Ikhaya Primary school last week became the first winners of the first ever ProNutro JAGRunners Community Cross Country league.
Children love to compete against one another and without competition will soon loose motivation to participate in sporting programmes. Due to a lack of transport, children in Kayamandi are unable to participate in cross country events as these always take place a long distance away. This is where
The JAG Foundation, spearheaded by Elana Meyer, took the initiative to bring the competition to the community by introducing a cross country league event in Kayamandi. Every week the numbers increased, proving that this is something the children enjoy and want in their community. The children themselves asked us to please organise more races.
The league also created an opportunity to encourage the children to join the ProNutro JAGRunners programme which was first launched in Kayamandi and has now expanded to 19 communities in the Western Cape, Natal and Gauteng. The ProNutro JAGRunners programme is an afterschool running programme which provides healthy alternatives to young children through mentoring, coaching.
Thank you to Stillwater Sports who supported us in providing equipment for they layout of the course.
The success of the event has highlighted the cry from our children to play and the need to create more such sporting opportunities right where they live..
The JAG Foundation, spearheaded by Elana Meyer, took the initiative to bring the competition to the community by introducing a cross country league event in Kayamandi. Every week the numbers increased, proving that this is something the children enjoy and want in their community. The children themselves asked us to please organise more races.
The league also created an opportunity to encourage the children to join the ProNutro JAGRunners programme which was first launched in Kayamandi and has now expanded to 19 communities in the Western Cape, Natal and Gauteng. The ProNutro JAGRunners programme is an afterschool running programme which provides healthy alternatives to young children through mentoring, coaching.
Thank you to Stillwater Sports who supported us in providing equipment for they layout of the course.
The success of the event has highlighted the cry from our children to play and the need to create more such sporting opportunities right where they live..
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