Stories

We not only love sports, we believe in the power it has. That is why we use sports to help strengthen the youth, so that they can continue to build thriving communities.
Aminata and Fatoumata: from Players to Community Leaders 1500 1151 Inemarie
  • Inemarie

Aminata and Fatoumata: from Players to Community Leaders

Every evening, at 7pm Aminata (19) and Fatoumata (21) can be found on the community sports field in Doumanzana, a neighbourhood in Bamako (Mali). Young people are running around, playing football and games. The sisters subtly connect all kinds of life skills classes with their sports activities, such as learning to have respect for one…

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Sport and Social Cohesion Lab 1920 1080 Milena
  • Milena

Sport and Social Cohesion Lab

On February 24 and March 5th, partners from the Sport and Social Cohesion Lab (SSCL) gathered online to officially kick-off this new, innovative, pan-European project. Given the increasing change and diversity in European cities, encouraging social cohesion is of the utmost importance for stability, growth and solidarity. In particular, we see that sport and physical…

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Giving up is worse than losing 1024 576 Maaike
  • Maaike

Giving up is worse than losing

Carolyne Ndalilah, director of Kenyan youth organisation TYSA, helps young people to get to know themselves and the challenges of their community. “What our society needs are young people who think beyond tomorrow; who see it as a challenge to try the impossible.” It is a wonderful story: from beneficiary of TYSA’s projects to director…

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WORKING TOGETHER TO TACKLE COVID-19 1152 767 Maaike
  • Maaike

WORKING TOGETHER TO TACKLE COVID-19

Currently all over the world, people and countries are tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Worldwide measures are being taken to prevent the virus from spreading further. This resulted in lock down situations worldwide. These measures clearly (and unfortunately) also influence ISA’s work in different ways. However, there is much we as a team can and will…

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Jesper Jobse about his work in Mali 1600 1066 Maaike
  • Maaike

Jesper Jobse about his work in Mali

In the period from 2014 to 2018, ISA´s ambassador Jesper Jobse, Co-founder of 3×3 UNITES, has travelled to Mali several times to educate youth according to the 3×3 leader methodology. Jesper looks back on his experiences in Mali and on how the programme has impacted young people’s lives and their communities. The programme Commissioned by…

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We got game

“Sport learns you to have respect, for the coach; your teammates and outside sports: for other people.”
– Ibrahim

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