Hope to youth in prison through soccer in Africa

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Hope to youth in prison through soccer in Africa

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Summary

Establish soccer academies within prisons to eradicate anti-social behaviour and develop inmates holistically through sports projects. Once released to assist ex-members to reintegrate into society. read updates from the field

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$30 - Life Skills and Soccer Training Pack
$43 - 5 soccer balls for training
$150 - To run a family day to reunite boys with their families.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

In South African prisons gangsterism, drugs, sexual abuse and violence are the norm. Many young lives are destroyed forever by the prison gangs, with the abused often becoming the abuser. Hope Academy is a program that aims to decrease negative behaviour and break this cycle of abuse and violence. The program teaches inmates to not re-commit crime and become law abiding citizens once released. Ex-members have the opportunity to find employment and even become coaches back in their communities.

Activities

Hope Academy aims to develop inmates holistically. Each prisoner is placed into a 3 tier development plan impacting and nurturing their 1. Football, 2. Faith and 3. Future. The program runs activities within each tier (see proposal for more info).

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $848
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $55,152
Total Funding Goal: $56,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

44 juveile offenders are impacted yearly through the program. These young men are trained to become future faciltators of the project teaching other prisoners. By 2012 we can have 5 academies serving 100 boys and extend the program into Africa.

Project Message

I can see the difference in the boys, they have hope, self belief and self worth from being in this program. They now have an opportunity to become someone and a success in the future.
- Lee Sharpe, Patron of Hope Academy, ex-professional player

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Mark Slessenger
National Prison Coordinator
Postnet Suite 71
Private Bag X3
Glossderry, Cape Town 7702
South Africa
27217622990
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka's Changemakers

Organization

Ambassadors In Sport (AIS)
Postnet Suite 71 Private Bag X3
Glossderry, South Africa 7702
South Africa
+27217622990
http://www.ais-africa.co.za/

Learn more about Ambassadors In Sport (AIS) and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in South Africa and can also be found under Sport.

For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 1, 2008

Latest Update from the Field

Hope Academy Progress

By Mark Slessenger - Director of Hope Academy, September 01, 2009 11:00 AM

Precious (prisoner) addressing all the families.

Academy warming up in front of families and guests.

Luyanda Jam Jam who was released - we are following him up.

Dear friends, the Hope Academy projects in both prisons have continued to go from strength to strength.

In Leeuwkop (Johannesburg) we have recently overseen the following:-

1. Academy level training through our License C curriculum that deals with passing as a foundation.
2. Life skills training focusing on forgiveness (we saw this was a great need in the academy).
3. Hosted mission touring team during Confederation Cup.
4. Made contacts into surrounding leagues to register the academy in a local football association in 2010.

In Drakenstein prison (Cape Town) we have recently overseen the following:

1. Our Academy in the local Helderberg League. Currently the team is top of the league and unbeaten for the season.
2. 2 of our players have been released. 1 player has been registered in a local team (we took him to trials) and we are trying to secure employment (Jam Jam). The other player is to be employed as an electrician (Enver).
3. We hosted a family day for all the prisoners in the academy. This was an extremley successful day. The family members testified about their hurt and fear for their children in prison and how the program has brought hope.
4. We are starting a community project where the academy boys will coach children in a local school.

We are excited about the progress made in the academies this year. Correctional Services in South Africa have seen the impact of the program and now want to go into a Memorandum of Agreement with Ambassadors In Sport to develop elite soccer academies in prisons around the country. This is the first initiative of this world wide to our knowledge.

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