Just a couple of weeks after the start of the new school year a first friendly tournament was held at the Observatory Junior School in Cape Town, South Africa.
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![Sport for development and peace – From the 19th to 23rd of September the volunteers Vincent Albers and Lasse Preissler visited another Global Sport for Development Knowledge Collaborative (GloKnoCo) fieldtrip, this time at the University of Brighton. Among representers of global acting organisations, like Vincent and Lasse, also students from the University of Brighton, the Paderborn […]](https://play-handball.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_0301-1-scaled-450x285.jpg "PlayHandball as part of the GloKnoCo Project in Brighton")
Sport for development and peace – From the 19th to 23rd of September the volunteers Vincent Albers and Lasse Preissler visited another Global Sport for Development Knowledge Collaborative (GloKnoCo) fieldtrip, this time at the University of Brighton. Among representers of global acting organisations, like Vincent and Lasse, also students from the University of Brighton, the Paderborn University, and the Palacký University Olomouc took part in this final event of the Erasmus+ Network project.
Read MoreFor our second instalment of Play Handball Community Talks, our South Africa Project Coordinator – Simphiwe Mahlanyana – sat down, virtually, with Michael Wachira from Pendo Amani Youth Organisation in Juja, Kenya. The interview details how things have been in Juja and Kenya generally and together, Simphiwe and Michael explored opportunities that arose as a result of Covid-19 and lockdown regulations all over the world. The interview can be viewable.
Read More![17 teams from Kisumu County and Siaya County participated in the first handball tournament hosted by our community partner EmpowerGirlsPlus (EGP) in Kisumu, western Kenya. It was an exciting day for the players and the host organisation. “This was the first time we organised a tournament for teams outside our community. We made it a […]](https://play-handball.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/PHKE-Handball-Tournament-Kisumu-Kenia-202101-450x285.jpeg "Handball is growing in Kisumu County – 17 teams at first county tournament in by EmpowerGirlsPlus")
17 teams from Kisumu County and Siaya County participated in the first handball tournament hosted by our community partner EmpowerGirlsPlus (EGP) in Kisumu, western Kenya. It was an exciting day for the players and the host organisation. “This was the first time we organised a tournament for teams outside our community. We made it a one-day event since it was our very first one. Some of the things might have not happened as we expected, but all in all we feel grateful and happy”, tells Ruth Moody – Director of EmpowerGirlsPlus. 300 participants attended the tournament, including relatives of the players. Four school teams and three community teams, which are part of EmpowerGirlsPlus’ sports activities in the community of Kisumu, competed in the tournament. (more…)
Read More![Sim talks to Louise from our community partner in Darling about the last year and the current situation in their programmes. Louise is positive and hopeful for this year. In terms of handball, Louise wants to grow the sport for youth in the community and implement it as a sport that also helps youth develop […]](https://play-handball.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/PlayHandball-Community-talk-2021-2-450x285.jpeg "Community Talk with Louise Barends from Darling Outreach Foundation in South Africa")
Sim talks to Louise from our community partner in Darling about the last year and the current situation in their programmes. Louise is positive and hopeful for this year. In terms of handball, Louise wants to grow the sport for youth in the community and implement it as a sport that also helps youth develop social skills. We look forward to supporting her and the Darling Outreach Foundation in 2020.
Watch the talk on our YouTube Channel: PlayHandball1
Read More![In January, the handball world will look to Egypt. For the first time since 2005 (Tunisia), the Men’s World Championship is back on the African continent. However, the continent has much more to offer when it comes to handball, such as the Play Handball (PH) project. And even though South Africa as well as Kenya, […]](https://play-handball.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/PlayHandball-OnlineTalks-handballwithoutborders0a-1-450x285.jpeg "Online Talks “Handball without Borders”")
In January, the handball world will look to Egypt. For the first time since 2005 (Tunisia), the Men’s World Championship is back on the African continent. However, the continent has much more to offer when it comes to handball, such as the Play Handball (PH) project. And even though South Africa as well as Kenya, where PH is mainly active, are affected by Corona, the topic of handball is not forgotten here. Completely in the sense of distance regulations, PH’s work is also currently taking place digitally.
From 8th to 10th December the PlayHandball Online Talk – “Handball without Borders” will take place for the first time. In three rounds of talks over three days (each at 12 noon, German time), guests from Africa and Europe who are active and involved in handball will talk and exchange views, discuss and get ideas and pass on experiences. (more…)
Read More![PendoAmani Youth Organization is a registered NGO in Kenya with a focus on youth development operating in Juja. They work for youth and with youth to cultivate passion into skills, build and raise the platforms necessary for today’s young leaders to flourish; they do this through inspiring youth to actively take part in their own […]](https://play-handball.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-20191031-WA0001-1-450x285.jpg "PendoAmani in Kenya & PLAY HANDBALL initiate Handball After School Program")
PendoAmani Youth Organization is a registered NGO in Kenya with a focus on youth development operating in Juja. They work for youth and with youth to cultivate passion into skills, build and raise the platforms necessary for today’s young leaders to flourish; they do this through inspiring youth to actively take part in their own development and through skills development such as attending free Computer and Media skills training, Music, Dance and Sports.
Through partnership with PLAY HANDBALL Kenya, PendoAmani has received a volunteer to initiate handball program in schools within Juja.
For more information you can follow this link:
http://pendoamani.or.ke/pendoamani-play-handball-initiate-handball-after-school-program/
Read More![Play Handball was invited by Initiative for Community Advancement (ICA) to conduct a handball session with just under 100 youth at Karookop Primary School, outside Eendekuil, Western Cape on the 24th of February 2019. The youth were introduced to handball basics, such as passing, throwing, dribbling, etc. There was also a recycling component to the […]](https://play-handball.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190223-sheba-piketberg-playhandball-phza-22-450x285.jpg "Handball is an universal language – Play Handball at Karookop Primary School")
Play Handball was invited by Initiative for Community Advancement (ICA) to conduct a handball session with just under 100 youth at Karookop Primary School, outside Eendekuil, Western Cape on the 24th of February 2019. The youth were introduced to handball basics, such as passing, throwing, dribbling, etc. There was also a recycling component to the day. (more…)
Read More![Interview with Thabang Mphatoe from our partner orgaisation SCORE. He is working beside others as a handball coach at the Franschhoek Valley Community Sport Centre. When and how did your relationship with Play Handball SA start? I got to know Play Handball in 2017. We had a volunteer from Play Handball based at our community […]](https://play-handball.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/PlayHandballSupercupDelft2018-phza-volunteer-capetown-coachabroad-26-450x285.jpg "Interview with Thabang from Franschhoek Community Sport Centre")
Interview with Thabang Mphatoe from our partner orgaisation SCORE. He is working beside others as a handball coach at the Franschhoek Valley Community Sport Centre.
When and how did your relationship with Play Handball SA start?
I got to know Play Handball in 2017. We had a volunteer from Play Handball based at our community sport centre. In this year we went with our team as well to the Supercup in Cape Town. At the handball tournament we got lots of information about environmental awareness and as well learned new things about coaching. After he left, I took over as a coach and that where the relationship between me and Play Handball started. (more…)
Read More![Using Sport to raise awareness for Climate Change! The PLAY HANDBALL Supercup is unique in its kind and is the first Handball & Environmental Tournament Series in South Africa. After two successful annual events in 2016 & 2017, with over a thousand children reached from both Cape Town and Johannesburg, PLAY HANDBALL ZA (PHZA), in […]](https://play-handball.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PlayHandballZA-PHZA-Supercup2018-Benoni-JHB-volunteer-coachabroad-29-450x285.jpg "Play Handball Supercup 2018 in Benoni")
Using Sport to raise awareness for Climate Change! The PLAY HANDBALL Supercup is unique in its kind and is the first Handball & Environmental Tournament Series in South Africa.
After two successful annual events in 2016 & 2017, with over a thousand children reached from both Cape Town and Johannesburg, PLAY HANDBALL ZA (PHZA), in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), hosted the PLAY HANDBALL Supercup 2018 on the 20th of October 2018 at the Sinaba Sports Stadium, Daveyton, Gauteng. (more…)
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