Location and general information
Categories
Access to Sport - 
Gender Equality - 
Healthy lifestyle - 
Infrastructure and equipment
Access to Sport - Gender Equality - Healthy lifestyle - Infrastructure and equipmentContext
Access to sport in the Mwanza region of Tanzania is limited for economic, structural and social reasons. After leaving school, young people often find themselves on the streets with no recreational opportunities, vulnerable to the risk of delinquency and abuse. In particular, many children with complicated family situations have no adult role model to guide them in their choices. Meanwhile, it is generally recognised that physical and mental health problems are exacerbated by a lack of access to sport.
Project goals
- Improve access to sport for children and young people in Mwanza
- Reduce the risk of delinquency and abuse
- Give young people adult role models
- Reduce physical and mental health problems
- Strengthen the local community
Project content
- Construction of a sports and community centre offering one full-size and one half football pitch, one basketball court, two volleyball courts, one netball court, and storage and changing facilities
- Training and qualifications for volunteer coaches
- Working with local coaches to ensure that all age groups and genders have opportunities to use the pitch
- Particular focus on school-leavers, since they often struggle with the transition to adult life
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