GoodMakers all star sports co-ordinator Max Ulaner delivers a message to TackleAfrica all the way from Baraa in Northern Tanzania. TA trained the “Baraa mbili” or “Tanzania Two” in Nairobi, Kenya to deliver HIV messaging through football to young people at Baraa Primary school.

This video was taken at a TackleAfrica tournament held at the primary school attended by over a thousand boys and girls. Max himself was trained to deliver TA’s unique football drills as well as how to develop as a football coach, and TA’s gratitude goes out to him for all the work he did during his time with us.

TackleAfrica and GoodMakers films have recently completed a project working together in Kenya and Tanzania and are looking forward to many more in the future. For more information check out the GM website www.goodmakersfilms.org and keep your eyes peeled for more collaborations at www.tackleafrica.org or at www.facebook.com/tackleafrica!

 One Game Saves Lives

In september 2010, TackleAfrica coaches Robbie Wood, Alistair Lyons and Tatyana Dimitrova ran a 2 week training and support programme for staff and volunteers of our project partner EMIMA near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.   The project was run in partnership with YES Tanzania, who just happened to have a professional photographer with them.

We hope you enjoy this gallery of incredible shots of our coaches and young beneficiaries in action.  Click on the first picture to open the gallery.

In September 2009 Tackle Africa coaches Robbie Wood and Alistair Lyon spent two weeks working with the EMIMA project in Dar es Salaam.

EMIMA (a Swahili acronym for Education, Sport and Physical Activity) is a non-governmental organisation based in Dar Es Salaam that aims to empower Tanzanian youths through sport. EMIMA’s  primary aim is to use sport as a tool for development and youth engagement by conducting community sport based activity programmes that raise awareness of HIV/AIDS, gender equality, sexual health and other similar issues. EMIMA runs sports projects in some of the poorest communities in Dar es Salaam.

This Tackle Africa project was a follow up to Robbie’s initial coaching visit to EMIMA in 2008. On this trip the Tackle Africa coaches trained a core group of 20 EMIMA football coaches and volunteers including two female coaches over two weeks with the first week being a general introduction to football coaching with theory and practical sessions.

In week two EMIMA coaches were trained in use of Tackle Africa’s HIV Awareness Through Football coaching manual and how to use HIV themed football drills and activities as part of structured coaching sessions. The Tackle Africa coaches also trialled several new drills for possible inclusion in the new coaching manual in 2010.

Robbie and Alistair also worked directly with young players at many of the different EMIMA football centres over two weeks and were able to observe, evaluate and feedback to EMIMA coaches regarding their delivery of coaching sessions and Tackle Africa drills aiding the confidence and development of local coaches. The Tackle Africa coaches also brought EMIMA a large amount of football kit donated by various local clubs in the Edinburgh area.

Plans are now underway for an expanded Tackle Africa project in conjunction with EMIMA in 2010.