15/07/2026
**In just six months, sport reached 3,516 children across 140 government schools in tribal India.**
January 2026. The BCAS programme enters its first full quarter. Six Sports Trainers begin visiting government schools across Mandla and Dindori. Many principals are uncertain. Some push back. But the coaches show up anyway — every week, at every school.
By March, the picture had changed.
389 sports sessions held. 673 school visits made. 3,066 children reached.
The momentum doesn't stop when schools close. Between May and mid-June, BCAS moved into communities through Summer Sports Camps across 72 villages, engaging nearly 1,000 children and bringing together approximately 3,000 community members through sports tournaments and awareness activities.
As schools reopened in the second half of June, Sports Trainers returned to classrooms, conducting 288 additional school visits and 52 more sports sessions, reaching another 450 children.
**Six months on, BCAS has delivered 441 sports sessions and 961 school visits, reaching 3,516 children across 140 government schools—while extending its impact far beyond school campuses.**
This is what patient, consistent work looks like.
*Supported by ASICS Foundation · Mrida Education and Welfare Society*