To aid in the holistic development of children from underprivileged and marginalized backgrounds through a specially-designed sporting curriculum aimed at teaching soft skills, increasing the children's self-esteem and confidence and boosting their academic learning.
Duration: September 2015 – Ongoing
Pro Sport Development (PSD) has been running a community-based sports program in Bhubaneshwar since September 2015 with children from slum settlements, with a focus on aiding their holistic development.
The Community Sports Program is designed to:
- Aid in the social, cognitive and emotional development of the children.
- Boost their physical health and well-being.
- Teach the children to communicate effectively, build leadership capacity, work well within a team and mutually respect their teammates, opponents and members of the opposite gender.
- Enhance the children's self-esteem and self-confidence as well as focus, memory and concentration.
- Since August 2022, PSD has partnered with the Global Fund for Children to provide the CSP to children between the ages of 5-10 years.
| NUMBER | PERCENTAGE (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYS | GIRLS | TOTAL | BOYS (%) | GIRLS (%) | |
| 1707 | 1442 | 3149 | 54% | 46% | |
