Soccer should not have borders

Finally, soccer has no borders and no limits. Football Without Borders is a non-profit organisation that uses soccer, boxing and martial arts as tools to combat the societal problems youth face, such as health education, gender inequality, education, leadership and community service.

This unique organisation has programmes in these sports that its coaches combine with life skills and each sport to address a certain theme.

At first, the organisation only focused on Zandspruit and had such great success there that they extended their services to Kromdraai where they now serve the community of the informal settlement.

During their opening day, they entertained more than 50 children with ball games and the children’s once nervous faces lit up.

But, to keep them happy and practising, the organisation needs some essential sporting material.

Here’s what they need:

• For Sport Development

Soccer: 20 soccer balls, 240 cones, 4 sets of soccer bibs

Kickboxing: 6 kickboxing bags, 4 small medicine balls, 12 skipping ropes, 7 gym floor mats, 7 boxing gloves, a first aid kit

Netball: 20 netball balls, 240 cones, 4 sets of netball bibs

• For Education After School Homework Club

Exercise books (writing) for 160 children (each child should have 4 such books a year)

Exercise books (mathematics) 160 children (each child should have 4 such books a year)

Art Books for 160 children

Reading books for children 9–13 years old

Stationery (pens, pencils, crayons, rulers, erasers)

Educational games that help to improve numeracy and literacy

2 white-boards that are used by teachers in teaching children

Shipping container so they can establish a library in Kromdraai

• Educational Trips

It would be greatly appreciated if we could get free entry for our children to places like the zoo, museums or tourist attractions around Kromdraai so we can introduce them to a new world

Office equipment for administration

1 laptop

1 digital camera

1 video camera (to assist in documenting programme activities)

1 desktop computer

Photocopy machine

For more information or to find out how you can help, contact michael@fwbt.co.za or mikemapfunde@gmail.com or call 061 141 1961.

For financial support you can also donate money to:

Name of Account: Football Without Borders

Account Number: 003330818

Account type : Bizlaunch

Branch: Northcliff

Branch code: 006305

Swift code: SBZA ZA JJ

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