Nicola (founder of PLAY HANDBALL) reports on how sport is linked to education and sustainable development and on current seminars and training courses for students, teachers and volunteers on the topic of sport as an educational tool for sustainable development.  Nicola reports: ‘This spring, I once again had the opportunity not only to lecture at […]

“Play fair for the Environment” – Trainings on sports as an educational tool for Sustainable Development

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), Trainings and Workshops,

Nicola (founder of PLAY HANDBALL) reports on how sport is linked to education and sustainable development and on current seminars and training courses for students, teachers and volunteers on the topic of sport as an educational tool for sustainable development.  Nicola reports: ‘This spring, I once again had the opportunity not only to lecture at Leuphana University in Lüneburg (Germany) as a guest lecturer on the topic of “Sport as an educational tool for sustainable development (ESD)”, but also to give training courses for teachers in the Oldenburg area, sponsored by the OLB Foundation. Over 30 students from Leuphana University Lüneburg took part in the seminar in cooperation with Dr Jessica Süßenbach. This is the second year that we have offered this course, which is open to students from all subjects as part of the complementary study programme, and we will be holding it again next summer semester.
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More than 300 young people from 16 different schools experienced a day full of handball, education, inspiration and empowerment at the PlayHandball Supercups in South Africa. Another series of the unique PlayHandball Supercups kicked off in Johannesburg on 24 February, shortly followed by the Cape Town counterpart on 9 March. In the Supercup series, the […]

Supercup inspires more than 300 youth for sustainable behaviours and handball

South Africa, Supercup,

More than 300 young people from 16 different schools experienced a day full of handball, education, inspiration and empowerment at the PlayHandball Supercups in South Africa.

Another series of the unique PlayHandball Supercups kicked off in Johannesburg on 24 February, shortly followed by the Cape Town counterpart on 9 March. In the Supercup series, the 11 to 14-year-old girls and boys not only competed in exciting handball matches, but also learnt about recycling and how waste can pollute our soil and thus affect the quality of our food.

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To mark the start of the summer vacations in Kenya, PlayHandball Kenya (PHKE) invited children and young people from our partner organizations to a ten-day vacation camp in Suswa. From November 20 to December 1, they played handball, separated trash, danced and much more. 101 players between the ages of 10 and 17 from our […]

Holiday Camp in Kenya

Event, Kenya,

To mark the start of the summer vacations in Kenya, PlayHandball Kenya (PHKE) invited children and young people from our partner organizations to a ten-day vacation camp in Suswa. From November 20 to December 1, they played handball, separated trash, danced and much more. 101 players between the ages of 10 and 17 from our partner organizations were warmly welcomed at the Ilkeek Aare Primary School in Suswa, Narok. Angaza Youth Development Organization in Thika, Pendo Amani Youth Organization in Juja, Empower Girls Plus in Kisumu, Githunguri Primary School in Machakos, St. John Centre in Korogocho and our host Ilkeek Aare Primary School in Suswa participated in the first camp of this kind organised by PHKE. We would very much like to thank our supporters who have made this event possible through their financial support: Thomas-&-Jutta-Kastner-Foundation, One.Team Social and PlayHandball Förderverein.

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With the start of the Christmas season, our former volunteer Philipp launched a fundraising campaign for the Bo-Kaap Handball Club with the aim of helping the players to live out their sport. Our new Adopt-A-Club project makes exactly that possible. This gives you the opportunity to support a specific local club with your donation and […]

Adopt-A-Club launches fundraising campaign for the Bo-Kaap Handball Club

Charity, Community, Donation, Fundraising, South Africa,

With the start of the Christmas season, our former volunteer Philipp launched a fundraising campaign for the Bo-Kaap Handball Club with the aim of helping the players to live out their sport. Our new Adopt-A-Club project makes exactly that possible. This gives you the opportunity to support a specific local club with your donation and help us to provide sporting opportunities for children and young people in that community. The community becomes an active and safe place where children can play and fulfil their potential in sport and in life.

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The mid-term seminars are a compulsory part of the weltwärts voluntary service. They serve as quality assurance and support for the volunteers. This year, two seminars led by Nicola Scholl, founder and director of PlayHandball, took place in Botswana and Kenya. Here are some insights into the seminars from our volunteers Sophia (Kenya) and Lasse […]

Midterm Seminars in Botswana and Kenya

Botswana, Kenya, Volunteer, weltwärts,

The mid-term seminars are a compulsory part of the weltwärts voluntary service. They serve as quality assurance and support for the volunteers. This year, two seminars led by Nicola Scholl, founder and director of PlayHandball, took place in Botswana and Kenya. Here are some insights into the seminars from our volunteers Sophia (Kenya) and Lasse (Botswana):

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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 youth. PLAY HANDBALL is a sport and development organisation, which focuses on the team-sport handball, as well youth development. We support community-based developmental organisations with capacity-building and skill-development by offering knowledge, resources and volunteers. We are a kick-starter organisation and promoter of education and social development with handball – not only in Africa, but worldwide as well.
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