Missions

Afghanistan

Area of intervention

We intervene in the educational sector in conjunction with a neighbourhood community, schools, a teacher training institute, and the department of sports at the University of Kabul. Sport Without Borders trains physical education teachers, educators, coaches, provides athletic equipment, and rehabilitates various infrastructures.

Aim

To enable, through Physical and Sports Activities (PSA’s), the integration of children and youth (and, in particular, girls) with damaged self-confidence into Afghan society.



Project sheet

  • Project start date : end of 2003

    Domestic team : 28 Afghans

    International team : 2 expatriates

    Location : Kabul, Charikar, Panshir

    Results in 2008 :
    140 adults trained, 516 children and adults registered and 5912 participations in our activities.

     

  • Program partners :

    Technical partners : Enfants du Monde Droits de l’Homme, AFRANE, partners of PROCEAF (Programme Concerté pour l'Education en Afghanistan).
    Afghani institutional partners : Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Ministry of Higher Education, Parwan Teacher Institute.

  • Financial partners :

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Sports and Youth, René Lacoste Foundation, Laureus Foundation, City of Paris.

Local context

In this country affected by nearly 30 years of war, groups of already marginalized people have become increasingly fragile. This is particularly the experience of children, women, and ethnic minorities...

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Programmes implemented

  • Multi-sport platform for the Hazara community of Darcht-e-Barchi (Deh Qabel district, Kabul)

    The Hazara community constitutes a vulnerable and discriminated against fringe group of Afghan society. The children are particularly affected by this precariousness. Most contribute to both the economy and to the survival of their family through daily labour : carpet-making, begging, collection of objects for re-sale, street vending… They are often illiterate and do not attend school.

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  • Development of school sports
    As a result of extremely limited human and material resources, very few schools to date are able to offer Physical and Sports Activities - despite their having been deemed mandatory in all school programmes.
    Although development of the whole child is a priority in Afghan educational politics, sports education is not part of their teacher training. Similarly, when sports are taught in more specialized areas (i.e in the faculty of sports), notions of pedagogy are neglected.
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  • Development of female sports

    The issue of female sports is complex in Afghanistan. Indeed, the very idea comes up against a number of socio-cultural obstacles : the ban on promiscuity between men and women, strict norms with regards to clothing, from opposition to outright hostility in more conservative political or religious circles...

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