Sport

From 2000 the stedenband Haarlem-Mutare has developed a sport project. Sport has gained over the years an increasing importance in society. Both nationally and internationally sport is seen as a tool to bring people and communities together and to bridges cultural and ethnic divisions.

Sport is seen by many in the field of development, education, health, economic development and conflict prevention, as an effective tool in the aim for development and peace. Spoirt is also important for individuals. Sport is a tool to gain social skills like learn to win and to lose, and to develop tactics and strategy. Also sport gives confidence and is also fun to do!

Xplore exchange 2006

Xplore Exchange 2008
Under the link xplore exchange you can find more information about Sport Education without Borders which took place October/November 2008.

Collection sport materials

The City Link organises this fall a collection of sport materials for the sport project at Mutare, Zimbabwe.

The City Link wants to inform people about sport and development cooperation. Besides it is important show Africa, which is often negative in the news, from another side. On the continent Africa people are as much involved in sport as elsewhere. The youth from Mutare find distraction from the current political and economic crisis that grips Zimbabwe.

“The sport project has given me a life”, says Rutendo Mandeya a Zimbabwean sport leader.  

Every year there is an enormous need for sport materials.

Has you sports club materials left, please contact our coordinator sport Inemarie Dekker at
023 5324008
Or mail to: inemarie@haarlem-mutare.nl
December 2008 a container with goods leaves for Mutare.

If your sports club is interested in contact with sport clubs at Mutare (voor exchange of knowledge or for the organisation of sponsor activities for a sports club at Mutare) look under club linking.