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United Through Sport & Aware.org Stand Against Underage Drinking

Where Passion Meets Purpose. A Tournament Standing Against Underage 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 […]

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Empowering Girls Through Netball: United Through Sport’s Grassroots Initiative in Mauritius

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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Introducing Sport and Recreation in Mauritius

Meeting with the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Recreation United Through Sport Mauritius had the distinct honour of meeting with the current Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport 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

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Cara Receives Scholarship to Play Football Overseas

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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Celebrating World Book Day at Astra Literacy Centre!

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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Past United Through Sport Volunteer Launches Own Company

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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Internship Testimonial: Volunteering In South Africa Was The Best Decision I Ever Made!

Exactly one year ago I packed my bags, said goodbye to family & friends and left home. I had absolutely no clue what the next six months volunteering in South Africa would bring, but it turned out to be the best time of my life. Living abroad, getting to know yourself, learning about new cultures,

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100% Matric Pass Rate for School of Excellence Beneficiaries

Of the ten UTS South Africa beneficiaries who wrote their National Senior Certificate in 2019 100% pass rate was achieved at their respective schools in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa. Their schools have partnered with United Through Sport over a period of five years – investing in talented children from disadvantaged areas by providing them

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Oxford Brookes Student Runs Ironman For United Through Sport

Oxford Brookes Business Management and Geography student Chris Zahn has completed the Weymouth Ironman in order to raise money for United Through Sport projects. A promising rower in his late school years, having represented Great Britain at the Junior rowing championship in Rio and winning the Henley Royal Regatta with his University, Chris, unfortunately had

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South African Sport Award for United Through Sport

Years of dedication to sport for good work in Nelson Mandela Bay paid off for United Through Sport South Africa, who received a national accolade as the Recreation Body of the Year during the 14th annual South African Sport Awards. Sharing a stage with South African rugby Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, who overcame many adversities because

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