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We are back home again in the USA & back at work. It was good to go & good to be back.
The trip to South Africa was very encouraging.
We were able to meet with the leaders of several partners & were encouraged to hear & see some of their projects.
It is always valuable to get time with old & new partners to share stories & get updates about what is happening & what is working & what isn’t.
Ball Project is honored to have so many great partners around the world working in their communities to mentor young people & help children play.
Here is an encouraging update about the mountain biking program from one of our partners, Prochorus, in South Africa:
Some of the things I can mention about our Jonkershoek Cycling Project, is that I am glad to see our cycling project leader having a really deep connection with the kids on the team. He understands them so well and connects on a very personal level with their circumstances and can therefore align his life lessons and mentoring to be extremely relevant.
We are very glad to have a strong group of girls participating (varying between 6 and 10). We have a very special lady volunteer that does a lot of effort with them and mentors them on a deep level. Besides the cycling training and skills sessions, she has a mentoring group where they discuss things on a more focused and personal level.
The whole team consists of about 18-20 kids, but the quality of influence and leadership is excellent.
We are very grateful for the support from Ball Project. Thank you!
Ball Project supports lots of different kinds of community based sports & fitness program to equip coaches & to community leaders to help children play & achieve their full potential.
Ball Project is thankful for our partners around the world working through sports & games to help children play.
Here is a wonderful update from our partner Prochorus in South Africa:
The Prochorus Development Cycling and Whole Life Coaching project, is aimed at serving the kids and youth of the poor community in Jonkershoek, which has almost no other activities to develop them and stimulate them. We have riding sessions every weekday afternoon with various groups, including girls. There are also mentoring times in small group session outside the normal cycling activities. Over weekends there are often cycling events where they get to test their skills and fitness against outside competition and be motivated towards their goals, self discipline and dedication, which are part of the life skills they learn.
Ball Project is thankful for all of our partners working in their communities to help children play.
