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 the skills to shape a positive future for themselves and others. We encourage respecting oneself, respecting others, and respecting the environment, which serve as the main tenets of our call-to-action.
Play Handball is an educational partner for handball (for) development. We develops educational programmes for handball and life skills to enable young people to positively impact their future. Handball is the tool to create learning experiences around valuable life skills and important socio-political topics such as environmental conservation, social cohesion, (gender) equity, inclusion, as well as health. We build capacity on grassroots level, support with knowledge, equipment and volunteers and work in partnership with community-based organisation in the implementation of our programmes.
We enable handball afternoon programs at disadvantaged schools through training and volunteers.
We organise the Play Handball Super Cup, the first Handball & Education Tournament in South Africa, to raise awareness of social topics such as climate change & sustainability, equality & diversity, inclusion and enjoyment of sport
We develop integrated training methods and game concepts consisting of handball specific basic elements and important social topics such as environmental protection. The sporting experience strengthens self-confidence, promotes social interaction and conveys sustainable values.
We provide training based on our sport for development approach to build capacity in local organisations.
We advise and support local youth organisations and schools in building up their own sports structures such as teams and school leagues in order to ensure sustainable development.
We donate sports equipment to our local partners and provide opportunities for sports lessons with balls and goals
We have established strong partnerships from local to national and international level to develop our methodologies, maintain a high-quality in our services and to offer sustainable solutions and support to grassroots organisations in Africa and worldwide.
We work in partnership with community-based organisation in the implementation of our programmes. Play Handball support community-based organisations and schools with knowledge, equipment and volunteers. We build capacity on grassroots level and train coaches/teachers as multipliers of our methodology.
We currently support eight communities in South Africa (Graafwater, Piketberg, Atlantis, Ottery, Lotus River, Lavender Hill, Cape Town City, Benoni) and three in Kenya (Machakos Nairobi, Jucha, Kisumu).