In the township of Umlazi, many young people face socio-economic challenges and a lack of opportunities for positive self-expression. Since 2013, the Bek La Barre association has been using urban sports as a means of encouraging young people in Réunion to develop and get involved. With Ubuntu Street Fit, it is taking a new step by creating a bridge of solidarity with South Africa. By renovating a site dedicated to street workout, training young coaches and encouraging the exchange of practices, this project strengthens social cohesion and the mental and physical health of young people, offering a new impetus for integration through sport.
A winner of the «Coréom» international cooperation scheme, the association is now sharing its social and sports education model with its local partner in South Africa, Gravity Core, through the «Ubuntu StreetFit» project, supported by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), La Guilde, Région Réunion, the Fondation de France and the city of Durban.
The project uses street workout as a tool for social change, encouraging young people to get involved and become more independent, helping them to succeed and boosting their self-esteem. It also supports regional cooperation through intercultural exchanges.
Objectives:
- Develop the practice of street workout as a tool for social integration.
- Promoting the physical and mental health of young people in Umlazi Township.
- Building intercultural bridges between young people in Reunion and South Africa.
Beneficiaries :
Young people from working-class neighbourhoods in South Africa and Reunion committed to street workout as a means of promoting integration, health and social cohesion.
Key activities :
- Renovation of an urban training area in Umlazi
- Cross-training for coaches from Reunion and South Africa
in street workout and healthy, balanced nutrition - Exchanges of practices between young athletes
- Organisation of a local demonstration event
and raising awareness.
Expected results :
- 1 operational urban sports site
- 7 coaches trained in the Bek La Barre methodology
- A network of young people committed to regular practice
- A lasting bond of cooperation between the youth of the two territories
This innovative project is the result of a first successful collaboration in 2018 between Bek la Barre and Gravity Core, which led to the creation of a park of street workout in the township in Soweto, as well as organising 2 stages of the Street Workout World Cup in Réunion and South Africa. .
« In the street as in life, training together means growing together. »
Jean-Pierre Graziani, founder of the Bek la Barre association.
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