This year we are celebrating World Book Day with our successful launch of the new literacy centre at Astra Primary School. The centre at Astra was a collaboration between United Through Sport and another longstanding community development organization in Nelson Mandela Bay, Masinyusane. The centre provides a space for foundation phase children (age 5 – […]
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A Tournament Standing Against Underaged Drinking Gqeberha, South Africa — August 23, 2024: United Through Sport proudly hosted 280 children from 8 primary schools in the Gqebera township, 5 from Zwide Hub (Siyaphakama), and 3 schools from the New Brighton Hub for our third-quarter sports tournament. Partnering with Aware.org, this event was about more than competition—it
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United Through Sport Mauritius set the objective to introduce netball on the island. We first met with Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Recreation who were excited to support our objective. We introduced Keziah Wood our sports development intern specialising in netball, where she had prepared information to provide to the Ministry about the dimensions
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The project was an overwhelming success! We had the privilege of working with an incredible group of children, engaging them in a diverse range of sports and fun-filled games. It undoubtedly stood out as one of the most memorable highlights of our entire trip. The boundless energy and remarkable talent exhibited by these youngsters left
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A few days following our initial meeting with the Minster of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Recreation, The Honourable Jean Christophe Stephan Toussaint, an invitation was given to us to visit the Point Jerome centre situated in the south eastern part of the island. During this visit, we were granted a tour of the facility, even
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United Through Sport Mauritius had the distinct honour of meeting with the current Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sports, and Recreation, The Honourable Jean Christophe Stephan Toussaint, in the island’s capital, Port Louis. During this meeting, we spoke about the core values and history of United Through Sport, introduced our dedicated team, and initiated a constructive
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United Through Sport Co-Founder and Trustee, David Burton will be running the London Marathon this April, with work colleague Simon. They have been training hard and are ready to raise some decent cash to continue our great work in Sout Africa. This is their plea… Team storyWe’re raising money to build a sports pitch in a South African
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Cara is one of our Youth Rising Programme participants who has recently received a scholarship to play football at Tennessee Wesleyan University in the United States. She has always had a dream to play overseas and has worked hard to achieve her goals! From a young age, Cara has been passionate about playing football and
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Hear from Nade Ward, one of our previous volunteers in Saint Lucia, and how he continues to give back to United Through Sport through his company Socker Share. “In 2019, I took part in a football coaching volunteer project for United Through Sport. I visited the incredible country of Saint Lucia, in the hope of
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