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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.
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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Maaike

The sports field only brings nothing but good

Without the organisation TYSA, Pascilia Naloka would not have been the woman she is today – and as a coach and mentor she now passes her skills on. Seeing girls that come in with little self confidence change into self-conscious people is what she does it for. ‘If you get discouraged or insulted, always keep…

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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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