Play4Change uses the power of sports and games to empower young people, nurture talent, and promote environmental sustainability. By integrating climate change awareness and eco-friendly practices into engaging sports activities, Play4Change inspires students to become proactive in protecting the environment while developing critical life skills such as teamwork, leadership, and resilience.
This program transforms schools into hubs of creativity, sustainability, and community impact through initiatives like the Earth League, creating a brighter future for Uganda’s youth.
The Problem
Whereas the government, development partners and other several institutions have put effort in creating awareness about the prevailing environmental disasters in our communities and efforts in empowering youths, the outcomes have not been satisfactory. This could partly be due to the approaches adopted minimal effort due to low funding and other factors.
Comrades to Youths Africa proposes cheap, sustainable and more robust approach to inculcating knowledge about environmental sustainability and to empower youth at the same time. This will be through sports development in a league under which several primary schools will participate by bringing in their students during which information about environmental sustainability shall be disseminated in formats packaged for based on age appropriateness and the climate risk profile in which these areas are located.
Objectives
-Talent Development
-Raise Awareness
-Education for Sustainability
-Engagement Through Sports
-Curriculum Integration
-Sports and Games PROJECTED to be in Play4Change
-Boys’ Football
-Girls’ Football (Promoting gender equality and empowering girls through sports.)
-Netball
-Volleyball
-Chess
-Ludo
-Pool (Billiards)
-Piloting “The Earth League”
We plan to launch the Play4Change program in 2025. We shall start with the Boy’s Football as our pilot. The initiative, named “The Earth League,” will bring together 16 primary schools within Mayuge District to foster talent development, environmental awareness, and youth empowerment through sports. For more information, Go to Earth League Page (We put a link that targets the reader to the Earth League Page)
Looking Ahead
This pilot will serve as a foundation for scaling up the Play4Change program to include other sports and games, such as girls’ football, netball, volleyball, chess, ludo, and pool. The program aims to create a holistic approach to youth development, combining sports with environmental stewardship for lasting impact.
We are eager to see “The Earth League” take shape and inspire young students to realize their potential while becoming champions for sustainability.