It boosts self-esteem, develops your social skills, and teaches leadership. Vulnerable youth take part in safe free-time activities of Soccer and sport in general, as well as Music and theater. These activities are a way to bring joy even in times of personal and communitu hardship.

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Young people always need to feel together and united. We use sports and Music dance and

drama to ignite a life-long love of learning in every young people, making it fun, active and

engaging. Through this program, children learn how to avoid violence, discrimination and

Exploitation

 

Sport is mentioned in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a unifying force and

a vehicle for inclusion which contributes to peace, the empowerment of women and of young

people, and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

 

Sport is an invaluable tool for development and social cohesion that contributes to the

achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. 

 

The programme uses sport as a vehicle for development and empowerment.

 

What we offer:

 

• Offer young people (boys and girls) in rural areas the opportunity to lead active, happy and healthy lives through sports.

 

• Promote equal access to physical activity for all

 

Activities

 

• Conducting awareness-raising campaigns about women’s health and rights

 

• Providing training on personal development and organising sessions for sharing

experiences

 

• Supporting women and girls’ victims of teenage pregnancy, school dropouts, gender-

based violence and defilement or rape.

 

• Organising tournaments that bring together young people aged 7 to 28 from different

rural communities around the greater Luwero Districts

 

Examples of Sports offered at the centre:

 

• football

• volleyball

• netball

• Physical Education

• dance

Sport an outstanding tool for women’s empowerment

 

We also focus on the promotion and development of sport for girls and women contributes

significantly to Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals: gender equality. Sport is a valuable tool for girls’ and women’s empowerment and improved status around the world and enables them to assert their role in society.

 

Sport is so much more than just a game or entertainment: it is a powerful tool for women’s

empowerment. Sports Women gain a foothold at home and in society by practising disciplines that have been traditionally reserved for men.

 

As a universal, inspiring language that unites and brings people together, sport can transcend

borders, cultures, beliefs and physical differences. The sports pitch becomes a space for self-

empowerment, self-improvement and for sharing and forging social bonds.

 

Sport is also an excellent means of enhancing the value of women’s physical and mental abilities, boosting their self-confidence and independence, enabling them to assert their personalities, and developing their leadership skills in contexts where their bodies are often a social issue.

 

Physical education does not form part of the school curriculum in Uganda, but it is a program we have been implementing as best we can here at Better Tomorrow Community Centre. Physical education improves self-confidence, teamwork, mental and physical health, as well as helping to develop life skills that would otherwise be lacking.