Sports as a Catalyst for Social Change

Sports as a Catalyst for Social Change

Grootbos Foundation

Sports as a Catalyst for Social Change

This week, Natasha Bredekamp programme manager for sports development at Grootbos Foundation, facilitated a session at the CAF conference at the University of Cape Town. Here she is pictured with Prof Latif Alhassan (left) and Dr Kamilla Swart-Arries (middle). The focus was on how sports, in particular football, can be a driver of social change.

Second Edition of the CAF Football Executive Management Programme currently underway at the University of Cape Town https://www.cafonline.com/inside-caf/news/second-edition-of-the-caf-football-executive-management-programme-currently-underway-at-the-university-of-cape-town/

Sports as a Catalyst for Social Change

Grootbos Foundation

Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai dedicated to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom while uplifting the communities that call it home. The foundation protects over 22,200 hectares of fynbos and biodiversity across Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walker Bay...

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