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ast Saturday Afrika Tikkun, in partnership with Odirile Wa Rati recently hosted a soccer tournament at Ekhaya Park in Hillbrow for the youth, as part of an outreach programme to teach young men about social justice issues like genderbased violence, sexuality and leadership skills. The tournament featured six teams in the under 13 age group. Afrika Tikkun expert in health and fitness Thomas Taole, said the programme called Young Urban Men has a vision to get involved early in the lives of young men, so that they can guide them to be responsible and contribute meaningfully in society. “It is important to have open conversations about sexuality, masculinity and gender-based violence
with these young minds so that they grow up to be better men. A huge thank you goes to the Nelson Mandela Children’s fund for supporting this outreach programme. We also commend the football fraternity for embracing this initiative and making it a success. Sports, particularly football is a good avenue to effect social development causes owing to its popularity,” he said. Johannesburg inner-city sports coordinator and head coach for Odirile Wa Rati, Gololo Fire said this programme’s importance cannot be downplayed considering that the inner-city is riddled with many social ills the youth need to be cushioned from, while keeping them preoccupied with productive activities. “Hillbrow is a dangerous place for young people. Drugs and alcohol abuse is real, hence our interven-
Coach Gololo Fire addresses the youth during the event
tions need to target every age group. Although we focused on under 13s this year, the event will grow bigger to incorporate other age groups in the coming years,” he said. The winning coach of the tournament, Thabang of Jozi Sportic FC said the consistency his boys have
shown is impressive. “Just yesterday in another tournament, we almost added another trophy to the cabinet, but narrowly lost in the final match. But what is more striking to me about this tournament is the overarching goal to go beyond soccer and motivate the young men to be
the best version of themselves. This involves dismantling societal stereotypes like those that vilify emotions in men as if they are taboo,” he said. Other participants in the soccer tournament included Joburg United Smitshoff, Transformers, Uno Court and Doornfontein United.