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Empowerment of women to Prevent and Respond to Gender Bases Violence through Sports

Empowerment of women to Prevent and Respond to Gender Bases Violence through Sports

Society for women's Education and Awareness development (SWEAD)

Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India

Many studies show that women in INDIA as a group are more likely to get HIV. The most recent studies show that 3% of the population as a whole is HIV infected while the percentage of HIV among women is higher at 3.6%. The link between HIV and rape is clearly illustrated by the percentage of women who contacted HIV through rape in 1994 genocide.The police records for 2011 also show high rates of Gender based Violence including 321 cases of physical assault, 403 rape cases for women over 18 years of age and 2033 rape cases for children under 18 years. “The violence that women suffer during conflict does not solely arise out of the conditions of caste discrimination depending in economical ; it is directly related to the violence that exists in women’s lives during peace times”.The Tamilnadu in particular is known for negative cultural practices including forced early marriages for the girl child, which constitutes rape crime. The early marriages for girls also imply that many girls do not go to school as they are prepared for marriage. This has implication on their economic security even as adult women and lack of awareness on their legal rights. There is also a gender gap in sports participation as women in India culture were not oriented towards sports and or other activities outside the domestic environment.Sports however has proved to build individual self esteem, confidence, keep people physically and psychologically fit and it also has a strong convening power and these are opportunities that Society for women's Education and Awareness development (SWEAD) in sports would like to exploit in building women’s capacity to prevent and respond to Gender Based Violence.The project will take an integrated approach using sports as a social development tool using it as a mobilizing platform and also equipping women with skills in different sports for self confidence, tolerance and realization of women power to challenge the traditional attitudes on limitation of what the girl child and woman are capable and not capable of doing. The main target group are the women (Age group 22 to 35)who are members of Women self help groups committees and associations with programs for the promotion of women’s rights. The project shall be implemented in a period of eight months. We expect the following results from this project, namely: • Increased women’s awareness on their legal rights. • Women take a more active role in preventing and responding to sexual and gender based violence.• A team of sports trainers established in different fields.• Women have more positive image and self worth and ready to protect their rights.• Women are more informed of Gender Based Violence service providers and ready to report GBV cases and seek other support services.• Formation of grassroots community based GBV action groups established.

Development of Sport dans la Ville's Campus

Development of Sport dans la Ville's Campus

Sport dans la Ville

Lyon, France

In 2007, Sport dans la Ville launched its CAMPUS site in Lyon(the first training centre for training and professional insertion through sport). With 4 sports fields and a hosting building for the permanent teams and educators of the association, the CAMPUS is an outstanding complex serving sport and education for the 2.800 young members of the association. To ensure the qualitative and quantitative development of its professional integration programs, “Sport dans la Ville” is to launch the construction of a new space, with four new sports grounds, cloakrooms, an athletics track and a specific area dedicated to the “L dans la Ville” program (90 m²)for girls. The construction of this building, dedicated to employability actions of “Sport dans la Ville”, is a flagship project for the association. The new “Sport dans la Ville” campus will become the first place in France dedicated to receive 4.000 young people coached by the association for their employability. The $25k grant would be used to finance the construction of the space dedicated to the girls' activity in oder to develop their capacity for expression and their self-confidence. The public administration of Lyon and the Rhone-Alpes area, the French sports ministry will finance a large share of the project (60%).Further sponsors (private foundations) are procured to allow this great project to be launched.

Ram Light Up The Night Capital Campaign

Ram Light Up The Night Capital Campaign

Ram Capital Campaign

Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania, United States

The funding request would help to provide the community with a lighted multipurpose facility to be utilized for sporting, cultural and social events. It is not our goal to create top-of-the-line facilities with regard to design and cost. We seek simply to provide our students and community with the same level of facilities found in other area Districts. The end result - a safer, newer, and more practical athletic complex that can accommodate larger crowds, handicapped spectators and provide greater use for all athletics and community needs. While we recognize that many school districts are in precarious positions due to budgeting and lack of funding, our district is somewhat unique from the other districts because our large amount of farmland is often assessed lower at the Clean and Green value and our lack of business and industrial companies cripples our tax based funding. The vision to renovate and light the athletic facilities at our school is neither new nor fleeting. Our capital campaign is an aggressive, ambitious goal, but it is the commitment of the organization to create a perfect opportunity to secure funding without increasing school taxes and to create partnerships with individuals, corporations, and other organizations willing to support the community. At the heart of the funding is the installation of a lighting system to allow evening games and expanded field and track use for student athletics, recreation teams and the community. The majority of our neighborhoods do not have sidewalks or other safe locations for walkers or joggers. Everyone in the community can take advantage of the expanded hours the facility can be used. In addition, the facility and hours will contribute to the overall wellness in our community and provide a venue for events such as CROP walks, outdoor concerts and Relay for Life fundraisers.

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With $500,000 On The Line, Are You Game?

GAMECHANGERS | Sports Micro-Venture Fund Winners Announced

We received almost 250 diverse proposals from all corners of the globe, giving the jury the challenging task of identifying those projects and partners to whom the grants will be disbursed. Architecture for Humanity and Nike are excited to announce the final GAMECHANGERS grant recipients.

Where in the World


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WINNER | Rio Floods

Location: Vale do Cuiabá, Petrópolis, Brazil

Architecture for Humanity is partnering with the Instituto da Criança to develop a small sports, recreation and community center for a new, 61-unit housing development for families displaced by massive flooding and mudslides in a rare 24-hr storm event in January 2011.

WINNER | Magic Bus

Location: New Delhi, India

Architecture for Humanity has partnered with Magic Bus to improve the infrastructure at two centers that will facilitate community oriented sports programs in under privileged neighborhoods of Delhi. The developed sports/play fields and supporting infrastructure will help inculcate a sporting culture among children and youth in the community and help Magic Bus use its unique Sports for Development (S4D) curriculum to provide access to sport and promote every child's right to: play; gender inclusion; education; health care.

WINNER | Manhattan Bridge Skatepark

Location: New York, New York

The Manhattan Bridge Skatepark is a neglected skate park located in the Lower East Side. Because of its location, and the recent closing of the Brooklyn Banks, it has become the most heavily permitted park in Manhattan.

With a GAMECHANGERS grant, the project team will rebuild the park from the ground up that will include:

  • A new concrete slab;
  • Reuse and/or replacement of the existing obstacles;
  • Simple, safe, and innovative obstacles for participants of all ages and skill levels;
  • Integrated multi-functional elements (ie skate-able furniture) that invite + encourage passive participation of non-skaters/ visitors to the park;
  • Enterprise opportunity for local vendors + community partners.

WINNER | Rural Sports Center

Location: San Pedro Apóstol, Oaxaca, Mexico

With a GAMECHANGERS grant, the design team + community will build a rural sports center that will be a foundation for the social, economic, sustainable and cultural development of the city and the community -- a hub for sport, recreation, entertainment, and commerce.

Through skills training and workshops, the center will be built with the help of the local community. The design team will train builders in indigenous building techniques, using local materials and resources, while also providing the technical guidance to learn from traditional methods in innovative ways.

WINNER | Vida Corrida

Location: São Paulo, Brazil

Architecture for Humanity and Nike do Brasil are proud to partner with Associação de Moradores da Cohab Adventista 1 to design and construct a new community resource and recreation center in Capão Redondo, São Paulo, Brazil. The new center will house the neighborhood organization and Corredores do Parque Santo Dias who operate Vida Corrida - a program where women and children develop leadership through sport. Stay tuned for updates as we work throughout 2011, to design and build a new home for these gamechanging endorphin addicts.

WINNER | Games in Lost Heavens

Location: Ganhaizi village, China

This micro-grant will support Habitat for Humanity China's work in Ganhaizi -- a remote village in a mountainous region (know as "the Lost Heavens" -- a district with one of the largest Miao minority ethnic populations in China. They will build an exterior basketball court, and spectator seating -- providing a community hub for socializing, events, and the favorite activity of Ganhaizi's children and elderly alike - basketball.

Stay tuned for updates as the basketball court and games come to life in the coming months.

WINNER | Liga FOS - Fútbol para la Oportunidad Social

Location: Moreno, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

A little healthy competition is good no? We agree, which is why we launched the Copa Arquitectura where participants had 6 weeks to partner with a designer from a 2011 Copa America country to design a small youth football (soccer) facility for less than $45,000 USD for Liga FOS. Check out the winners and all the design ideas here.

WINNER | Una Cancha Muchas Canchas

Location: Guatemala City, Guatemala

This micro-venture grant will fuel the spread of urban futsal interventions in Guatemala City. Buró de Intervenciones Públicas will work with the local municipality and community members to design and install 2 urban football (soccer) pitches -- innovative and low-cost interventions that will transform low-traffic city streets into sport + community centers.

Check out their proposal, and stay tuned for updates as these pitches take over in the next couple of months.

WINNER | My Game is Beautiful - Girls Football Hub to Combat Human Trafficking

Location: Jharkhand, India

YUWA uses girls football to level the playing field with every goal. With a sports micro-venture grant, they will work with a designer to build a secure football pitch, spectator seating, community room, and enterprise area -- did we mention these kick-startin’ girls also grow and sell mushrooms to the local community to help support their football habits?

Check out their proposal, and watch the project go from field to fruition this year.

GAMECHANGERS | Round 2

No social network voting contests, no virtual farms to tend to, no magic codes to tweet - just funding directed where it is needed most, in supporting projects on the ground. Welcome to the GAMECHANGERS Sports Micro-Venture Fund.

The Fund is a partnership between Architecture for Humanity and Nike Inc. In the past 18 months the program has funded innovative projects in Afghanistan (Skate), Brazil (Football/Soccer), Kenya (Basketball) and the United States (American Football).

We are seeking proposals for the final round of funding to support the construction of sports facilities offering programs that tackle social issues in the community. This Request for Proposal (RFP) process will award up to $500,000 in funds and is directed toward micro-interventions with a construction time line of 6 to 9 months. The majority of these grants will be $25,000 for building or upgrading facilities and completing existing projects. 10% of the funding will be earmarked for the professional design services and engineering.

At the discretion of the funding team a small number of selected proposals will be awarded additional funds based on need and scope of impact.

If you hate reading all that verbage, here is breakdown of available funds:

  • Africa - 2 x $25,000
  • the Americas - 2 x $25,000
  • Asia - 2 x $25,000
  • Europe - 2 x $25,000
  • Oceania - 2 x $25,000

plus up to $250,000 in additional funding.

If you're game, apply today.

The Deal

Who is eligible?

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is open to locally-based organizations that empower the community through sports as a mechanism to spur social change and/or economic development. Projects can be anywhere in the world. They may have singular goals or multiple functions. They should address one or more of the following key areas:

  • Improved access to opportunities to participate in sport
  • Removal of physical, economic, social and gender barriers to participation in sport
  • Improved social cohesion
  • Improved physical activity
  • Provides innovative alternatives to play spaces for communities that lack resources
  • Positively affects the environment or reduces negative environmental impact of sport-related initiatives
  • Generates opportunities for social and economic empowerment

How many projects will get chosen?

This is a global fund and we are looking to support a minimum of two projects from each of the five global regions: Africa; the Americas; Asia; Europe; and Oceania. Additionally we may award separate funds to additional projects or increase funds for selected projects that deem further investment. This fund will cap at $500,000

What are the ground rules?

To apply you must:

  • Tackle at least one of the key areas listed above.
  • Have a commitment from an architect or building professional involved or be willing to have one appointed to the project. Exactly 10% of the grant will be allocated for design and engineering services.
  • Own the land or have long term lease on the property in question.
  • Have operational funds for a minimum of five years or have developed economic models of support for the expansion of your facility.
  • Be nice. We believe in fair play and we will reward organizations that have gone out of their way to do the right thing. Meanies and cheaters never win.

The Jury
Check out our game changing jurors – a select group of stakeholders, existing grant recipients and former pro athletes.

The Time line
Submission Period August 4th - October 29th 2010
Grants Announced: December 2010
Funding distribution: January 2011
Project completion: July to September 2011

About

Architecture for Humanity and Nike Inc’s Social Innovations established a revolving grants program that has funded the design and construction of innovative, sustainable and safe places to play. The goal was to provide capital to implement these structures in communities that are typically overlooked.

Game on.

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