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Netball Association of ZAMBIA

When engaged in netball, this is your mother body. When your netball team needs to be challenged to compete outside your community or need to learn better coaching skills, they have the network and the instructors to train your coaches, umpires, referees and administrators. Register with the District Association or the Provincial Association, whichever are currently active in your area. You may also contact the national body to ask for advice. P.O.Box 71869, Ndola, Tel 02 65 53 25

When engaged in football, this is your mother body. When your football team needs to be challenged to compete outside your community or need to learn better coaching skills, they have the network and the instructors to train your coaches, umpires, referees and administrators. Register with the District Association or the Provincial Association, whichever are currently active in your area. You may also contact the national body to ask for advice. P. O. Box 34751, Lusaka. Tel. 01 22 11 45. Tel. 01 23 78 75.

Zambia Amateur Athletic Association

When engaged in athletics', this is your mother body. When your team needs to be challenged to compete outside your community or need to learn better coaching skills, they have the network and the instructors to train your coaches, umpires, referees and administrators. The association might have support funds if you apply. Register with the District Association or the Provincial Association, whichever are currently active in your area. You may also contact the national body to ask for advice. E-mail: zaaa@zamnet.zm, P.O.Box 30521, Lusaka, Tel. no 01 22 67 92/22 67 77

Judo Association of ZAMBIA

When engaged in judo, this is your mother body. When your judo team need to be challenged to compete outside your community or need to learn better coaching skills, they have the network and the instructors to train your coaches, umpires, referees and administrators.

Register with the District Association or the Provincial Association, whichever are currently active in your area. You may also contact the national body to ask for advice.

Zambia Basketball Association

When engaged in basketball, this is your mother body. When your basketball team needs to be challenged to compete outside your community or need to learn better coaching skills, they have the network and the instructors to train your coaches, umpires, referees and administrators. Register with the District Association or the Provincial Association, whichever are currently active in your area. You may also contact the national body to ask for advice. P.O.Box 35450, Lusaka, Tel. 01 25 44 55, Fax 01 25 40 05,

Other Sports Associations

Be aware that there are in all 27 Sports Associations in Zambia registered with NSCZ. Ask (NSCZ) National Sports Council of Zambia for their addresses.

Sport in Action (SiA)

Sport in Action is a non-governmental organisation that offers guidance and training courses. Most of their expenses when arranging courses are funded by UNICEF. Another of their sponsors is The Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF). They are concerned about training peer coaches in sports leadership and HIV/Aids awareness and development of traditional sports and games.

Cell 097 82 17 97, Tel. 01-229836, Fax no. 01-229836. The Office address is at 15 Obote road, Madras, P. O. box 5144, Lusaka. E-mail: sia@zamtel.zm, Director Clement Chileshe

Edusport

"Edusport" is a non-governmental organisation that offers guidance and training courses. Most of their activities and courses are funded by (NORAD) Norwegian Agency for International Development and The Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF). They are concerned about training young peer coaches in sports leadership and HIV/Aids awareness through sports.

Cell no 096 450114, Tel. no. 01-221919. The Office address is at 58 Malata road, Madras, P.o.box 51334, Lusaka. E-mail: edusport@yahoo.com, Director Kabanda Mwansa

Sport for All (SFA) at National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ)

Sport for All is a department under National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ) that offers guidance and training courses to community sports initiatives.

They are concerned about training peer coaches in coaching, leadership and fundraising/ administration. They have training materials available in a number of sports disciplines and administrative subjects. The Office is at the National Sports Development Complex (NASDEC), P. O. Box 33474 Lusaka.Telephone no. 01 250321, fax no. 01-250321 Cellular phone no. 097 84 72 56. E-mail: nscz@zamtel.zm

Trainers and Coaches

The Sport for All office at NSCZ may also have archives over some of the trainers that were educated over 10 years under "the Sport for All Project." Ask them for the names of trained people in your area so that you can look for them and encourage them to assist.

National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ)

This is a mixed voluntary and state body for sports development in the country. The Government nominates half of the members of the Council and the Chairman, and the Associations elect the other half of its members.

The funds they receive from Government for sports development are distributed through the Sports Associations and the Provincial Sports Offices. NSCZ also receive funds for projects from their sister organisations in Norway, from Canada and UK that also support the sports NGO's such as Sport in Action and Edusport.

When you need assistance from NSCZ, ask the District Sports Officer or the Provincial Sports Officer to connect you to NSCZ. These officers are now also connected to programmes like the "Kicking Aids Out" network and community directed sports organisations such as "Edusport" "Sport in Action" (SiA) and Sport For All that all uses sport as a vehicle in the Aids awareness campaign. NSCZ will assist you to source training materials from a number of sports disciplines and administrative subjects. If the materials you need are not available in Zambia, they will be able to order from sister organisations abroad. The Office is at the National Sports Development Complex (NASDEC), P. O. Box 33474 Lusaka.Telephone no. 01 250321, fax no. 01-250321. E-mail: nscz@zamtel.zm

Comments

In case you want to comment on your response from NSCZ, SFA, SiA or Edusport directly to their sponsor, the address is NIF, Servicebox 1, Ullevål Stadion, N-0840 Oslo, Norway.

Ministry of Youth, Sports and Child Development

This is the overall body for sports development in the country. The funds they receive from Government for sports development are distributed through NSCZ, sports associations and Provincial Sports Offices. Telephone no. 01 25 39 82 or 25 38 71 or 23 18 79 or 23 24 33.

Zambia Olympic Sports Committee (ZOSC)

This is an independent national sports body that receives funds annually from the International Olympic Committee, if they make a project proposal and apply, to develop sports for women and for the disadvantaged communities, they may have funds available to support community sports initiatives. Propose through a ZOSC member in your area. P. O. Box 36119, Lusaka. Tel 01 23 53 60

Churches

Community sports clubs co-operating with or initiated by churches have good chances to get support from sister churches both within the country and from abroad, provided the community sports club committee can prove to be accountable and trustworthy.

Partnerships with civic organisations and others

Many foreign donor agencies and embassies have funds aiming to support awareness efforts in the communities such as HIV/Aids, health/STI, human rights, democracy and environment care. The donors have realised that the awareness efforts directed towards the children and youth works more efficiently when done through play and enjoyable sports and recreational activities in the community sports clubs. In case your club is interested in getting access to such funding for capacity building in sport and assist in awareness campaigns, your sports club needs to make contacts and establish partnership with Non Governmental organisations (NGO's) in your area. Look for organisations such as World Vision, "Redd Barna"( the Norwegian Save the Children), Scope OVC, Family Health Trust, Red Cross Society, District Health Office, YWCA, YMCA, human rights organisations or environmental awareness organisations.

Despite the fact that foreign donor agencies and embassies do not have funds for sports development, they still may fund sports development indirectly. They fund awareness efforts through sports in the communities about issues such as HIV/Aids, health/STI, human rights, democracy and environment through the NGOs. Your club may benefit by having your training programme and capacity building funded through partnership with the NGOs mentioned above.

Foreign donor agencies and embassies

Be aware that the club may not successfully apply to the donors and embassies for the above mentioned funds because the application must only be submitted by one of the above partner organisations.

Look up the addresses in the telephone directory that you can read free of cost and take notes when visiting Zamtel, DEO and other Government or private offices.

Just to mention a few donors, look for SIDA (Sweden), NORAD (Norway), FINNIDA (Finland), Embassy of European Union, Belgium, British High Commission, DANIDA (Denmark), Italy, Ireland etc. Apply only through your civic organisation partner!

However, for instance in the case of the American Embassy, apply to "The American Ambassador's self help fund", the club may apply directly for funds to this self help project.

This is a new umbrella organisation comprising Plan Zambia, Family Health Trust, CARE Zambia, World Vision, and Society for Women and AIDS in Africa Zambia (SWAAZ), and the World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP). HACI provides a conduit for funding that stimulates rapid scale-up of successful care for orphans and vulnerable children. When you intend to make sports programmes for vulnerable children and orphan this will be one place to apply. The HACI Country Programme Council, c/o CARE International- Zambia, P. O. Box 36238, LUSAKA.

Lion's club, Rotary, Jaycee's and local businesses

Find out if there are service clubs, such as Lion's club, Round Tables, Rotary, Jaycee's etc. in the area where you live. You may apply to them for support to improve your community sports club. Explain what you want to buy/construct/improve and enclose a detailed cost estimate of the expenses you appeal to them to support. Be realistic and apply for the funds needed only and not large amounts.

Make a follow up visit after submitting your application letter, see the club Chairperson to explain your application and invite him/her to come and see the community sports club. You can apply in your club's name and you do not need support through a partnership when applying to these sponsors. Businesses like Sun Hotel and Shoprite have an interest to support community initiatives and the application from the sports club might be welcome. Provided you write a proper application letter with a budget, the chances are good to be funded by the service clubs above or the business houses.

SCOPE OVC

Strengthening Community Partnership in Empowering Orphans and Vulnerable Children (Scope OVC) is a non-governmental organisation that support community based projects that improve the livelihood of the less privileged people. Among the projects they support are survival skills training. Apply through your civic organisation partner to SCOPE OVC, P. O. Box 36238, Plot 4624, Mwaimwena Road, Rhodes Park, Lusaka, and Tel. 01 25 53 43, 25 22 46, 25 16 95, fax 25 23 04. E-mail: scope@zamnet.zm or their local office in your area.

Micro projects Unit (MPU)

When you are ready to improve the community sports club and rehabilitate the grounds or turn the old building into a proper club with ablution block, changing room etc., contact MPU that is funded by the European Union. In Livingstone the office is situated at the Mosi U Tunya house. Their aim is to ensure sustainable development through community participation. Ask for application forms from MPU. They will give further advice on how to go about the application. Address: Micro projects Unit, P. O. Box 50268, Lusaka, Tel. 01 25 25 19/ 25 37 23. E-mail: mpu@mpu.org.zm. The club can apply directly in its own name and chances to be funded are good provided the club is prepared to mobilise plenty self help work.

Zambia Social Investment Fund (ZAMSIF)

When you are ready to expand your community sports club and build your own permanent ablution block or build your sports field contact Zamsif that is funded by the World Bank. In Livingstone the office is situated at the Permanent Secretary's building. They add funding to your own self-help efforts. After your community has collected all the stones and sand to the building site that is needed to construct the community sports club or the sports grounds, ask for application forms from your District planning officer at the District council. They will give further advice as your community sports club now is eligible for funding. The chances to be funded are good provided the club is prepared to mobilise plenty self help work.

Land

Before you start the application process for funds to improve the sports grounds or build the ablution block, the club must have ownership of the land where the building will be located and constructed. Speak to the owner of the land that may be the Chief or the District Council and get their consent to your club project and secure a title deed. Get enough land so the club can expand in the future, although in the beginning you just need enough for the first building, sports fields and play grounds.

Transport

When preparing to apply for the funding of a self-help club project, you will need transport assistance to take sand and stones to the building site in order to qualify for funding. Your club members and parents must be sensitised to do the manual work.

Ask private businesses that have trucks to transport cheaply for you as a part of their community commitment. The same is possible to arrange with some Government offices or District/City Councils that have trucks. However, first you have to fundraise to have enough money to pay for the cost of oil and fuel. You may also try to apply to Lion's club, Rotary, the Mosque, the Hindu's, the Church or similar organisations to assist the club paying for the fuel costs.

Department of Community Development

If your community sports club feels like taking on the task of offering education to those that missed out school when they were young, you may ask for help at Department of Community Development or from District Education Officer. They have an office at the District Council. They will advice you on how you can adapt sports education materials to literacy training and train your illiterate coaches. When you need funds to adult education, apply to the same sources we have recommended in this manual.

Twin community sports clubs

Modern tourists wish also to see how real life is in Zambia. The community sports club is a colourful, magnificent demonstration of local initiative and co-operation. Arrange with a tour operator to take their clients/tourists for a guided tour to your community sports club. Be prepared to hold a talk and give out a written presentation about the community sports club with the address and an expressed wish that you are looking for a twin/friendship community sports club aboard. Also have a donation box available and you might raise some funds this way, as well as making friends with children and coaches and leaders from far away places. Mind you, some tourists are coaches and leaders or members of sports clubs in their home countries and can become your "Ambassadors", - if you inspire them in that direction.

Volunteers from abroad

Some countries support volunteer services that place volunteers to support local communities without any cost for you. Some of them might ask you to nominate a host family where the volunteer can stay. The countries that are known to fund sports volunteers are: USA has the Peace Corps, Japan has the Japan Overseas Volunteer Service, Norway has Fredskorpset, the UK has VSO, Finland has Finnish volunteer service and Denmark has MS. These volunteer services are sometimes operating under their embassy and sometimes they are non-governmental and independent of the embassy. Any way, the various embassies will give you the addresses you need to find that country's volunteer service's office in Zambia. If for instance, a group of community sports clubs apply jointly for a volunteer to work with many community sports clubs in an area, your chances are better to present a successful application.

SCORE

(Score) Sports Coaches Outreach is a South African voluntary organisation with a branch in Zambia. Score is engaged in the international exchange of sports volunteers and training and placement of volunteers in local communities. They work closely with Sport in Action, Edusport and National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ). Score is funded by NIF (The Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports). The Score office is at the National Sports Development Complex (NASDEC), P. O. Box 33474 Lusaka E-mail: scorezambia@yahoo.com, Cell. No. 097 875797. Project Co-ordinator Shadreck Jere.

Follow up your initiatives!

Note that whenever applying for support somewhere, - make follow up enquiries by personal visit or by telephone to find out if your letter was received, - or may be you omitted some important information so your application is not attended to. If you are not used to writing an application, seek advice from partners you trust, look for one among those we have mentioned earlier on.

We wish you good luck in your very noble task of providing sports to the children in your community. You will succeed by going step by step, - and this journey will surely take you very far.

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If you experience other opportunities that are not mentioned in this pamphlet, or that I have given you wrong advice, please send me corrections so that the next edition can be better than the first one. Arnfinn Solli, P. O. Box 60393 Livingstone, e-mail: arnfinnsolli@hotmail.com.