Barnet FC kit’s putting smile to young people

2020

THEMBALETHU FOUNDATION GIRL CHILD 

   2017 CHAMPIONS

10/12/2017

2017 GIRL CHILD TROPHY

09/12/2017

TEAMS LUNCH TIME

01/12/2017

THEMBALETHU FOUNDATION NEW LOGO AND T SHIRT 

01/11/15

  Mosi-oa-Tunya High clinches Thembalethu cup

09/10/15

VICTORIA Falls' Mosi-oa-Tunya High School clinched the inaugural Thembalethu Foundation Under-17 soccer trophy after a lively boys' schools' tournament held at Chilisa Secondary School in Hwange on Wednesday.Thembalethu Foundation is an international organisation whose director Siko Ndlovu is based in the United Kingdom.

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KITS DONATED TO HWANGE RURAL AREA'S /BAOBOB FC

17/15/15

 UK based NGO in bid to put smiles on deprived kids' faces in Zim

by Harare24  25/02/15 

FILABUSI SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT  

17/06/14

THEMBALETHU Foundation based in the United Kingdom made strides in recognising former football players by organising a charity match pitting Highlanders Football Club legends and a Bulawayo legends select which was played at White City Stadium on Sunday.

Ronald Moyo
OWN CORRESPONDENT

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http://www.southerneye.co.zw/2013/12/24/bosso-legends-beat-byo-select/.

 Bosso, Bulawayo legends clash

 22/12/13

Sports Reporter
BOSSO legends clash with Bulawayo Legends Select this afternoon at White City Stadium in a friendly encounter not only meant to rekindle yesteryear memories but also to commemorate Unity Day.The Bulawayo Select side will comprise players that plied their trade at clubs based in the City of Kings such as Zimbabwe Saints, defunct Railstars and the disbanded AmaZulu football clubs among others.

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25 PERCENT ZIMBABWE CHILDREN ARE  ORPHANED 

28/10/12

ZIMBABWE has one of the highest rates of orphan-hood in the world, with 25 percent of all children having lost one or both parents mainly due to HIV and Aids, a survey by the Government, Unicef and other partners has revealed.More than one million young people, most of them orphans, are out of school and left with few educational and employment options. Children with parents were found to be three times more likely to attend secondary school than children from poor and orphaned families.The absence of a breadwinner means that there is a growing disparity in education. Financial barriers are constraining access to education for orphans and vulnerable children. In this environment, orphaned children, children with disabilities and others with special needs, are at increasing risk of exclusion from school.The vulnerability of orphans especially girls left them at risk of being sexually abused. At least 21 percent of girls' first sexual encounters are forced and orphans were found to make up most of the victims of this sexual abuse. To date, 10 000 children victims of abuse have been assisted through the victim friendly system. A large percent of the children were orphans.The victim friendly system is the child-sensitive justice system that includes specialised police units, courts and care and support services.The Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Paurine Mpariwa refused to comment for reasons best known to her.

A Unicef official said the high rate of orphanhood in Zimbabwe was a cause of concern but can be reduced through behavioural change and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. "Behavioural change is a must for children to grow up with their parents, as it stands most cases of HIV infection in Zimbabwe are of sexual intercourse, a sign that HIV was contracted through adultery and fornication. Also if mothers get tested and get on a treatment regime they get to live longer and that also prevents mother-to-child transmission, meaning babies are born without HIV. But for those parents who are positive, they can also avoid turning their children into orphans by taking ARVs. They prolong lives and parents can live to see their children grow into adults, said the official.
The effective response of Government and Unicef and its partners has led to major increases in assistance rendered to orphans. Five hundred thousand orphans and vulnerable children are provided with free-basic social services and an additional 500 000 are having their school fees paid for through the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam).By 2015, in line with the millennium development goals (MDGs), the Government and Unicef through the Education Transition Fund, aim to have returned at least 100 000 school-aged boys and girls to mainstream education through a "second chance" education programme. The target is also to ensure that 25 percent of orphans and vulnerable children, including those with special needs, access basic education. At least 200 000 young women and men will be provided with alternative learning opportunities that include HIV and Aids life skills training.

The Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart, said a political will was necessary in order to ensure that all orphans and vulnerable children access education and benefit from Government-led intervention programmes."For us to reach out to all orphans and vulnerable children who are out of school because they do not have money we require a collective effort. The international community can assist us by increasing the amount of money it gives us but the primary responsibility lies with us, the Government of Zimbabwe. We need to increase the amount of money allocated to education and Beam. Tough political decisions need to be made and they entail reducing the amount of money given to other ministries in order to increase the money for education," said Minister Coltart.According to Minister Coltart, about one million out of an estimated 3,6 million school-going children require Beam support as their parents and guardians cannot afford paying school fees. Approximately 27 percent of these children were either orphans or vulnerable children.Currently, 976 000 primary and secondary school students are in need of Beam assistance but 380 000 are not receiving any support.Fifty-five thousand girls and boys from labour-constrained and food-poor child-headed-families will be guaranteed long-term cash transfers from a Government-led national social protection system.

20/08/12

CAROLINE AND NOTTINGHAM FOREST FC PUT SMILE ON POOR YOUNG PEOPLE

29/03/12 

A BIG THANK YOU TO REAL UNITED FC

Thank you to all the parents of Real United FC U-13's team, for donating football kits and boots donated here by Mr Danny.  Your kits will put smiles on the faces of all the young people of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.    Also, a big thank you to the President, Directors and all staff of Real United FC for your support and tender heart to help us.   

BELOW IS MR DANNY, DONATING KITS TO THEMBALETHU SOCCER ACADEMY COORDINATOR KEVIN

 11/02/12

HIV / AIDS

HIV/AIDS is one of the biggest and most complex threats to human health the world has ever known.   Tragic physical consequences are compounded by the stigma attached to this disease.   In the developing world, poverty is both a cause and an effect of a pandemic that is devastating the physical, social and economic health of entire regions.

People around the world continue to suffer and die from this disease, often robbing them of family, social networks and ways to make a living. Young women bear the greatest risk of infection and often carry the burden of caring for the ill.   However, many people have found ways to live with dignity, despite their HIV status, and the Thembalethu Soccer Academy works to replicate that success.   

In 25 years, HIV has infected more than 65 million people. The majority of those suffering live in Africa, but the pandemic is quickly spreading in many countries throughout Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia. By 2012, it is estimated that 80 million people will be infected and 25 million children will have been orphaned.  HIV and AIDS disproportionately affect the poor and vulnerable and limited resources often prevent poor communities from supporting the millions who suffer.

Overall, the numbers of children affected by HIV are staggering.  In December 2006, UNICEF announced that Zimbabwe has the world's highest percentage of children orphaned by AIDS, with almost one in every four children having lost at least one parent to the disease. This has led to a total orphan population of 1.6 million children. Two years earlier, the government estimated that approximately 318,000 Zimbabwean children were living in households headed by children. This typically means that both parents have died and one of the older siblings has assumed the parental role.  In addition, approximately 165,000 Zimbabwean children are HIV-positive.

We are working to meet their needs.   I feel it is most important to remember that these kids are first and foremost children. They love to play, go to school, and cause trouble every now and again. The health and development of children is the responsibility of all of us and orphans and vulnerable children need our help the most.

Orphans and vulnerable children face challenges ranging from lack of sufficient food to lack of overall parental care, especially in the case of child-headed households. On visits to some communities, the most obvious indication of child suffering I've observed is when adult responsibilities have shifted to the child. Most often it's the eldest child who bears the burden of caring for the home and his or her siblings. You'll see them working in the field instead of going to school. Community members do help out when they can, but often they are also burdened with caring for other orphans.

Other children are fortunate to have parents with the means to pay for private lessons or home-schooling, but orphans typically can't afford this. Rural areas are the hardest hit.  Despite the country's economic hardships, education is highly regarded here. The importance of getting an education is infused in the entire society. Children want to be educated and believe it is critical to their future.

05/03/12

 Zimbabwe Orphans face extraordinary hardships