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The Campbell Center started off with a lighted tiger-turf soccer field located beside the Ikhusi Primary School. It has grown to include a classsroom, bathrooms and office space. We are dedicated to using the global reach of the sport of soccer to give educational opportunities to both the people of Khayelitsha and to U.S. College students interested in studying abroad in the Cape Town region.
Our focus is singular in developing the Site B community. We are open to all groups and organizations who share our interest in building relationships with these people.
To date our focus has been on finding creative ways to use soccer to benefit the community. We have run crime prevention and gender equity soccer tournaments; we have taught HIV/AIDS prevention to teenagers and business skills to young adults. Small businesses are emerging from the local community, using the Campbell facility to generate income.
In the future, we dream of opening the facility to American College students who are interested in applying their business and pre-med skills to working with these people. Franklin & Marshall College's Ware Institute for Civic Engagement is leading this initiative and currently creating the F&M in Cape Town program.
We also are working with the business community in Lancaster opening philanthropic opportunities. Lancaster based Soccer Shots is creating a program to directly fund our partners whom are working at the field. The powerful Lancaster Rotary is also getting involved and is considering sending a team of medical professionals to the Campbell Facility.
None of this could have been done without the unbelievable work of the CTCTen foundation. Based out of mainline Philadelphia, the Foundation was created with one objective, build the Chris Campbell Field and Education Center. This group was born out of the tragic passing of Chris Campbell, an F&M soccer star who passed away the day before his senior soccer season. The Campbell Foundation was formed out of Chris's family and their close friends. Out of that tragedy, the miracle that is the Campbell Center has sprung.
To learn more about the various facets of the work being done at the Campbell Facility, please explore this site.
Blog Posts
CCMF 3rd Anniversary Tournament
On the 22nd of January, the Chris Campbell Memorial Field was packed with kids participating in an event in celebration of the 3rd anniversary of the opening of the CCMF. The day’s events included general games and energizers as well as a 5-a-side football tournament and were held for children who play in the AMANDLA EduFootball under 13s Heads Up program as well as players ages 9 and under who do not currently have a league in the AMANDLA program structure but can be…
ContinuePosted by Lauren Bader on January 24, 2012 at 11:13am
Visitor Impressions
Just before the Holiday, some of my family members came to visit Cape Town and stopped by the field during their time here. Here's an entry from them about their impressions of the Field and Khayelitsha:
"December 23, 2011
We just returned from visiting our daughter, Lauren…
Posted by Lauren Bader on December 25, 2011 at 9:32am
The Calm Before the Storm
Once again it seems that Friday night is one of the few times during the week when there is a break to write. It’s currently the “calm before the storm” – the time when the girls’ league has ended and the night league has not yet started. It’s nearly dark outside on the field, but there is still plenty going on. Girls who played in the league today are still out working on their skills, some of the young volunteers who refereed the girls matches are already warming up to play in…
ContinuePosted by Lauren Bader on November 25, 2011 at 7:00pm
Thanksgiving and more
So it is the day after Thanksgiving and I am posting this to, well, give thanks. I am so thankful that I have been a part of the CCMF and the staff here, and that I have been given this opportunity. I want to thank everyone back home that helped make it happen - Coach Wags, Ryan, and everyone in CTC Ten. These past 6 months have been quite amazing. Although I am pretty bummed about missing the Zamek family Thanksgiving, with multiple turkeys simultaneously roasting and enough mashed…
ContinuePosted by Zach Zamek on November 25, 2011 at 5:36pm
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Sport-for-Development Programs
Goal - Teach youth to make positive life choices through provision of life skills, soccer, and personal development training.
Program Description - The Heads Up Program has a under-13 and under-16 league that is administered in Partnership with the Homestead Projects for Street Children. The program consists of both soccer matches and life skill sessions designed to teach youth to make positive life choices and develop leadership skills. Additionally, all participants complete a basic registration form that allows us to identify individuals that are not currently enrolled in school or who are grade/age inappropriate. These participants are evaluated through Individual Development Plans (IDPs), which will include designing a personalized academic plan and home visits by social workers.
Primary School Soccer League:
Goal - Facilitate a Primary School soccer league that supports local educational structures and focuses on a healthy reciprocal relationship between soccer and academics.
Program Description - The primary school league was designed to offer an interactive educational program for Grade 7 boys in the Site B area of Khayelitsha. All participating teams are required to split their time equally between playing on the field and participating in educational workshops in the clubhouse. The educational workshops are comprised of individualized tutoring, math and science instruction, and life skills lessons.
Women's Program:
Goal - Promote self-confidence and women’s empowerment through sport programs and life skill education workshops. Engaging as many young women as possible in afterschool coaching clinics and soccer leagues that focus on fair play and leadership development.
Program Description - The women’s program is one of AMANDLA’s rapidly developing programs. The program provides the women with an alternative to playing in the street and a place to avoid interactions with the drugs, alcohol, and crime that are prevalent in the surrounding community. The program runs three times a week, and life skills lessons are held the second and fourth weeks of each month. By involving the young women in our soccer program, we provide them with positive role models with whom they can develop relationships with both on and off the soccer field
Crime Prevention League:
Goal - Provide an exciting alternative activity on Friday and Saturday nights to young adults ages 16-30, in order to discourage drug and alcohol use, reduce crime, and provide a positive atmosphere for the local community.
Program Description - The Crime Prevention League is 5-a-Side soccer league played every Friday and Saturday night. This time was specifically chosen to alter the behavior of the local population away from drugs, alcohol, and crime. Instead of frequenting the local bars, league participants can engage in a soccer league that will allow them to better their skills in a fun, positive, and constructive atmosphere.
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