Change A Child's Life

United Through Sport staff have turned into television stars during the lockdown period in South Africa.
Since the spread of COVID-19 reached South Africa and Nelson Mandela Bay, United Through Sport had been unable to physically interact with beneficiaries due to lockdown regulations in the country.
Reaching children in communities with no access to the internet, United Through Sport joined forces with two other non-profit organisations, Masifunde and Masinyusane, to provide mind-stimulating content in a daily edutainment show, QuaranTV, on local television station BayTV.
The objective of QuaranTV is to reach out to as many primary and high school pupils as possible with positive content.
The 30-minute show covers topics ranging from music, drawing and drama to literacy and sports.
Masinyusane co-founder Fiks Mahola said many learners are in challenging domestic situations without any positive stimulation and little or no resources to keep themselves entertained. However, most of these children have television.
"All three organisations focus on education and activation of children and youth in their own specific way. To sit at home without being able to work with our learners directly in a phase when they need our assistance, did not feel right. Together we created the idea to launch QuaranTV," said Mahola.
Here is a look at a special edition of the television show, which was made by United ThroughSport staff members for World Play Day celebrated on 28 May: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRBbplcUa8g&fbclid=IwAR3d1x4GhNbFT4aXuoeLqi611Ey_E9SyewHRDdCHumNHg81BuVmjUjx4Uk4