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Sports Coaching

The benefits of sports activities for kids in developing countries are numerous.  Sport encourages exercise and develops social and team skills. It can also build confidence, provide an outlet for energy and gives kids something constructive to do with their time, keeping them off the streets and out of trouble.  Team sports offer an excellent forum for creating awareness and providing education about other social issues, such as HIV/AIDS and other diseases. 

You do not need to be a professional coach, or an exceptionally talented sports person to get involved on one of our sports projects in Africa.  However, it does help if you at least enjoy and have a reasonable knowledge of playing a particular sport.  Our sports volunteer projects involve children of different ages and abilities, or sometimes adults as well.  Therefore, anyone with coaching skills will be put to very good use, trying to bring on the African sports stars of the future.  Less experienced volunteers can train and play with the younger children, encouraging them to get involved in team sports, as opposed to filling their time in other ways.

Sports that are more commonly played and taught at our projects include football, netball, volleyball, basketball and rounders, but if you have a specific sport that you have experience coaching please let us know.  It is great to be able to introduce new sports that are not as familiar in Africa and these are usually very well received.

In addition to the project listed below we also have a sports volunteer project in Malawi. Full details will be available on the website soon, but if you are interested in this project and would like more information please contact us.

Our sports volunteer projects

Lake Malawi Teaching and Sports Volunteer Project

Lake Malawi

Teach at a rural primary school in the mornings and coach the children and village sports teams in the afternoon. Sports include football, volleyball and netball.

Tanzania Street Kids Sports Volunteer Project

Mwanza, Tanzania

Coach sports activities, assist with basic education, help with homework and provide support where needed at this street kids centre, which offers a refuge to boys who would otherwise be living rough. You will also be involved with coaching children from the wider community, identifying and fostering new talent.

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