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Indian
women Association staff hands over Girls Sports Equipment
to the Country Director Africa Youth Ministries Uganda
at their Offices. The donated equipment was worth
US$ 935, the over all needed sports equipment
for both Girls & Boys are are worths US$ 6500. |
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Africa
Youth Miistries Out of School Soccer Program
Above are the beneficiaries of the Project doing
their evening soccer training. |
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Out
of School Young Girls Train in Netball
Preparing for an Inter-village Match |
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Soccer/Netball
at the Beach: Teens/Youth participate in sports at
Kisubi Beach 2005 |
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Sport
in general involves various activities. Some of these
activities accindentally involve un-intended injuries.
Its for this reason we have to equip ourselves with
First AID Boxes in all our sports activities &
sites to handle such minor injuries. For a donation
of US$ 109, you can buy for us 1 First AID Box out
of the required 20 First AID Boxes |
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The
Head of scholarship department at the Germany Embassy
in Uganda Claudia hands over sports equipment to Mr.
Ronnie Ssenyondwa Director of sports outreach at Africa
Youth Ministries and looking on in center is the Chief
Executive Director Africa Youth Ministries. |
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UNTIL
THERES A CURE! |
“Until
theirs a vaccine to halt the spread of the HIV Virus or a
cure for AIDS, education remains the only social vaccine available
to HIV prevention globally”. Africa Youth Ministries
Uganda is using Soccer/Netball to mobilize the out of school
teens/youth to educate them about the HIV/AIDS scourge. Through
“Kicking AIDS out of Uganda” Slogan, Africa Youth
Ministries Uganda is equipping young people with sport skills
and life skills that will help them to guard against the contracting
the deadly HIV virus. |
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Similarly,
Africa Youth Ministries is using sports to meet the emotional
needs of AIDS Orphans. One of the greatest effects of the
AIDS pandemic is its impact on the psychological and mental
health of children who have nursed and lost their parents
under traumatic circumstances. The impact of parental death
on children is complex and affects the child’s mental
health and social energy, and might further result in stunted
development of emotional intelligence and life skills. Many
of the children worked with since 2003, show psychosomatic
disturbances, depression, very low self esteem, disturbed
social behaviours, hopelessness, low levels of life skills
etc. In times of sadness, remorse and grief, sports can provide
AIDS Orphans & adolescents with a sense of hope and normalcy.
It can help traumatized children learn to integrate the experience
of pain, fear & loss. It can help heal emotional scars,
creating a safe environment that enables children and adolescents
to express their feelings and build their self esteem, self
confidence, and trust. Given that sports activities emphasize
participation on a team or in a club, it provide children
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Sport
form part of an innovative new approach towards youth and
HIV prevention. Former Director General of the World Health
Organization, Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland describes it in the
following terms: “Out of Africa comes a new method of
using sport to unite children and youth to form an alliance
against the ravages of HIV/AIDS. Infected or not, young people
can find strength and information in games and the joy of
sports.” |
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As
we continue to develop this program of “Integrating
Sport into HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs” we need your
generous support both material and financial, for any donation
you can kindly contact us on the address below. |
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Equipments Needed for 2007: |
At
Africa Youth Ministries Uganda, we believe that every child
has a right to play I.e to exercise their physical abilities
and talents. We also believe that orphanhood & being out
of school does not mean physical inability. Through our various
sports programs & activities we aim at harnessing the
natural talents such vulnerable children have. Similarly,
through play therapy we help such children e.g. AIDS &
War orphans overcome their traumatic experiences. |
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The
Country Director Africa Youth Ministries, Mr. Kunihira Albert
as a guest of honor at Rakai District Kick AIDS Out, Kids
League Finals greets players as they line for the start
of the semi-final match.
Follow the link for World
Aids Day Sports Activities 2006
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We
have available Volunteer Opportunities e.g. Sports Volunteers,
to apply Click
here
Sports Volunteers can
enroll to volunteer with us to train AIDS Orphans &
out of school young people within our sports outreach in
various sports activities and games. To play with such vulnerable
young people. We also need volunteers for our Suubi Camp
, this is camp held in December 11th-20th benefiting only
AIDS Orphans. Suubi, is a local Luganda word which means
Hope
Through
this camp we train these young people in very many programmes
and we always put a lot of emphasis on playing as a means
of psycho social counseling.
You
can also volunteer with us through collecting used sports
equipments for our sports outreach programme in your home
country. For details, you can contact us by email at: Volunteers@aymu.org
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For
further information, kindly contact us on the address below
and we will respond to questions as soon as we can.
The
Africa Youth Ministries - Uganda
P.O. Box 20029, Kampala, Uganda
T: +256-753-200002/77-200902/+256-39-200009 Off
F: +256-41-287151
E: admin@aymu.org or Albert@aymu.org
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In
action is Henry a former street boy, but now a dangerous striker
playing in the under 15, Suubi Team of Africa Youth Ministries
(Suubi means Hope). |
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