Child and Community Development in South Africa

by Kennedy Chirwa in Soweto, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa

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We are aiming to raise funds to acquire more sporting and IT equipment. We will also accept donations of equipment, either sporting or IT.

by Kennedy Chirwa in Soweto, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa

Development Through Motion is a South African registered non-profit organisation. https://devthroughmotion.org/

We use sports and activities for child and community development in some of South Africa's most deprived societies. At the moment, we are focused on Soweto. We are working with schools because what we found was that when me offered our services as extra curriculum then some of the children who greatly benefit actually weren't availing themselves, be it unavailability of transport or in most cases a lack of confidence.

We use sports and activities for community development and offer Saturday school to enhance the educational experience of children struggling in formal education. We need funding to buy more sporting equipment, IT equipment, and some basic necessities for the children we work with. 

Sports and activities offer an environment that allows us to teach the children and equip them with invaluable life skills, such as teamwork, communication skills, mental resilience, and problem-solving. For many of the children we work with, this is an environment whereby they can just be children and play.

The world is also changing and there is a dire need for children to be digitally literate. IT equipment will allow us to introduce the children to the digital world. At the moment, we offer Robotics, but our limited equipment is limiting our reach and ability to offer more to more children.

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