TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
Lifetime empowerment for under privileged children requires sustainable non-band aid methodologies that are action oriented and community based. Under served communities must take ownership of their challenges & put some skin in the game towards poverty alleviation & prosperity.
HELP CHILDREN STAY IN SCHOOL
The objective behind donating sports equipment to schools is to ensure resource accountability, increase program participant reach, and meet the 50% girls inclusion initiative. By working directly with school headmasters, we are better positioned to measure program impact as well as tweek it to suit the target audience. Program assessment/review is an important aspect of our strategy formulation and adjustment process. More importantly, we have an obligation to relay our progress report to our donor community whose assistance enable us to impact other people’s lives.
PROMOTE GENDER EQUITY
Many young girls in rural African communities continue to be denied opportunities to go to school. In most cases girls are counted while the boy counter part is valued. Closing the gender gap & increasing gains for young girls realigns community mind set toward leveling the field for girls to have access to the same opportunities that boys do.
Our youth sports program gives girls equal participation & leadership opportunities that helps them develop self confidence necessary to overcome social challenges & be transformed into goal getters.
HEALTH CARE EDUCATION
The uniqueness & effectiveness of this program is in pursuing the “Avoidance versus Curing” approach. Such a grassroots strategy helps create a “An HIV Infection Fire Wall” that enables kids to focus on educational advancement, abstain from sexual activity, and guarantees long term winning strategy. An organized sport program assigns children to a respective team at an early age in their lives that provides psychological recognition. The power of recognition translates into self worth and value. Recognizing these children in their accomplishments, gives them hope and allows them to keep challenging themselves to achieve better and bigger each year. This fosters a safe environment for competition and the value of hard work.
GRASSROOTS SPORT DEVELOPMENT
Before you attempt to develop sports infrastructure for underserved children, the community has to have some “Skin In The Game”. We challenge communities in Zimbabwe to make farm bricks that are used to build basketball courts. This approach was developed by Ted DeWolf an American missionary living in Zimbabwe. Such a structure has a low upfront cost and comes with no maintanace costs.
While sound game fundamentals are being taught, so must proper officiating skills. The strategy behind this program is to train & certify every volunteer coach as an official to ensure game development & program longevity. Volunteers that become certified will receive officiating tools like the stripped shirt, whistle, & rules guide. Collection efforts for new/used officiating equipment are underway and will be ready for shipment to Zimbabwe in time for the 2014 program.
OUR FAITH BASED APPROACH
At Africa Outreach USA, we strive to develop a Christian centered approach of discipleship and love for one another for children. We believe in empowering children with a unique set of spiritual lifetime tools that transform children into well rounded individuals. By applying faith based habit success patterns, children can proactively take steps to avert falling through the cracks and grow up to become successful in life. Plugging a faith based approach early in their lives helps restore the hope needed to overcome day to day challenges. This model gives children the spiritual support needed to develop self confidence that translates into academic performance & life time skills.
STEM Education For All
We strive to normalize science & technology as a path for young boys & girls in under served communities to pursue. Getting children, girls in particular to become inquisitive about science & math sets the stage for the next generation of leaders. This program involves collecting & supplying gently used egaming consoles like the Xbox 360, promoting coding classes & robotics resources to rural schools.