Sport in Kimbondo.

The main objective of this EVS project is to improve mobility and employability of young people and to develop solidarity by promoting active citizenship and improving social inclusion also in an extra-European context. The project intends to bring a group of volunteers from different European countries at Kimbondo in the Democratic Republic of Congo to perform voluntary work in the pediatric hospital of Kimbondo. The Kimbondo pediatric hospital is the only free hospital in the area of Kinshasa and also hosts numerous orphans who would not know where to go. Moreover the hospital has a special structure dedicated to children with different disabilities called 'Patrick's House'. The young volunteers will share the daily routine of Patrick's House and will be in charge of the animation of the younger guests of Kimbondo. In particular, the volunteers will be trained in the practice of CADS (Children’s Able and Disabled Sport), a series of unique sport, heath and leisure activities addressed to both able and disabled children and young adults with the intent to create together a team which, through sport, can develop the culture of integration and solidarity and the acceptance and valuing of diversity. This practice is well suited to the reality of Kimbodo pediatric hospital and also responds to the needs of physiological and psychological growth of children with disabilities by respecting and promoting their creativity and their need for socialization.
After a specific initial training on the practice of CADS given by experienced educators, the volunteers will be able to organize workshops and tournaments of outdoor sport activities involving both the able and disable guests of the hospital and also involving the youths of the local community who will approach to the issue of disability and social inclusion.
Volunteers's tasks:
- organize workshops and tournaments of outdoor activities following the practice of CADS
- make a documentary or reportage showing the evolution and obtained results
- organize events to raise awareness and involvement of local youth
- organization of a space devoted to sports and outdoor activities
- organizing meetings, seminars and discussions with young people, specialists, students, to establish new contacts for the implementation of sport in Kimbondo hospital
- with the supervision of the project supervisor, the volunteer will have the possibility of proposing and developing educative activities depending on his/her interests, like creative workshops, theater, art, music therapy, puppet-show etc that involve both and disable children of the Hospital
-Volunteers are also offered the opportunity to organize activities for the local children and youth. The volunteer tasks will be revised upon volunteer arrival according to the current activities of the organization and motivation and abilities of the volunteer.