The project mission is to provide 1000 youth including girls with free regular structured sports and cultural activities. The aim is to develop their sporting skills and imbue in them social skills that can prepare them for a positive socioeconomic contribution to national development in the near future. The project also aims to enhance their physical, mental, and psychological health in a bid to develop them. The project will run at five community sports centers along the coast of Accra.
The lack of participation in structured physical and sporting activities especially among the youth along the coastal areas of Accra in Ghana is quite worrying with adverse effects. The effects, including but not limited to cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and poor mental health cannot be taken lightly. This problem is actually as a result of other underlying problems that culminate to make physical and sporting activities not attractive to the youth or not available at all.
As part of our activities, we will employ the "Long Term Athlete Development Module" in the training of our youth at all our 5 sites on daily basis. This module seeks to develop the overall capability of the athlete from an early age of 6 to young adulthood of 18 and above, through regular structured physical, and sporting activities. The project will run for 5 years broken down into phases and will engage the youth for a long time enough to equip them with sporting and social skills.
MSCF impact in the community we serve has been significant over time. Since 2010 to date MSCF has created the opportunity for over 5, 000 children especially the less privileged to be engaged in sport and physical activities. Our project has experienced an increase in the number of children applying to participate in recent years. We hope to enhance their mental and physical health, imbue them with vital social skills, and empower them for a positive contribution to socio-economic development.
