We purchase sports equipment such as balls, leotards and skipping ropes. In cooperation with our Tanzanian partner organization Future Stars Academy, we also conduct training courses for teachers lasting several days. Most schools in Tanzania do not have any trained sports teachers. The workshops will focus on how to structure good training, but also on topics such as gender equality, child protection and health/injury prevention. In addition, we want to build new sports fields at several schools, because at many schools the children have to play ball on uneven fields with roots, large stones and other tripping hazards.

Three three-day sports workshops were held in Mwanga, Arusha and Moshi in April, July and September. A total of 62 teachers from 31 primary and secondary schools took part in the training sessions. In addition to theories of good coaching, practical implementation was not neglected: For example, the last day consisted of trial training sessions with the children of the host school, which were led by our PROBONO coaches. Both the children and the teachers had a lot of fun - the smiles on their faces confirm it!

The feedback from the teachers also shows that what was learned about coaching in the workshops can also be used for other subject lessons. Just like playing netball or soccer, every child has different assets and talents when it comes to learning and needs to be picked up where they are. Moreover, not only on the sports field, but also in the classroom, good and precise instructions and examples are needed, as well as a clear structure. Thus, sports coaching contributes in many ways to the achievement of SDG 4 "Quality Education".

The task of the participating teachers is now to give the subject "Sports and Games" a pedagogical and structural framework at their schools. It was particularly important to bring together and link up teachers who are enthusiastic about sports. Various synergy effects have already emerged. For example, following the training, the PROBONO partner schools in Arusha, together with Future Stars Academy, organized a soccer and netball tournament for primary and secondary schools, in which over 480 students participated. The winners of the soccer tournament (Kaloleni Secondary School, Edmund Rice Secondary School and Amani Primary School) can now take part in the Chipkizi Cup, the largest youth and grassroots soccer tournament in East Africa - which is also only possible thanks to your donations!

For further intensive coaching of teachers and for the construction of sports fields, we still need more financial support!