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AVFAL's Community Development Through Football Project.

 

INTRODUCTION.

 

 

Limbe is the head quarter of Fako Division in the South West Province. The town, with a population of more then fifty thousand inhabitance's has a long coastline extending from Mabeta fishing port to Isangele just off the boarders with neighbouring Nigeria. The inhabitances are made up of several different nationalities i.e. Cameroonian, Nigerians, and Ghanaian just to name a few. Baptist Missionaries led by the Reverend Alfred Saker founded the town of Victoria now called Limbe in 1858. Land was acquired from the native Bimbia chiefs and the first Baptist church was built here. This territory played host to the first Christian who were freed slaves bought from Fernando Po. Around it they later developed a new settlement that is today known as Limbe (formal Victoria). The name of the city was charged from Victoria to Limbe through a presidential decree in 1983. The name Limbe is taken from the river that runs across the city. Limbe is therefore the entry point of the first missionaries in Cameroon. Youths in the Limbe municipality face a wide range of problems ranging from political, socio-economic, health and educational problems. They face problems such as human rights abuses and child labour. Economically there is high unemployment rate amongst youths in Limbe. The standard of living is low, poor housing conditions and lack of social amenities especially drinking water, health and recreational facilities are amongst the numerous social problems youths in Limbe do face.


Furthermore, we also face health problems with the coming of the deathly Virus (AIDS) that has been an increase in the death rates especially amongst the youth who are less educated about the deathly effects of the HIV/AIDS virus in our Municipality. There are also high birth rates and high crime waves here due to prostitution, rape and drugs. Drug has become the order of the day amongst youths in Limbe.


Finally, due to insufficient educational facilities and scholarships for further studies, many youths are unable to further their education.

 

BRIEF HISTORY OF AVFAL LIMBE

 

It is an Organisation of over 250 youths involved in football in the Limbe municipality. The Organisation main activities include;


To provide football training to the less privileged African children and also to provide equal opportunity for disabled youths. AVFAL offers support and counselling to those youths so that they can work through their problems and find a way to be safe whilst trying to get their lives back on track.


AVFAL strengthen the right of children to play, enhanced their healthy physical and psychosocial development and builds stronger communities. AVFAL football and play programs help foster three key protective factors in the well-being of youths.


1. Resilience by building confidence through skills acquisition

 

2. A meaningful connection to adult through the coaching relationship and;

 

3. A sense of safety and security through regular activities.

 

AVFAL football and play programmes also serve as tools to teach important values and life skills including self-confidence, teamwork, communication, inclusion, discipline, respect and fair play.AVFAL has the willingness, knowledge and skills but lacks the material and finances to enable it carry out and effectively manage of its activities.An elected executive runs the Organisation. The Organisation carries out football sensitization and educational of youths through training, football tournament.

 

PURPOSE

 

AVFAL main objective is the promotion of youths in the involvement of community development and leadership. Young people face a whole range of problems, which can cause distress and even mental ill health with issues like exam pressures, bullying, family problems, bad relationships and drugs causing huge stress. It is estimated that one in five young people experience mental health problems. Living on the streets means people can find themselves vulnerable to a wide range of problems, including drugs and alcohol abuse, gang violence, prostitution and involvement in crime. Many young people have multiple and complex difficulties which require intensive support. AVFAL Limbe gives one-to-one support to young people, offering practical training, help and advices in solving their problems and helping to improve their lives. It’s all about the fun of football-and the good things about it; team spirit, global learning, and living without violence. Our project is all about football as a cultural mediator and a medium for social development.

 

GLOBAL OBJECTIVES

 

 

Provide youths with well structure football programmes that will enable them become future footballers. Upgrade the skills of these youths by providing them with general training support towards the municipality’s program of involving youth’s in community planning, decision making and cross community dialogue and cooperation.


IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES:

Offers two (2) levels of training i.e. Basic level and advanced level.

 

A) BASIC LEVEL: The basic level will target youths amongst the age group of 8-14 called the under 14 team. They will be thought the basic skills they require to enable them become future footballers and help develop their community.

 

B) ADVANCE LEVEL: The advanced level of training are for youths from 14-18 years of aged and it’s know as the under 18 team. They will be provided with a well structured football training program as well as general training towards the municipality’s program of involving youths in community planning, decision making and cross community dialogue and cooperation.

 

REASON'S FOR THE PROJECT

 


DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT STATE OF PROBLEM

 

Presently, there is lack of a community based Organisation in the municipality to provide sports and recreational facilities for youths in the Limbe Municipality. The exist only one football academy in Limbe know as ACADA SPORTS and Fees are been paid yearly in order to become a student which makes it inaccessible to less privileged youths to be involved in football. Less privileged youths in Limbe are often exploited and abused and feel that they have nowhere to turn to for help. The number of young people using drugs and alcohol has more then doubled over the last few years. Many of these young people initially take drugs to experiment and enhance their everyday lives but end up with having to cope with serious problems. AVFAL community development through football project is aim at providing football equipments and training to less privileged youths in the Limbe Municipality. The Project will also help these youths understand why they used drugs and how they can reduce the damage that they are doing to themselves.

 

BENEFICIARIES:

The project will benefit
1. Youths in the Limbe Municipality.
2. The Limbe Urban Council.
3. AVFAL.


PROPOSED ACTIONS:

Mobilize, Organise and train targeted youths.

Feasibility studies on the project.
Sensitization of the Limbe Municipality.
Identification of participants.
Purchase and installation of training Materials and infrastructures
Technical supervision, monitoring and evaluation by southwest FECAFOOT.
Production of educational materials.
Publication in newspapers and radio.


ON-GOING ACTIONS:

 

Education and sensitization of youths as regards sports for development.
Participation of AVFAL youth team in the Government Delegate of Limbe Urban Council Inter quarters youth competition.
Capacity building for youths through seminars and workshops on sports, Aids and community Development.


TIME SCHEME FOR IMPLEMENTATION:

 

All programs including the study tours should be concluded within a year (12) months.

Feasibility studies and project formulation 1 months two weeks
Target group identification and selection, target group sensitization, mobilization and organization i.e. establishing rules, regulations and organigram. 2 weeks
Development of training programme 2 months
Implementation and post- training evaluation 2 months
Selection of appropriate techniques 2 weeks
Acquisition and implementation of technique 5 months two weeks


PROJECTED OUTPUT:

 

If realized, the project will enhance a consequent reduction in the amount of street abandon children. It will also reduce crime rate in our society and the use of drugs in the Limbe Municipality
Youth will also be better placed to implement community development issues and take part in community development.
A good number of the youths will gain employment by playing football for professional teams in Limbe in particular and Cameroon in general.


IMPLEMENTING BODIES:

 

1. LIMBE URBAN COUNCIL.
2. AVFAL.
3. FECAFOOT SOUTH WEST.
4. YOUTH GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS.
5. AFRICAN CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT (ACCD).
6. STV CAMEROON.

LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

1. Limbe Urban Council to provide two training football fields.
2. FECAFOOT to proved AVFAL with Trainers.
3. Limbe Urban Council Venues for Workshops and Seminars.
4. ACCD to provide media coverage.
5. STV CAMEROON to provide media coverage.


EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES:

1) Consultants and Technical Persons:Two consultants will design, develop and implement the training project using four professional technical persons (coaches) to also train the participants for the entire duration of the project (both Levels). At the end of the training project, the participants would be fully qualified to implement the knowledge gained.

2) Materials and Equipments:Basic to sophisticated training equipment will be bought and will, at the end of the project, be the property of the owner of the project: AVFAL Limbe. Manuals will be established for continuous training by the consultants.

3) Training Project:Participants will be given working tools. There will be a stipend for his or her transport and lunch to be handled by each participant.