One of the first individuals to pledge to raise £300 towards the Imizamo Yethu Sports Field Project is Gerry Wood who originates from the UK but is a long term resident of Hout Bay.  Gerry received an award this week from the Lions Club of Hout Bay in recognition of his dedicated and distinguished service to the benefit of the Hout Bay community.

Gerry received the Louis Volks Humanitarian Award for his commitment to the empowerment of youth through sport and his outstanding dedication in reg...

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High up on the mountain side where Imizamo Yethu is situated the density of shack dwellings is so great that they have over spilled on to the main access road.  It is essential that the access road is cleared of shacks to allow emergency vehicles to reach the upper part of the informal settlement.  Imizamo Yethu has suffered a number of big fires in recent summers and the fear is that if the road is not kept clear that there might be a disaster if emergency vehicles cannot gain access to thos...

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The problems that young people living in Imizamo Yethu have in accessing sports facilities was highlighted in the local newspaper the Sentinel this week (31 July 2009).  The paper ran a story on the start of the third academic term for Hout Bay Secondary School whose catchment area includes the informal settlement.

Interviewed in the Sentinel, headteacher, Juan Julius, explained that there was a spirit of optimism in the school which in part was due to their sporting achievements, particularly...
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The Imizamo Yethu Sports Field Project has created an online presence to support the promotion of the project and facilitate the raising of funds.  The project has established a website, blog, Facebook group and a page on the charity fund raising site JustGiving.

The project aims to raise £300,000 through the charity International Development through Sport (Charity Registration No 1001564) to provide a 3G synthetic sports field and supporting youth sport and development programme in the infor...

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