Our first few days have consisted of a Jam packed training program. with safety being the first thing on the agenda. Which after a 12 hour flight with little to no sleep, doesn't help to keep you awake! The next section was traveling to the 5 placements to get a flavour of the culture and variations between each one, something that the ICS program neglected last time, a great improvement to the traingin programme. The 5 placement we will be split up into are as follows:
ABC - A new placement located in a Provence new Cape Town called Hout Bay. here objectives are to set up a soccer league for the International school, and assisted in coaching sessions and tournament/match days.
Amandla Edufootball - this is one of the larges 'edufootball' establishments in Cape Town, managed by one of our Team Leaders Shane Wright (another sound guy!), based in Kheylitsha, Cape Towns largest Township. this is a serious sport and development placement, basing coaching around football connected with life skills
MITS (making an impact through sport) - this is a school based placement, moving around all the schools within Mitchel's Plain (another provence of Cape Town) giving Phys Ed to the children.
Oasis - this placement works with homeless men first and foremost, trying to develop their person life skills and helping them to re integrate within society. Has connections with the Homeless football World Cup
Marsh Memorial Children home - this is very much a child care placement, where the volunteers will act as managed social workers for the children within Marsh Memorial children's home, Rondebosch. Here the volunteer will help with homework, feeding and washing the kids, along with delivering some Phys ed sessions.
The last two of the four days, our group completed a Limited Resources Football Coaching Course, With Barney Stevens, unbelievable to see him again, as mention, he is awesome. having got to this stage in September, i am so keep to push further, and complete the 3 months, being as proactive as possible. I have found out this afternoon i personally will be working at MITS with 5 others, Lee, Taylor Carla Hayley and Olivia! excited inst the word! More to come soon. This Is Africa.
