OUR VISION

PLAY HANDBALL for a SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. 

Handball is our tool to empower the youth. We envision supporting a diverse and multi-inclusive sports environment through playing the team-sport of handball, and to impart self-esteem, skills and knowledge to the next generation.

In doing so, we would like to contribute to a world where young people grow-up in peace and have hope for a positive future. We encourage respecting oneself, respecting others, and respecting the environment, which serve as the main tenets of our call-to-action.

We want to use handball to empower the youth – especially young girls – and create an open-minded society without cultural, gendered or racial boundaries. We want to hold high the pillars of respect, mutual support, and unity!

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

We are a trusted kick-starter for SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT with Handball.

PLAY HANDBALL supports community-based developmental organisations with capacity-building and skill-development by offering knowledge, resources and volunteers. Our programmes are adaptable, easy-to-implement, and compatible with different cultural and social environments. We help local organisations to help themselves.

As a kick-starter organisation partnered with the promotion of handball globally, we support community-based organisations through:

• 1. Knowledge is the key: we develop integrated training methods and educational programs based on handball specific fundamental skills and social topics such as environmental protection, and teach the associated life skills.
  2. Equipment creates the possibility: We donate handball equipment
  3. Volunteers support & inspire: We place volunteers
• We promote handball as a tool for development.
• We create awareness for important socio-political issues  – PLAY HANDBALL Supercup – educational handball tournament series to raise awareness for climate change
• We support and advise on the development of local sports structures and create a platform for professional exchange with our PLAY HANDBALL network partners
• We connect people and create cultural exchange opportunities:
  1. scholarship programmes (www.weltwaerts.de) – apply via our partner Jugend im Ausland
  2. BoraBola (www.bora-bola.com

Our work is driven by our core values: Sustainability, Quality & Expertise, Diversity & Equity, and Enjoyment.

• Sustainability

Our approach is based on sustainability. We believe the result of social development work should lead to self-sustaining practices. We help kick-start the handball movement, and lay the foundation for further structures which enable us to provide support where we are most needed. As a result, we work with the education sector and build partnerships on grassroots level to establish long-term, mutual growth.

• Quality & Expertise

We believe in quality and expertise. Maintaining high standards in terms of our services, our partnerships, and our volunteers is critical to ensure a sustainable impact. We reach out in order to find the most qualified institutions to partnering with for our programme development. We believe that further change and employment opportunities through handball are only possible if the development work focuses on the proper transfer of skills and the proper implementation there-of.

• Diversity & Equity

We embrace diversity and promote equity. A sports team is a melting-pot of different individuals with a diverse set of skills, cultural influences, and social backgrounds. Each member contributes to diversity, and it crucial that we encourage respect for each other’s backgrounds, and acknowledge individual strengths. Working towards unity fosters an open-minded society without cultural, social or gendered boundaries.

• Enjoyment

Sport can be fun and exciting, provided it is managed correctly. In all our work, we place enjoyment at the heart of our aim, in order to create exciting experiences for all. We are passionate about our mission, and have a strong love for sport.  We truly believe this will hold us in good stead in realising our vision.

PLAY HANDBALL supports community-based developmental organisations with capacity-building and skill-development by offering knowledge, resources and volunteers. Our programmes are adaptable, easy-to-implement, and compatible with different cultural and social environments. We help local organisations in Africa and worldwide to help themselves.

Benefits for our network partners:

• Skill-Development.  Get access to skilled volunteers to assist your local programmes.
• Resources. By using our methodology and being part of the network gain access to partnership opportunities that generate resources for your cause.
• Capacity. Get to know how to use handball as a tool for development by using our methodologies and training manuals.
• Exchange & Education. Get access to education and scholarship programmes for your young peer leaders.
• Visibility. Leverage our network of like-minded development organisations to increase the visibility of your work.

Create positive experience with handball in your community as well and join our network. Apply via info@play-handball.org to register your organisation with us.