• Federation for African Sports Development (FASD) in Tilburg, the Netherlands
• Local partner: the British aid organisation Action for children in Sierra Leone and conflict and the Single-Leg Amputee Sports Club (SLASC)
• Project title: ‘War victims in the spotlights. Amputee Soccer ’
• Period: December 2004 until December 2005

The Project

In this project FASD’s objective is a direct increase in the number of practitioners of adapted sports in Sierra Leone, by, among others, making adapted sports and soccer known for people that lack a limb in Sierra Leone and Liberia. FASD wants to raise awareness and realise a positive view on adapted sports and on people with a disability in Sierra Leone and Liberia. The (only) existing Amputee Soccer Team of Sierra Leone assists in this by a promotional tour through the country. FASD will support the expertise of coaches and assistants of sportsmen and sport teams and it will make the backing-up of at minimum five sport teams by educated coaches possible. The project will have its sway in the neighbouring country Liberia. Locations for practicing sports will be developed.

The Results

The project has started in December 2004. No results are known yet.

About FASD

FASD is an organisation which focuses on the setting up of sport development projects in Sierra Leone. Next to this FASD functions as an intermediary between parties requesting projects and recognized development organisations, sport organisations and the private sector in and outside of the .

Website: www.fasd.nl

Anecdote:

Every Saturday morning the Amputee Soccer Team comes together for the weekly training on the beach of free town. Still, the FASD, during their first visit, could find no soccer players on the beach. Every first Saturday of the month public life in freezes due to 'cleaning day'. Although the team members prefer playing soccer over cleaning, they have no choice as there are no buses at those mornings to bring them to the beach.