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Sacred Sports Foundation Learning Resource Centre

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SUPPORT OUR GIRLS

Girls aren't leaving sport because they lack talent. They're not leaving because they lack passion. They're not leaving because they lack potential. Too often, they're leaving because they lack something far more practical, effective and appropriate equipment.

In our case, it's often a properly fitted sports bra. For many adolescent girls, a sports bra isn't a luxury. It isn't a fashion item. It is essential equipment. Every player needs the right kit.

 The whistle blows. The lines are drawn. The rules are clear. Yet one piece of equipment is still missing for too many of our girls.

Sacred Sports Foundation is seeking donations towards the purchase of 200 sports bras to help girls across Saint Lucia remain active, confident, comfortable, and included in sport.

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SUPPORT OUR GIRLS WITH US$50

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Small Grants for CSO's in St. Lucia

including us project

SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED: The opportunity to win small grants of up to EC$22,000 is now on offer to local Civil Society Organisations (CSO’s) as part of the Including Us project, which is being implemented by the Sacred Sports Foundation Inc. and funded by the European Union.

  • Lot 1 closed at midnight on November 30, 2024.

  • Lot 2 closed at Midnight April 30, 2025.

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Developmental Knowledge in Action

Sacred Sports Foundation Learning Resource Centre

At the heart of every SSF development programme is a committed, talented group of Caribbean youth inclusively working within marginalised and at-risk communities helping create a better tomorrow. The learning courses and resources here have been developed over a decade of best practice and are geared towards easy access learning.

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Background

 
This learning hub is about more than just sports.
It's about fun, youth development and changing society for the better.
SSF utilises sports for development activities to engage disenfranchised youth.
Our structure allows people from all backgrounds and communities to come together, be together and belong together while enjoying the many benefits of our youth development, leadership and physical activities.

Theory of Change

SSF in action

Take a closer look at one of our programmes. 
Here is a TV profile of a recent youth development programme where we utilize sports to help develop life skills and behavioural changes.

Course & Resources

A selection of S4D training materials. These include SSF's SafeCert Child Safeguarding Courses and SSF Way youth development model.

This form must be completed and signed by all SSF staff, volunteers, mentors, coaches administrators and facilitiators.

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Courses

1.1 - SSF INCUS SafeCert Level Two - Working Together Effectively

  • Course
  • 35 Lessons

This advanced SSF Safeguarding Children course is designed as an advanced pathway for persons working frequently with children and/or their families. It provides relevant and an up-to-date knowledge of child protection procedures. This advanced Safeguarding Children course will help to increase your existing safeguarding knowledge and teach you more about what’s involved in the safeguarding process.

1.2 - SSF INCUS SafeCert Level One - Foundation in Safeguarding Children for Special Education

  • Course
  • 32 Lessons

This SSF course is designed as a gateway or introductory awareness session for the Including Us project discussing the importance of safeguarding children and the basic principles of child protection adopted by SSF. On this relatively short foundation programme you will discover the common types of child abuse, signs and impacts of abuse, and some simple preventative measures to safeguard minors.

1.3 - SSF INCUS SafeCert Level One - Foundation in Safeguarding Children

  • Course
  • 32 Lessons

This SSF course is designed as a gateway or introductory awareness session for the Including Us project discussing the importance of safeguarding children and the basic principles of child protection adopted by SSF. On this relatively short foundation programme you will discover the common types of child abuse, signs and impacts of abuse, and some simple preventative measures to safeguard minors.

1 - SSF INCUS SafeCert Level One - Foundation in Safeguarding Children

  • Course
  • 25 Lessons

This SSF course is designed as a gateway or introductory awareness session for the Including Us project discussing the importance of safeguarding children and the basic principles of child protection adopted by SSF. On this relatively short foundation programme you will discover the common types of child abuse, signs and impacts of abuse, and some simple preventative measures to safeguard minors.

8 - SafeCert Level One - Foundation in Safeguarding Children in Sport

  • Course
  • 22 Lessons

This SSF course is designed as a gateway or introductory awareness session discussing the importance of safeguarding children and the basic principles of child protection adopted by SSF. On this relatively short foundation programme you will discover the common types of child abuse, signs and impacts of abuse, and some simple preventative measures to safeguard minors.

2 - SSF Way Level One – Adapted Multi-Sport Mentoring & Coaching Programme

  • Course
  • 4 Lessons

This is the final phase of the Special Education Teachers programme, prior to receiving your accredited certification.

6 - SafeCert Level One: Basic First Aid in Sports for Development

  • Course
  • 26 Lessons

First Aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury, usually performed by a non-expert to a sick or injured person until definitive medical treatment can be accessed from a professional if required. This course on first aid should provide you with the basic knowledge to help someone in a physical activity and sport setting.

7 - SafeCert Level One: Basic Understanding of Mental Health Issues

  • Course
  • 11 Lessons

Welcome to this basic course on understanding mental health issues for physical activity and sports for development practioners. After studying this course, you should be able to: • understand the complexity and nature of mental health issues facing children • appreciate the variety of strategies that can be employed to support young people • identity the need for further support and guidance.

999 - SafeCert Registry

  • Course
  • 3 Lessons

The SafeCert Registry is a Caribbean-based database designed to help safeguard children participating and enjoying physical activity and sport. The database will help with safeguarding children in sport and vulnerable adults from neglect, physical, emotional, online bullying and sexual abuse, while also helping safeguard the responsible adults working with them.

SSF in the community

Years of programme delivery, consitency and results

 A Culture of Inclusion: SSF programme beneficiaries include children with and without disabilities, their families and wider community in all activities conducted. We foster a clear culture of diversity and inclusion in both practice and delivery. This approach challenges discrimination and promotes a culture of acceptance. 
SSF actively prioritises gender sensitivity and gender-based analysis encouraging understanding and awareness of differing sexualities and cultures. 
Established position in the community: SSF programmes benefit from previous activities carried out and delivered by SSF community mentors over the years; safe space networks of support are therefore already established in local communities and significantly strengthened in recent years.
Enduring programmes: SSF only takes on projects that are long lasting and sustainable in the communities we serve. 
enabling the development of strong bonds amongst beneficiaries, mentors, teachers, helpers, and parents/guardians. 
Focus on a shared interest: SSF beneficiaries’ and mentors’ participation is motivated by their interest in healthy lifestyle activity and sport. This allows differences between them to become less important and increase their focus on commonalities.
Opportunities to travel and play: SSF offers travelling exchange programmes enabling both beneficiaries and mentors to strengthen their relationships within the programme setting. It also increases the appreciation of beneficiaries by the home communities they represent.
Quality mentor training: Leadership, Leadership, Leadership! The importance of the SSF Way training programme and associated physical activity, communication, safeguarding and life skills training should not be underestimated in its importance in successfully modelling inclusion and best practices. 
Monitoring & Evaluation: Implementation of activities are evaluated and assessed with required changes and amendments. Three detailed review reporting and analysis sessions per year. 
Public Education and Awareness: SSF is visible on all social media platforms with a view to Increasing public awareness of programme activities, its collaborating partners and broader diversity and inclusivity aims.
We have approx. 75,000 fans world-wide.

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