NEMATO SPORTS FEDERATION
Nelson Mandela Township Sports Federation
- sport and empowerment for our township youth -
Nemato Sports Federation empowers youth in Nelson Mandela Township. We want to
change the mindset, improve the skills and knowledge, and guide all our athletes individually
in education and career to become successful in life. We are delighted when our athletes win
in sport, but our program is only successful when our athletes win in life!
Read more about the thoughts behind Nemato Sports Federation on the
Critical Thought website of Rhodes University.
Our Sports Clubs
In 2005 we started our program with Nemato Rowing Club.
Seeing the many disadvantages our youth are faced with, we made education and life skills a more
and more important part of our program. To increase the number of youngsters that can benefit from
our program we included more sporting codes in our program. We started
Nemato Gymnastics Club in 2009, in 2010 we started
Nemato Netball Club and in 2011 we started
Nemato Fencing Club.
To coordinate the activities of the clubs and offer the educational and life skills program to the
athletes from all four clubs, we started Nemato Sports Federation. It is a registered
nonprofit organisation (075-396-NPO) and public benefit organisation (930033563).
We are delighted when our athletes win in sport, but our program is only successful
when our athletes win in life!
The athletes have five to six training sessions per week. From Sunday till Thursday the program
includes homework classes. Meals are available for the athletes seven days per week.
Mindset: wanting to win in life
Homework Class: daily classes for basic literacy and maths, and for homework support
Food Fund: year round daily feeding program to improve health and growth of body and mind
President's Award: international youth program with community service, skills, sport and adventurous journey
Career counselling: life orientation and career counselling to find study, job or business opportunities for each member
Hiv/Aids Awareness: athletes group promoting hiv/aids awareness
Computers, Internet, Library: access to computers, internet and books for learning, entertainment and connecting to the world
See the World: offer youth a chance to see the world with trips around the country and when possible abroad
Our Facilities
Our organisation has to work with very limited facilities:
Office: It is a small 'RDP' house that houses our office, computer room, kitchen, library
and more. Two people are living in the house. On a rainly day we manage to squeeze up to 40 kids
into the house.
Classroom: Also a small RDP house. There is just enough space for our homework class.
Rowing Club: The club does not have a boathouse. The boats are stored outside. There is a
container for storage of boat parts, as a repair workshop, kitchen and changing room.
Recognition
Nemato Rowing Club and Nemato Sports Federation are proud to be recognised for
their successful empowerment program:
- Launched on Youth Day June 16 2006 by Minister of Sport & Recreation Rev. Stofile.
- Winner of the 2006 Murray & Roberts Jack Cheetham Award.
- Nominated for the 2008 South African Sports Awards.
- Founder member of Sport for Social Change Network -
Southern Africa (2009).
- Partner in the President's Award program (2010).
- Supported by Murray & Roberts, National Lottery, J-Pak, Old Mutual, Rhodes University,
Stenden South Africa and Do Ubuntu Orphan Bracelet Campaign.
Visitors / Volunteers
Visitors and volunteers are most welcome!
Visit us or live with us, experience African life and help our youth program. You are welcome
for any duration from a half an hour visit to spending your gap year with us. Come alone or
bring your group. We show you around, and how about a township hike? And a beach and dunes hike?
You want to train rowing on our beautiful Kowie River? Or do you prefer working with youth? Coaching
sport? Rowing, gymnastics, netball or fencing? You are most welcome! Helping our homework class?
Helping to run, expend and improve our program and organisation? Please feel welcome. No
qualifications needed, just some positive energy. We can organise you accommodation in the township.
You'll be in caring hands of one of our parents, not more than a few houses away from our office.
Whatever you choose, the African experience comes for free!
Support us!
We can't run the federation and our youth empowerment program without you. We need your help!
Documents
Nemato Sports Federation
- Registered Nonprofit Organisation: 075-396-NPO
- Registered Public Benefit Organisation: 930033563
- Registered Government Supplier: Logis Number AJ808
