08/01/2026
Sport for Life 2025: Taking Quality Sport to Secluded & Underserved Areas
In 2025, the Sport for Life – Secluded Areas Replication Programme made a powerful impact across Botswana, proving that quality sport education can reach every corner of the country 🇧🇼
Through 11 completed trainings, the programme empowered youth leaders, volunteers, and coaches to use sport as a tool for life skills development, inclusion, and community building.
📍 Where we worked
Sport for Life courses were delivered in Lerala, Matsiloje, Nata, Kasane, Maun, Shakawe, Charles Hill, Tsabong, Oliphants, and Mahalapye, alongside a Train the Trainer (TTT) course in Kasane—ensuring sustainability beyond the programme.
🎯 2025 Impact at a Glance
✔ 10 Sport for Life courses delivered
✔ 191 participants trained (96% of target)
✔ 1,725 children reached through multi-sport activities
✔ 37% female participation, advancing gender inclusion
✔ Participation of persons living with disabilities
✔ 1 Train the Trainer course completed to strengthen local capacity
🤝 Building for the Future
The TTT course created a pool of local trainers who will continue delivering courses, mentoring volunteers, and supporting schools and community sport programmes—making Sport for Life a long-term community resource.
✨ Looking Ahead to 2026
With stronger systems, trained local facilitators, and lessons learned from 2025, Sport for Life is well positioned to make 2026 even more impactful. The foundation has been laid to reach more communities, empower more leaders, and create greater opportunities for children across Botswana.
🏅 More Than Sport
Sport for Life is about people, opportunity, inclusion, and life skills. As we build on the successes of 2025, the journey continues—sport for life, and life through sport.
