.: FIGHTING HIV/AIDS AMONG THE YOUTH THROUGH SPORTS

Monday, September 29, 2014

FIGHTING HIV/AIDS AMONG THE YOUTH THROUGH SPORTS

Red Cross Kalangala Branch organised a youth soccer gala that involved football, netball and beach volley ball, sponsored by the Polish Aid through Hear Africa Foundation. The gala attracted 5 soccer teams, 3 net bll teams and 3 beach volley ball teams.

The gala was aimed at making the youths understand the importance of staying in school and using talent development to prevent acquisiton of the deadly HIV VIRUS. Victoria boys emerged the champions of football, Sserwangarwanga memorial school emerged champions for netball and Kalangala town council link emerged champions for beach volley ball.

The gala took place at Lutoboka play ground for football and netball, while beach volley ball was played at Pearl gardens beach Kalangala.

Mwena out of school link FC

Victoria Boys FC

Branch Manager Ibrahim Ssenyonga announcing winners

Ewa Jodko Polish Aid representative handing over the trophy to the second runnersup in foot ball

Team captain for Sserwanga Rwanga SS recieving a trophy for the netball team

Ewa Jodko handing over the goat to the winning team

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Red Cross Kalangala Branch was established in 2003 the scope of activities in the field covers 84 islands that are all scattered in Lake Victoria. It’s situated in Kalangala town council on plot 90 Buggala road. The existence of the Branch is mainly contributed by the Headquarter support and other development partners like Swedish Red Cross, Action Aid Kalangala, Kalangala District Local Government, and the membership.

It has a total of 20,000 members and 1,000 volunteers. The islands’ environment is very unique and so as their challenges. Main activities of Red Cross are: disaster management, first aid trainings and services, Adolescence sexual reproductive health education, restoration of family links, HIV/AIDS sensitization, peer education, dissemination of International Humanitarian Law, membership recruitment, community service, blood donation, youth and junior camps, youth exchange programs among others.