Sport changing young people's lives in Pakistan

Physical Education (PE) plays a vital role in a child's education and development.  As well as promoting physical and emotional health and wellbeing, PE develops motor, social and communication skills and builds confidence and self-esteem.  It also boosts academic performance and fosters valuable life skills.  That's why Youth Sport Trust International is supporting Karachi based NGO, Jawaan Champions, to upskill teachers in primary schools to deliver high quality PE and provide opportunities for their pupils in sporting competition.

Feedback from teachers about the training has been incredibly positive:

'focuses on transforming PE in Pakistan by training teachers in underserved schools'

'valuable experience that boosted my confidence and teamwork skills'

'I have learnt something very new'

'PE training has significantly enhanced my understanding of specialist coaching techniques and athletic development'

A capacity building cascade training model has been established to ensure that teachers can be trained at scale and marginalised school communities can be reached.   A key aim going forward is to strengthen monitoring and evaluation processes in order to track outcomes, assess programme quality and generate evidence-based insights to inform ongoing improvement and reporting.

Please help us to continue providing PE and sporting opportunities for young people in Pakistan.  For further information about the work of Youth Sport Trust International visit www.youthsporttrust.org/international 

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Cricket is at the heart of the physical education and sport programme in Karachi developed by Youth Sport Trust International on behalf of the Rangoonwala Foundation.  A pilot which reached over 200 schools has led to the establishment of a new organisation, Jawaan Champions, to expand the reach and benefit thousands more young people.

Youth Sport Trust International expert consultants continue to support the programme by:

• Training  practitioners in country and monitoring their progress

• Devising a new curriculum with lesson plans for teachers to follow and

• Establishing a simple monitoring and evaluation framework.

Fundamental to the Jawaan Champions new curriculum is a commitment to:

• Fully inclusive lessons where every child is actively involved
• Progressive activities that support skill development and confidence
• Developmentally appropriate, small-sided games suited to limited space
• Clear pathways from physical literacy to sport and competition
• Reinforcement of active and healthy lifestyle behaviours

This curriculum is designed not only to teach physical skills, but to empower teachers and enable young people to develop positive relationships with movement that extend beyond the classroom.

We are hugely grateful for your ongoing support which helps to fund our work.

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