Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) continues to show its commitment to grassroots sport development. This was confirmed when Mayoral Committee Member for Sport, Arts, Recreation (SREC) Bassie Kamana handed over sporting equipment on Tuesday, 30 January 2024 different sport clubs across the Metro.
The donations are in line with the National Sport and Recreation Plan that seeks to “create an enabling environment” to assist SA Sport to achieve its goals of an active and winning nation.
The recipients were chosen following an application and adjudication process by a committee consisting of SREC and Budget and Treasury Directorates working with the sporting federations to make sure that the process is fair and only qualifying clubs receive the donations.
On Tuesday the Mayoral Committee Member (MMC) for Sport, Arts and Recreation Bassie Kamana will officiate the handover of the sporting equipment to 37 sporting clubs.
Some of the sporting clubs that benefited are from were football, netball, cricket rugby and a sporting club for the physically challenged.
Speaking at the handover event, MMC Kamana said the donations are a clear commitment by the Metro of creating an enabling environment for grassroots sport development.
“As a Municipality we understand your plight, we know what you seek to achieve and we have walked the road and understand the challenges. We cannot then fold our arms and nothing. Nelson Mandela Bay is faced with serious social ill challenges with the youth at the centre. We need to work with you to rescue our youth from these problems that kill their dreams,” said MMC Kamana.
MMC Kamana called on all sporting clubs to work with the Municipality in protecting sporting facilities that are ‘currently under attack from vandals’.
He said the donation by the Metro would be meaningless if the young people who are suppose to use the donated kits and equipment do not have facilities to use due to vandalism.
One of the recipients from Sophakama Netball Club from Zwide, Nelisa Seti said she was happy and encouraged by the donation.
“Sophakama is a club with many divisions and currently don’t receive any support. Our girls have to play matches with ordinary white t-shirts against clubs that have everything. That discourages them from chasing their dreams. This donation will go a long way,” said Seti.
Every financial year in May the Metro issues out a notice in local newspapers for sporting clubs, federations and NGOs to apply for assistance.
Only clubs that are affiliated to sporting federations or associations qualify for a donation. Once the notice is published the process of application is opened for six weeks. Sporting clubs are encouraged to be on the lookout for the notice in local newspapers, Metro website and social media pages during the month of May 2024.
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