Archive for month May, 2025

PLAY HANDBALL uses handball as a tool for social development in Africa – together with partner organisations such as Go4Goals and supported by dedicated volunteers. One of them is Wolf Meyer-Hagen, 80 years old, head of the handball department for many years and now honorary president of the handball department of KSV AJAX Köpenick and […]

A Berlin handball legend as a volunteer coach in Tanzania

Tanzania, Trainings and Workshops, Volunteer,

PLAY HANDBALL uses handball as a tool for social development in Africa – together with partner organisations such as Go4Goals and supported by dedicated volunteers. One of them is Wolf Meyer-Hagen, 80 years old, head of the handball department for many years and now honorary president of the handball department of KSV AJAX Köpenick and a true veteran of Berlin handball.

In spring, he travelled to Tanzania to train children and coaches in handball. With his energy, humour and decades of experience, he quickly became an inspiration for many people there.

After his return, we at PLAY HANDBALL spoke to Wolf about his experiences, his motivation and his love of the sport. (more…)

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Handball Player Robin Lorenz Experiences a Moving Year with PLAY HANDBALL and Shows How Sport Creates Community Around the WorldBy Robin Lorenz, weltwärts volunteer for PLAY HANDBALL in Kenya in partnership with Kultur-Life, Nairobi, April-2025 My name is Robin Lorenz, I’m 19 years old and from the Rheingau region. I played handball for 12 years […]

From the Rheingau to Nairobi – A Jersey Donation Brings Hope

Kenya, Volunteer, weltwärts,

Handball Player Robin Lorenz Experiences a Moving Year with PLAY HANDBALL and Shows How Sport Creates Community Around the World
By Robin Lorenz, weltwärts volunteer for PLAY HANDBALL in Kenya in partnership with Kultur-Life, Nairobi, April-2025

My name is Robin Lorenz, I’m 19 years old and from the Rheingau region. I played handball for 12 years with TGE Eltville. In the summer of 2024, I completed my Abitur (high school diploma) and then consciously chose to do a voluntary social year abroad. Through the German government’s development volunteer program “weltwärts,” I’ve been working with PLAY HANDBALL in Kenya since September 2024 – a non-profit organization that uses sport, especially handball, as a tool for social development. In Nairobi, I support PLAY HANDBALL Kenya as a volunteer handball coach, helping to build up handball programs for disadvantaged children and youth in Utawala and Mathare. (more…)

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