Mbale | Uganda
DIDA Sports Organisation is an NPO/CIC based between London and Budaka District in the region of Eastern Uganda. DIDA (Develop, Inspire, Discipline, Achieve) is an initiative whose goal is to holistically develop Ugandan, and eventually East African youth from the young ages of 5 years all the way to 18 years and beyond.
Our mission is to strengthen grassroots & enhance maximal sporting development and life skills of children and youths living in Budaka district via CHESS, BOXING and FOOTBALL. Use sport as an educational tool to develop and empower the youth to transform their future prospects within their local community and surrounding district. Nurturing them into using their talent whilst learning new skills and growing in confidence with the aim of reaching their greatest potential.
Vision: Values and Goals
- To promote personal and community development through high quality training.
- To inspire and build relationships, providing opportunities for youth and their communities.
- To focus on equality, strengthening social networks and community identity
- Build a state of the art multi purpose facility for the community and district
- To enhance maximum sporting development of children and youth, through training and nurturing of their talent through FOOTBALL CHESS and BOXING.
- To empower a generation of Ugandan youth to truly understand and believe that they have their destiny in their own hands
- To transform individuals and communities in understanding the power of contribution to others
- Develop life skills for the youth beyond their chosen discipline so as to ensure that every child has a future whether they make it professionally in the game or not
The DIDA vision is to help each kid:
- Develop their true potential to help Inspire others and by showing Discipline on and off of the sports field so they can Achieve their
goals. - Create self-realisation within the community of the value of their contribution and instil an enabling coaching and mentoring programme
Target age group and beneficiaries
- Children 5-10 years – mixed groups of play with boys and girls their own age
- Children 10-15 years – to identify core talents and start to develop their competing potential
- Youths 16+ years- start actively competing in various boys’ and girls’ matches /leagues
Chess in schools
- 6 instructors
- 5 schools
- 250 kids
- 6 volunteers
- 3 days a month
Football School Network
- DIDA annual Womens Day Cup (in it’s 3rd year 2021)
- Kampala, Budaka, Mbale
- Changing the narrative on girls access to sport and leadership
Rabbit Rearing Initiative
- 250 kids to each receive 2 pairs of rabbits
- 126 pairs have been distributed so far
- Aims to build responsibility, structure and business acumen for all the 250 chess kids
Vocational Education and Development
Whilst sport is critical to a child’s development, and significantly contributes to local development, our work will not only include building the sports training facility, but also look to provide space for vocational community training. Up-skilling of youth in Budaka and surrounding areas will not
only strengthen the DIDA objectives and values of empowerment and community sustainability but actually identify % of a future workforce for the local region and Uganda as a whole. Skilled training, apprenticeship opportunities targeting youths from S4, S6 and pupils in school, and the wider community.
DIDA is run purely by volunteers
Leadership – Board of Trustees
- Naki CEO: Founder (UK/Uganda)
- Giacomo (UK)
- Fela (UK/ Nigeria)
Operations Kampala & Budaka
- Daniel
- Patience
- Kenneth
- Eve
- Nsubuga
- Kibirango
DIDA Womens Day 2021 –
- Theme ‘Women in Leadership’
- 7th – 8th March 2021
- Budaka – Saza Grounds
FIDE Newsletter feature – https://mailchi.mp/fide/newsletter-016#WORLD_TEACHERS_DAY
