were delighted to learn that Coaching for Hope has been selected as the official FA Charity Partner for 2007, which will raise the profile of our work and help us to help more people at risk of HIV and AIDS. More information on the FA website click here.
Everton FC sending community coach to Burkina Faso
(16 December 2006)
Coaching for Hope is delighted to announce that Everton FC will be sending community coach, Tony Dickson, to our next school in Burkina Faso in January 2007.
Everton is the first premiership club to become involved with our work and we hope that this will be the start of a productive relationship. Tony will be bringing his experience of coaching disabled children to Africa with him where we will be running sessions at schools for blind and deaf children.
Robert Eaton Memorial Fund donate £3,000 to support the work of local coaches in Burkina Faso
(19 December 2006)
The REMF is a foundation set up in the memory of Robert Eaton who tragically died in the attacks on New York on September 11th 2001. This organisation is now generously supporting the work of local coaches in Burkina Faso over a three year period, funding the vital HIV education sessions and football workshops that the local coaches deliver week to week. The cheque was presented to Albion in the Community’s Darren Teague and Jacob Naish, on behalf of Coaching for Hope
FA & Coaching for Hope use football as a force for good in Bolivia
(17 November 2006)
This November The FA sent two of their most experienced coaches on the first Coaching for Hope project in Bolivia. They were working to increase access to football, art and health education for disadvantaged youths in some of Bolivia’s poorest communities.
Over 25 local coaches were trained to deliver sport, art and health education and 100 youths, including marginalised migrants and disabled children, were given the chance to take part in football and art workshops that promote confidence, team building and self esteem. All the children involved were also given full football strips donated by Adidas and several UK football clubs.
The scheme was organised in collaboration with several local organisations including CONDEPEDIS, an organisation fighting to promote the rights of Bolivia’s disabled children and Circo Infantil, who work to provide education and sustainable livelihoods for marginalised migrant youths.
"The feedback from all the local coaches involved has been really positive" explains project manager Tom Pitchon. "Many of the local coaches are determined to carry on the work that has begun this week and I have heard reports that many of the children involved have started waking up early to train and stay fit since taking part in the CFH school."
Adidas kit donation
(10 October 2006)
Coaching for Hope is delighted to announce that Adidas is donating kit and boots to the programme.
Fatboy Slim visits Coaching for Hope school
in Mali
(17 September 2006)
The world famous DJ Fatboy Slim (aka Norman Cook) has recently become patron of Coaching for Hope and has been out in Mali this last week visiting the second Coaching for Hope school there. Norman was able to see the project in action and take part in Coaching for Hope football and art workshops. He also got the chance to visit a local orphanage we partner with and find out more about the realities facing children growing up in Mali. Norman has been extremely moved by his experience and is keen to carry on supporting the project in the future.
Photos by Andy Aitchison.
For media enquiries please contact Jessica Lowe on 0116 254 1862 (out of hours 0778 977 4812) or Michael Richardson on 01904 567336.
Coaching for Hope graduates use their training to join the fight against HIV and AIDS
(18 May 2006)
This month four Coaching for Hope graduates in Burkina Faso took 70 local children through an 8 session HIV and AIDS awareness course, using special training manuals that have been produced and disseminated by the Coaching for Hope team. To see photos of the workshops please click here. These sessions are just the tip of the ice berg! Using our new training manuals we aim to empower dozens of local youth workers and coaches to spread key messages about HIV and AIDS to hundreds of youngsters across West Africa and beyond. Already, a further seven coaches in Burkina Faso are scheduled to run similar workshops with 134 local children in the coming weeks and further sessions are being planned for Mali later in the year. We are currently recruiting two new field workers to help maximise and evaluate the impact of these sessions and co-ordinate new ones.
Coaching for Hope art trainer builds bridges between UK and African children
(23 March 2006)
Coaching for Hope art trainer, Barry Perks travelled to Marton-Cum-Grafton School in York today to run art sessions with local kids. The children were shown video footage of this year's Coaching for Hope school in Burkina Faso and went on to make similar pieces of art to those created by the African children involved.
"The kids and teachers were very enthusiastic, especially about doing the same art as the kids in Burkina Faso" he explains. "They are keen to do more art, perhaps based around their lives here to send to the kids in Burkina Faso and would like to receive some back from them in return."
Coaching for Hope featured on ITV Yorkshire
(4 February 2006)
The report contains interviews with International Service's Chief Executive Jane Carter as well as Michael Richardson and Daniel Okeeffe from Hull City FC. To see the news report click here (5 Min download)
Community Shield Prize from Hull City FC
(31 January 2006)
Coaching for Hope was recently awarded a Community Shield Prize from Hull City FC, in recognition of our work in West Africa this last year. It was one of only two charitable projects to win the award.
Our Chief Executive Jane Carter collecting
a cheque for £1000 in front of thousands at the awards ceremony in Hull
City's KC Stadium.
Coaching for Hope on Meridian Tonight
(31 January 2006)
Coaching for Hope’s latest visit to Burkina Faso will be featured on ITV's Meridian Tonight at 6.00pm.
There will be interviews with International Service’s Chief Executive, Jane Carter, along with Jacob Naish and Darren Teague from Brighton and Hove Albion. To see the news report click here
(5 Min download)
Coaching for Hope featured on ITN’s London Tonight
(28 January 2006)
The report contains interviews with Coaching for Hope's Director, Jane Carter, as well as footage of Queens Park Rangers coach Steve Quashie running a Coaching for Hope football school with orphans in Burkina Faso last January. To see the news report click here (5 Min download)
Coaching for Hope features in the Telegraph and the Mirror
(21 September 2005).
Journalists from the Mirror and the Telegraph travelled to Mali to report on the Coaching for Hope sessions taking place there. To read the article in the Mirror click here. To read the Telegraph article click here.
Clare Balding endorses Coaching for Hope
(17 May 2005)
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“I’m a great believer in the power of sport to change lives, in its ability to heal rifts and to give people inspiration. I think this is a wonderful project and hope that it will bring light into lives that may otherwise be darker than anyone deserves.” |
