Promoting Physical Education
News from the Siyaphakama Zwide Schools Project
The Siyaphakama Zwide Schools Project is the Kolisi Foundation's inaugural Education and Sports Development project. Named for Siya Kolisi and his mother, Phakama, 'Siyaphakama' - meaning 'We Are Rising' - seeks to address the challenges facing township youth by creating a tailor-made programme.
This programme aims to address sport, physical education, malnutrition, academic education, life skills and youth employment to help children and youth exit the poverty cycle and become active, positive contributors to society. The project is a collaborative initiative between the Kolisi Foundation, Ubuntu Pathways, United Through Sport, and KaziBantu, with a mission to help develop healthy, active, emotionally and academically stronger children while contributing to the broader development of the Zwide Community from Gqeberha, South Africa, and beyond.