IMPARTING WILLPOWER THROUGH SPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PLUSPORT is a youth-led nonprofit making sport for peace and development organization which uses the power of the “language” of sport to educate on two thematic areas: Civic Education and Social Development respectively. PluSPORT was initiated by McMillan Griffins MASANGA – A community peer leader, pediatric and psychosocial counselor, Korfball
Coach, ICT specialist – in November 2012. The organization’s initiation was driven by his firsthand experiences and observations during his then 4 years involvement in voluntary community/social work, that in spite of the information youths received on sexual health, gender based violence, and the cries and petitions of government and stakeholder on political/electoral violence, little change was observed compared to the amount of work input, hence, making the notion “knowledge is power” futile. develop a way through sport activities to educate on principles of democracy; 2. develop a way through sport activities to educate children on their rights, responsibilities, and basic health education; and 3. to formulating a practical way to enhance the levels of knowledge application by project beneficiaries. PluSPORT was then established not just to educate the youths who already have the “knowledge”, but primarily imparting willpower. The programmes and approach were to be impact-based, and not just information dissemination. To make the ideas programmatic and legal, PluSPORT got legally registered in April 2014. ORIGIN OF THE NAME “PluSPORT”
The name “PluSPORT” was derived from two words: PLUS and SPORT (with sport). With or rather plus sport, you can pe*****te through the bounds of creed, gender, and ethnicity. And since sport is our media of educating, the name PluSPORT (plus sport) came into existence. ORGANIZATION STRATEGY
1. VISION: We envisage pluralistic and democratic societies with violence-free elections. Zero new HIV infections in both babies and adults. A more just society which respects children and women’s rights and their abilities.
2. MISSION: Inspiring minds, influencing change and imparting willpower in children and youths through creative integration of sport activities with civic and social education.
3. CORE VALUES: To realize its aspirations, PluSPORT formulated its core values of work ex*****on. The core values are as follows:
• Honest – PluSPORT operates with high levels of honest at all times. Honest is never an option
• Team Work – PluSPORT highly values team work. It works as a team, achieve its aspiration as a team and succeeds as a team. We are all individuals, but bound together with the allegiance we individually owe humanity
• Integrity – PluSPORT Staff endeavors to exercise high standard morals and lead by example in all their dealings regardless of the environment
• Efficiency and Effectiveness – PluSPORT carries out its programmes with efficiency and effectiveness regardless of the magnitude of the task/programme at hand
• Creativity and Perfection – PluSPORT shall continue developing creative and outstanding programmes which will continue having a positive impact on our beneficiaries
4. OBJECTIVES
• Educating youths on their rights and responsibilities before, during, and after elections
• Promoting violence-free pre/post-elections
• Advocating for zero new HIV infections in both babies and adults
• Promote and advocate gender equity in all sectors of personal, national, and global growth
• Provide sports facilities to the youth affected and or infected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic
• Identify innovative ideas in the youth and solicit funds for their development
• Protect the youth from social vices
• Assist the talented youth to realize their dreams
• National expansion in the field of sport for peace and development, and develop a strong base of key customers
• To build good reputation in the field of sport for peace and development and become a key player in the industry
5. TARGET GROUPS
• Children (10-15 years of age) both in and out of school
• Youths (16-21 years of age) both in and out of school
• Communities/Rural areas
6. KEY AREAS OF FOCUS
PluSPORT focuses on three areas of civic and social education:
• Democracy and elections
• Gender and health
• Children’s rights
SCOPE OF WORK
PluSPORT uses the power of the “language” of sport (activities) to educate children and youths on gender and health education, children’s rights, and democracy and electoral education respectively. PluSPORT implements its programmes in schools, with community groups, and sports academies; both in urban and rural areas. And through its interventions PluSPORT endeavors to inspire minds, influence change, and impart willpower in youths and children. PluSPORT also conducts several capacity building programmes for its youth peer coaches (Mentors). The capacity building programmes vary from ICT programmes, leadership, entrepreneurship, and art. GENERAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
Our traditional business model is educating children and youths between the ages of 10 and 21 on gender and health, children’s rights, and principles of democracy respectively, with aid of our own youth-tailored activity guides called MINGALTO – MINGALATO a word in English which means drills. PluSPORT conducts periodic interventions in schools and communities in both rural and urban areas with an aim to inspire minds, influence change, and impart willpower through sport. HOW WE DO IT
PluSPORT designed and developed a series of activity guides called MINGALATO, a name in our local language which means drills. The activity guides are in three different versions; Gender n’ Health and Democracy n’ Elections respectively. The MINGALATO activity guides are an essential tool for PluSPORT to realize its aspirations. PluSPORT aims at inspiring minds, influencing change, and imparting willpower in children and youths through the integration of sport activities/drills with civic and social education. PluSPORT has taken a unique dimension in fostering principles of democracy and social development. PluSPORT intends to reach over 6,000 children and youth with its programmes by October 2016. It is PluSPORT desires to see not just youthful societies, but well informed active and responsible citizenry too. PluSPORT has hope in the youths, only if they are guided right. Through our creative and interactive and fun activities and programmes, imparting willpower in youths through sport shall be realized without fail or doubt.
