Archive for category Trainings and Workshops

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 Connects: Three Days of Training and Inspiration in Nairobi. A Report by Fabian Korell Eight years after my volunteer service with PLAY HANDBALL, my journey took me to Kenya to reconnect with old contacts and lead a coaching course for handball trainers. The course focused on developing skills for working with children and young […]

From Berlin to Nairobi: My Journey Back to PLAY HANDBALL

Kenya, Trainings and Workshops, Volunteer,

Handball Connects: Three Days of Training and Inspiration in Nairobi.
A Report by Fabian Korell

Eight years after my volunteer service with PLAY HANDBALL, my journey took me to Kenya to reconnect with old contacts and lead a coaching course for handball trainers. The course focused on developing skills for working with children and young people, enabling valuable exchanges and practical learning. In addition to the training, I visited inspiring handball projects in local communities. This experience once again showed me how sports connect people and how significant volunteer engagement is. (more…)

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The year 2025 starts with reflection, community and planning for the next six months for our Weltwärts volunteers in South Africa! At the beginning of January, PLAY HANDBALL successfully organised and led the Weltwärts mid-term seminar, not only for our five PLAY HANDBALL and Kultur-Life volunteers, but also for another 14 volunteers from other sending […]

Learning, Reflecting, and Recharging: Highlights from the Weltwärts Mid-Term Seminar 2025

South Africa, Trainings and Workshops, Volunteer, weltwärts,

The year 2025 starts with reflection, community and planning for the next six months for our Weltwärts volunteers in South Africa! At the beginning of January, PLAY HANDBALL successfully organised and led the Weltwärts mid-term seminar, not only for our five PLAY HANDBALL and Kultur-Life volunteers, but also for another 14 volunteers from other sending organisations and projects from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique. From 13 to 17 January, 19 young women and men came together in Kleinmond to exchange experiences and learn from each other. The seminar was more than just a meeting – it was an opportunity to pause, reflect and grow together. Here is a little insight into the experience of our volunteer Laurids: (more…)

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At PLAY HANDBALL, we are proud that our youth coach from Kenya is participating in the International Coaching Course at the University of Leipzig, and we have the privilege of supporting him. Brian Kithiny is an active player on the Kenyan national team and also serves as a youth coach as part of our project […]

From Kenya to Leipzig: Youth Coach Brian attends the International Handball Coaching Course

Kenya, Trainings and Workshops,

At PLAY HANDBALL, we are proud that our youth coach from Kenya is participating in the International Coaching Course at the University of Leipzig, and we have the privilege of supporting him. Brian Kithiny is an active player on the Kenyan national team and also serves as a youth coach as part of our project in Kenya. To sustainably establish handball expertise in Kenya and promote sports development, it was important for us to enable Brian to attend this three-month training for handball coaches in Germany. Brian has big goals, and he sees himself as a role model. He is determined to show the youth in Kenya that it is possible to realize their dreams, just as he has done. He wants to inspire young people in his homeland to believe in themselves and to work hard. A great guy with great goals! In our conversation, Brian shares his first impressions and future aspirations. 

More information about the International Coaching Course: ITK Leipzig.

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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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