SEP SOCCER TOURNAMENT & EDUCATIONAL CAMP - 2009
Above is a banner containing the logos of FIFA, sfw and SEP as was used in the event.. On the right is SEP boys’ team displaying SEP banner during their opening match on the 15th August 2009. SEP Football Tournament and Educational Camp is an idea that was initiated by SEP members, as an approach to attain community empowerment through the use of football. The tournament is, and is meant to remain unique from any other that has ever been organised in Nyanza Province as a result of its Educational Components. It is an opportunity for the youth not only to participate in playing football, but also to learn from the various thematic seminars / workshops incorporated in the event. Other than football entertainment, the event also provides to the wider community the only opportunity to access vital information locally. This is the 1st year of the tournament, and it is set to be annual and institutional in Oyugis region. The event theme will be “Community Empowerment through Football”, highlighting on girl child participation, where the focus is education as much as football.
Visitors arriving and settling under the shade during SEP opening ceremony. Streetfootballworld (sfw) banner is hanged right on the shade. On the right is FKL V.Chairman, Nyanza Province givingb aspeech during openning ceremony. For the first time in Nyanza Province, this is the only tournament that has insisted on including football girls in all its programmes. A total of 12 teams participated, with equal proportion of six girls’ teams and boys’ teams, with players of U- 14 in age for both teams. With each team representing 15 players and 2 leaders, a total of 204 participants attended. This trend is expected to rise in the future, beginning next year 2010. With the participation in the seminars by other groups such as youth groups, women groups, farmers, individuals, business persons and the facilitators, the event attracted over 1000 people in total. 1.2 EVENT OWNERSHIP: SEP Annual Soccer Tournament and Educational Camp is owned by Society Empowerment Project (SEP). It is a blue print that can be replicated in any part of the country by other interested organisations, hence the inclusion of Football Kenya Limited (FKL) in the entire planning, Organising committee. The long term plan is to develop it into a regional event, comprising of several countries in Africa.
1.4 EVENT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION: For a successful event, SEP formed an Organising Committee (O.C) to foresee the planning and final implementation of the event. The O.C was composed of different persons, with focus also given to gender balancing. SEP youth who are U – 15 in age were also given chance in the O.C, as this would help them learn by doing, hence create a platform for sustainability of the event.
The O.C also comprised of a representative from Football Kenya Limited, both at the district and Provincial levels. SEP Partner school, Kotieno Primary School was also represented by the games teacher and school head teacher. The rest of the O.C were members of SEP Management Board, comprising of three representatives of the community, elected by parents whose sons and daughters are in SEP. Oyugis Integrated Project (O.I.P), SEP partner organisation was represented in the O.C by Bro. Vincent , being in charge of youth affairs in O.I.P.
Above is KWOYO F.C. vs. Ongicha F.C, Boys’ teams during SEP event. Ongicha beat Kwoyo at 3 – 1 goals. Ongicha boys are in red tops, on pausing for the photo on the left.
In another match, SEP Boys’ beat SIANY F.C 3 -1 goals, winning their second match during the event. A side photo explains how SEP won the match.
2.0 EVALUATION ON PERFORMANCE 2.1 Referees’ Report: In the first year of the event, SEP had a total of 7 referees. Out of this number, one referee was provided for by SEP, having been trained as a referee through SEP – MYSA Partnership under the streetfootballworld networking. The rest were identified by Football Kenya Limited (FKL). All the referees were qualified and competent, among them was a class one referee. The general performance was very good, hence made the tournament friendlier as no teams reported any case to the jury.
The referees showed their support to the tournament by willingly accepting to officiate the matches and instead of earning wages, they accepted only to be appreciated. No referees was hence paid per the FKL set standards, but were appreciated as agreed upon between themselves and the O.C. SEP needs to improve its referees training base, so the event can be officiated by SEP volunteers in the future, and this will provide them with the platform on which to expose their talents and skills. For effective refereeing of the matches, it will be important to conduct a refresher course to the referees in future, three days before the event kicks off. Some of the possible areas to be included in the suggested seminar include; 1. Fair play Codes and referees role in fairplay. 2. Procedures of Match report Writing. 3. Procedures of Penalty kicks. 4. Offside Role. 5. 4th Official Role. 6. Referees prevention of injuries among others. Achievements. 1. Matches were well officiated. 2. All referees were time conscious hence matches were not delayed 3. All the referees were only appreciated and not paid wages. 4. At least there was a female referee in the event. 5. Referees demonstrated Fair play by not reacting to the rowdy fans, but concentrating on their work. This was a great score by the referees! Challenges. 1. It took a bit some time to convince the referees to volunteer in the event. 2. There was no any refresher course organised for the referees before the event. 3. Not all referees had uniforms during the matches. 4. Female representation of referees is still imbalanced; only 1 female referee participated in the event!
Recommendations Uniforms: Referees should be provided with uniforms. SEP should reach out to partners who can help in this venture, such as Adidas through Football For Hope Movement (FFH).
Administrative support: The allowances provided to the referees were appreciated, though a request was made that a slight increment of the same be considered in the future.
Referees Trainings: SEP should increase its referees’ training base. This will create more opportunities for the youth to expose their talents and skills.
Accommodation: In future,(From 2010), referees coming from far should be accommodated so as to reduce time wastage in travelling as well as to reduce the costs incurred.
Certification: SEP should work in partnership with FKL, so that all the trained referees can be accredited by the FKL, being the recognized FIFA body in Kenya.
Gender issue: Female referees should be encouraged to participate in the event, so they can also get the opportunity to prove their refereeing prowess.
Qualifications: All referees should be qualified with grades 3, 2 and 1. The event is a platform for skills development; the referees will hence develop through participation.
SEP Girls’ Team facing clash of uniforms with their opponent team, Ongicha Girls’, hence had to play in civilian clothes! This was during SEP vs. Ongicha Match in the finals!
2.2 First Aid Report:
Injuries First aiders were SEP members who had been trained on level one of first aid. There were some injuries, but not more than expected. In general players should protect their skins properly. There should be a seminar to all the first aiders, three days before the event. This will equip the first aiders with appropriate skills to effectively handle sports injuries. First Aid kit was well equipped, with all the basic requirements! First Aid room There is dire need to establish / set a side a room within the school compound to be the first aid room. In this room, all serious injuries could be attended to, and in case of teams boarding, it would be easy to attend to any injuries arising at night. It could also provide the opportunities for players to walk in for check ups, especially after the matches in the day. First Aiders (Personnel). The first aiders did a marvelous job according to how much they know. They never complained, not even the players who incurred injuries. This is a pointer to a job well done! SEP should design uniforms specifically for first aiders. This in future will help in easy identification. The uniforms could be simple bibs, with 1st aid mark and the cross sign on the back, in bold or bright colour. Transport The event has the potentials to grow, hence could use more than one field in the future, beginning 2010. To this effect, it would be important to set a side First Aid bus with a mobile phone, so the first aiders could easily be reached! This is only important if the fields to be used are a distance apart. Hospital SEP should come out clearly with well defined relations with any health service provider, so serious injuries could be referred to these centres, may be district Hospital or Oyugis Integrated Project (O.I.P.) Health centre. (It would be better with O.I.P. given that the networking relations already exists) However, for this year, the event ended safely with absolutely no case of referrals, and this was grate luck!
First Aid Equipment The first Aid Equipment was donated by SEP Volunteer from Australia, Imraan Colley. It was fully equipped, and served all players in the field and not only for SEP.
2.3 GENERAL TRANSPORT IN THE EVENT: Transport arrangement was marvellous! O.I.P. had given their car / van to SEP for use through out the event. SEP only had to fuel per kilometre covered. This arrangement worked out very effectively, with a lot of controls also taken into consideration so that the van was only used where necessary. The driver assigned by O.I.P, Mr. Jaskins, was very cooperative and supportive through out the event. SEP would wish to uphold this relationship, and continue into the future with the same arrangements. When the event grows to utilize more than one field with distance far apart, SEP will still consult with O.I.P. on the best professional approach to economically use transport services.
2.4 VENUE – Kotieno Primary school: SEP for the last seven years has been in good relations with the school and has been using the school field for all its football related trainings. SEP also enjoys the use of more school facilities like classrooms during workshops, including electricity. In return, SEP takes the responsibility of managing all sports facilities in this school; hence share their sports equipment with the school. SEP coaches are also responsible for coaching the school team. (In essence, all the 1st 11 players both in boys’ and girls’ teams are all SEP players as well!). The venue was evaluated as below;
2.5 Field (s):
2.6 Seminars: The innovation behind SEP Annual event is the inclusion of seminars within its football tournament. This was picked as the most viable vehicle to community empowerment. It offers humble time for the wider community, youth groups, women groups, farmers, individuals and business men among others the opportunity to learn as much as getting entertained through football. The seminars were well prepared, packaged and delivered by experts. Seminars conducted include;
In order to make the information on stigma reduction and general education on HIV/AIDS more valid, O.I.P. was fully present with mobile VCT services, with 2 trained competent counsellors. The O.I.P. counsellors were later on joined by yet another Volunteer counsellor from Nairobi, Ruth Wairimu, (Peter Karanja’s wife. Peter Karanja is the Executive Director of MYSA, and was also present at the event). OIP’s “Tushauriane” Group was also present with public massage on positive living. (Persons Living with HIV/AIDS, publicly giving personal testimonies on how to accept and positively live with HIV/AIDS)
Achievements:
Challenges:
Way forward:
REPORT FROM THE LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP – EDITH EDNA KICHE, FACILITATOR.
ATTENDANCE The event was attended by youth from both primary and secondary schools. More than 15 schools attended including the local community. During the event 62 people were interested in livestock undertakings. The trainees were taught on various Livestock technologies which included local poultry production, Dairy goat keeping and Beekeeping.
Topics Covered: Topics covered included the importance of Local poultry keeping i.e. disease control, feeding, egg storage, selection and brooding and care of chicks. On Dairy Goat keeping breeds, feeding and breeding were covered and on Beekeeping, types of hives, setting the apiary and hive products were covered. This included the gross margins of the enterprises covered. Comments: Training and demonstrations on disease control, feeding and general management of poultry and Beekeeping to be organized for both in and out of school youth. It is an important gesture that SEP is undertaking livestock projects alongside the sports initiatives. This will enable the youths to engage in economic activities that will not only improve their income base but also improve their health status that is required for sports. Football is a sport that needs high energy input that is only possible if one is well nourished.
REPORT FROM GENDER EQUALITY WORKSHOP – CAREN OMANGA, TEMAK – KATOLO, FACILITATOR:
All the involved teams and general youth attending the event had the opportunity to attend the trainings. In general, training attendance can be rated at 99%. The following areas were covered during the two days trainings: Topic of training was “CHILD PARTICIPATION FOR GENDER EQUALITY”
You can down load this report from SEP document
REPORT FROM STIGMA REDUCTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION ON HIV /AIDS – OMANGA OTHATCHER, TEMAK - KATOLO
The workshop was attended by all the participating teams, hence recording a general up take of ever 200 participants. General information on HIV/AIDS was accessible by the wider community / general public. Specifically, the workshop focused on the following;
REPORT FROM VCT – O.I.P Counselors. (Vanice and Millicent) The VCT uptake was quite encouraging throughout the 2days of the event. The Youth were very positive to the idea of HIV/ AIDS testing, hence turned out in a large number than was expected! The general perception, from this uptake trend, indicates that the Education on Stigma Reduction, especially the public acceptance and education by the OIP’s Tushauriane group on positive living must have encouraged many people at the venue.
The table below summarises this report from VCT.
Table on VCT uptake and Referral to Care Clinic.
From the table above, it is realised that every one who tested positive was not left with no option, but referred for Comprehensive Care Clinic. From this clinic, there are still more opportunities of learning on living positive, and the essence of access to drugs and treatment. This at the end gives s hope to every one in the community. Those who tested negative were counselled on how to maintain their status through practising safe sex, being faithful or continued abstinence depending on the age category. The ages of the total turn out were recorded as follows: 16 – 19, 28 – 36 & 55 – 68 years old.
Achievements: The percentage of people willing to know their HIV status was high. This is a sign that level of denial and stigma in the community is already reducing!
Challenges: Of all the men counseled, none of them was circumcised.
Way Forward: It is important to involve more VCT providers in the next event, since the number was too big to be counseled and tested by only two counselors. As a result of high turn out, some willing clients were not counseled due to time constraints. This should not repeat in the future! There is dire need to sensitize the community on male circumcision, as this to some percentage, reduces the risks of being infected by HIV/AIDS.
3.0 Teams’ Screening / Age issue: Age remains the biggest challenge, it is experienced in every tournament around the world, but here in Africa, especially in Kenya, it’s a crisis! The event was meant to be absolutely for boys and girls of U – 14 in age. However, this seemed to take a different shift especially as teams approached finals. This problem was entirely on boys’ teams. Girls’ teams had no age problem at all! In future, it will be important to note the following guiding rules while carrying out teams’ screening:
Way Forward:
Ongicha and SEP Boys’ teams ready to take on each other in the grand final match. SEP won the match at 4 - 1 goals after penalty kick offs. 3.1 Accommodation This was well arranged, with all the invited visitors travelling from far being accommodated.
3.2 Media: Media still remains to be a big challenge. However, close contact is being created with local radio stations, Lake Victoria and Ramogi F.M. so as to be part of the event in the future, thus help the event through broadcasting. Much more still needs to be done on this department.
3.3 Security:
3.4 Organizing Committee: The O.C. as has been explained here before did really a good job. However, they were evaluated as below;
Challenges: It was difficult to identify the members of O.C from any other persons, since they had no identification. Way forward:
3.5 Secretariat Given this is the 1st year of the event, there was no secretariat in place, but still it was fine. The Technical Committee was handy in making the events’ time tables, including fixtures, league standings and pooling. However, as the event grows bigger, there will be need to have independent secretariat.
Imraan Australian Volunteer in SEP gives his speech, and SEP Secretary – General Festus Juma addresses the crowd during a closing ceremony of the event, from top and bottom respectively.
3.6 Food:
3.7 Event Funding: In the 1st year of the event, Funding was a bit challenging to secure. However, SEP highly recognises the active involvement of streetfootballworld and O.I.P. in their support of the event.
4.0 Local Organisations approached for Funding included:
Responses: The general responses received were all about time factor. Most of these organisations confirmed their ability to support, if approached within time. There is therefore every need to start fund raising for the event as early as December, for every year. More organisations, individuals and cooperate bodies will also be brought on board to that effect. None of these organisations gave any support to this year’s event. SEP will still make follow up with them in preparation for next year’s event. This will be done in time, so no excuses on time factor is realised again
On the left is Ongicha Girls’ Team carrying high their trophy, after beating SEP 2 -1 at the penalty kick offs, in their final match. On the left is SEP Girls’ Captain raising high their ball, won as runners up in the event.
MATCH RESULTS: Both Matches ended up with penalty kick offs, with Ongicha Girls’ beating SEP Girls’ 2 -1 goals. Ongicha Girls carried the day in Girls’ category as SEP becomes the runners up, while in boys’ category, it was a change of roles. SEP boys carried the day high after humiliating Ongicha F.C 4 – 1 goals in penalty kick offs. However, it is worth noting that all teams, though some lost in football, went back home cleverer than they came, after being empowered through seminars! In this case, all teams were winners…..
4.1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Organising committee, members and partners of SEP have the pleasure to sincerely extend their special thanks to the following people / Organizations who endeavoured materially, financially or mentally to make the event a success.
ANNEX I
LIST OF REFEREES
ANNE II LIST OF O.C MEMBERS.
CHILD PARTICIPATION FOR GENDER EQUALITY: DATE: 14TH-16TH AUGUST 2009 VENEU: KOTIENO PRIMARY ,OYUGIS.
PRESENTED BY MRS. CAREN OMANGA OF TEMAK-KATOLO
What is child Participation: -The two most used definitions of child participation are: -Children partaking in and influencing process decisions and activities. -Children engaging with other people around issues that concern their individuals and collective life conditions. -Child participation is a process of child development that provides and opportunity for children to be involved in decision making on matters that affect their lives and to express their views in accordance with their evolving capacities. Child participation recognizes that children are not a passive, powerless target group, but rather capable communicators, who can effectively engage in activities within their communities. Genuine and effective child participation requires: An engaging process of expression and active involvement in decision making at different levels in matters that concern them. Information sharing dialogue between children and adults on mutual respect. Power of children to shape both the process and outcome. Acknowledge that children’s evolving capacity, experience and interest play a key role in determining the nature of their participation. -It is characterized by right-based approaches that are -Legal-to ensure that they are within the provided legal framework. -Ethical-to ensure respect for and guarantee the dignity of each child. -Safe-in which children’s protection rights are properly safe-guarded. -Non-discriminatory-to ensure that all children have and equal opportunity t be involved. -Child friendly-to enable children to contribute to the best of their ability.
Different Meanings of Participation: -Seeking information, forming views, expressing ideas. - Taking part in activities and processes. -Playing different roles including listening, reflecting, speaking, researching. -Being informed and consulted in decision making -Initiating ideas, processes, proposals, projects -Analyzing situations and making choices. -Respecting others and being treated with dignity.
General principles that guide child participation: -The UNCRC and child Act 2001 recognize children’s participation in matters that affect them. The following four key principles of the rights of the children are the pillars that should inform and guide child participation practice. -NON-DISCRIMINATION (ARTICLE 2) which states that no child shall be subjected to any form of discrimination on account of his/her sex, age, disability, religion, custom, colour, birth or other status, race, language, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin. -BEST INTREST OF THE CHILD (ARTICLE 3) which calls on state parties to ensure that in all actions taken by them or by adults in their favour and that adults working for the care and protections of children are competent especially in matters of safety. -THE RIGHT TO LIFE, SURVIVAL AND DEVELOPMENT (ARTICLE 6) which states that children have a right to survive, should be protected from any form of violence, abuse or neglect and that that may grow up in an environment that endures their physical, mental, spiritual, moral, psychological and social development and prepares them to live as individuals in a free society. -RESPECT FOR THE VIEW OF THE CHILD (ARTICLE 12) provides for the child rights to be heard and for state parties to ensure that children are allowed to express their views in a manner consistent with their evolving capacities as well as ensuring that their views are included in legal provision, policy and judical decision in accordance with the relevant UNCRC provisions.
Tenets of children’s participation: -Whenever children participation with adults the process should be: Voluntary: children should not be forced to participate. Informed: Children should know the background, purpose, risk and possible outcomes of their participation, before they can decide whether or not to participate. Meaningful : participation should have a purpose and a realistic chance of achieving children’s goals. In the best interest of the child: the benefits should be that potential disadvantage.
Meaningful Child Participation:
Child Participation:
Key Points to Consider During Child Participation: -Children’s participation is not an activity but a way of doing other activities. - A single participatory activity is not a “participation” children’s participation should be mainstreamed into all areas of life. -Children’ participation is shaped by the context, task to be performed and children and adults involved. -Children’s participation should always be voluntary, informed, meaningful and in the best interest of the child. Children’s participation should empower children, especially those who are disadvantage. -Children’s participation should help them to develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills they need to realize their potential and become responsible citizens. -Children’s participation can help them to protect themselves from harm and exploitation. -Projects and programs on child labor can become more relevant, with a greater chance of achieving their overall objectives if they consult and involve children. -Children should not be manipulated to promote an adult agenda through decoration or tokenism. -Care should be taken to ensure that atmosphere in which children participate is relaxed, friendly and democratic. -Relations between children and adults should always be respectful. -Participation should aim at including the largest possible number of children. -Methods and activities should be used that are appropriate to the capabilities or participate in outside activities. -Child rights practitioners must ensure that activities do not put children and staff at risk. -Participation can be integral part of the rehabilitation and reintegration of children in the worst form of child labor. -Discuss any follow-up children wish to plan and help them to access the necessary support.
Benefits of Children’s Participation:
Child Friendly Venues: May include but shall not be limited to the following
GENERAL EDUCATION ON HIV /AIDS – Omanga Othatcher -Oyugis
AIDS
Is the name of a disease that is caused by the H.I.V Virus which breaks down the bodies immune and leads to fatal infections and some forms of cancer.
AIDS stands for:
Acquired …something one gets rather than is born with. Immune… how the body defends itself Deficiency… absence of protective power. Syndrome…. The body shows the variety of symptoms.
H.I.V.stands for:
Human Immune Deficiency Virus
HOW H.I.V ENTERS THE BODY
H.I.V is found in bodily fluids e.g blood, semen, vaginal secretions and breast milk. It has been proven that H.I.V passes from infected person to another in these ways:
FALSE IDEAS ABOUT H.I.V
It can’t be spread through insects.
Choose life HOW TO AVOID AIDS
ABC of safer sex A – Abstain B- Be faithful to one partner C- Correct and consistent use of condoms.
THE HUMAN IMMUNE VIRUS (H.I.V)
How you can protect yourself from H.I.V AIDS
MY LIFE EXPERIENCE AS A PLW H.I.V.
BACK TO OFFICE REPORT ON TRAINNING OF SOCIETY EMPOWERMENT PROJECT PARTICIPANTS AT KOTIENO PRIMARY SCHOOL- KASIPUL DIVISION FROM 14TH TO 16TH AUGUST 2009.
The society Empowerment Project is a CBO that works with youth in Kasipul Division through sports. The CBO is concerned with enhancing food security through Agriculture and Livestock Production. The major sport is Football for both boys and girls. The target group is between the ages of 12 years and below 18 years of age both in and Out of school.
Activities: The activities undertaken by the group include Agriculture and livestock improvement, Information on HIV/AIDS and are aimed at ensuring self food sufficiency and income generation for the youth and their families. Most youth lost their parents to the HIV/AIDS scourge and are orphans in need of technologies that can easily be adopted with minimum financial input and faster returns to investment.
ATTENDANCE The event was attended by youth from both primary and secondary schools. More than 15 schools attended including the local community. During the event 62 people were interested in livestock undertakings. The following youth were taught on various Livestock technologies which included local poultry production, Dairy goat keeping and Beekeeping.
List of Attendance:
Topics Covered:
Topics covered included the importance of Local poultry keeping i.e disease control, feeding, egg storage, selection and brooding and care of chicks. On Dairy Goat keeping breeds, feeding and breeding were covered and on Beekeeping, types of hives, siting the apiary and hive products were covered. This included the gross margins of the enterprises covered.
Comments:
Training and demonstrations on disease control, feeding and general management of poultry and Beekeeping to be organized for both in and out of school youth. It is an important gesture that SEP is undertaking livestock projects alongside the sports initiatives. This will enable the youths to engage in economic activities that will not only improve their income base but also improve their health status that is required for sports. Football is a sport that needs high energy input that is only possible if one is well nourished.
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