Location and general information
Access to Sport - 
Children with disabilities - 
Conflict victimsContext
Over 1.87 million South Sudanese people have been internally displaced by the conflicts that erupted in December 2013 and July 2016. In the aftermath of the December 2013 to April 2014 conflict, Light for the World carried out an informal random appraisal of the accessibility of the humanitarian services provided by various agencies in the Mahad and Gumbo Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps and host communities. It primarily assessed the education and rehabilitation services for children and adults with disabilities; the general physical accessibility of the camps; and the knowledge, attitude and practices of the humanitarian assistance staff in relation to disabilities. It was found that the knowledge, competencies, vulnerability and needs of persons with disabilities, especially children, girls and women, were being ignored.
Project content
The project’s main goal is to use sports to promote the rights of children with disabilities to access basic health, rehabilitation, education and other services in schools, IDP camps and host community settings.
Sports will further uplift spirits, promote inter-ethnic togetherness, raise disability awareness, and enhance social-cultural and economic inclusion and participation leading to empowerment and independence for persons with disabilities.
Objectives
- Use the power of inclusive sports as a transformational tool in IDP camps and schools to break down the barriers preventing persons with disabilities from accessing humanitarian response services and education.
- Promote inclusion in mainstream sports activities in three IDP camps and 90 schools.
- Create an environment that promotes acceptance of disability.
Project activities
Creation of five inclusive football and basketball teams:
- Community mobilisation with the support of community-based rehabilitation workers and disability inclusion facilitators
- Procurement of sports equipment for football, basketball and indoor games, including first aid kits and dignity kits for girls with disabilities
- Recruitment and orientation of coaches who will provide weekly coaching
Tournaments:
- Tournaments in Juba every quarter for teams from three IDP camps
- Friendly matches every month
Teacher training:
- Training workshop for teachers/coaches in disability inclusion, inclusive sports, inclusive education and children’s rights
- Refresher training for teachers and coaches
- Follow-up on the impact of the training
Raising awareness:
- Awareness raising campaign on disability rights/inclusion and peaceful coexistence including camp management committees
- Celebration of World Refugee Day and International Day of Persons with Disabilities and production of information, education and communication materials
Disability mainstreaming:
- Disability mainstreaming training for humanitarian and development organisations
- Follow-ups and on-the-job coaching for humanitarian staff trained in disability inclusion
- Continuous engagement with ministries, NGOs, companies and other stakeholders
Expected results
- 5,000 children with disabilities will have access to existing services, including sports
- 864 children with disabilities (250 girls and 614 boys) will participate in tournaments
- 32 children from the inclusive sports team will be supported to become professional players
- Five inclusive sports for peace teams will be created and trained and they will take part in friendly matches, tournaments and awareness raising campaigns
- 90 teachers from 90 schools will be trained in inclusive sports lessons in a three-day training course
- More than 18,000 people will be more aware of disability inclusion
- There will be mass awareness campaigns in all three IDP camps and 90 schools
- 18 humanitarian agencies in the IDP camps will become disability inclusive, through a five-day capacity-building training course
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