Location and general information
Categories
Access to Sport - 
Gender Equality - 
Healthy lifestyle - 
Personal development - 
Strengthening partnerships
Access to Sport - Gender Equality - Healthy lifestyle - Personal development - Strengthening partnershipsContext
In primary and secondary schools in Malawi, classrooms are overcrowded, sports facilities are lacking and teacher shortages and dropout rates are high. The primary and secondary schools in Goliati, which over 2,500 pupils attend over two shifts, have extremely poor sports facilities.
Project goals
- Use football and physical education as tools for improving health, education outcomes, gender equality, youth empowerment and community cohesion among pupils in Goliati
- Improve access to safe, inclusive sports and football facilities
- Provide training and resources for PE teachers and coaches
- Educate pupils on health, hygiene and active lifestyles
- Encourage gender equality and the inclusion of girls and vulnerable children in sport
- Reduce school dropout rates
- Strengthen community involvement
Project content
- Maintain the football and netball fields at the schools
- Provide the schools with netball and football equipment
- Train teachers and youth leaders to ensure the ongoing delivery of PE and football activities
- Establish school sports committees to maintain facilities and manage activities
- Engage parents and local leaders to build community ownership
- Collaborate with education authorities to integrate sport into school curriculums
- Organise local fundraising and sponsorship initiatives such as community tournaments to maintain resources
- Establish peer-led sports clubs to keep children – especially girls – engaged
- Work with social and local media to promote the project and share positive publicity
Partner
