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loveLife Games 2010-11Report to Sports & Recreation Portfolio Committee: 9 November 2011

Lisa AdolphNational Manager: loveLife Games

+27 (079) 721 6225aadolph@lovelife.org.za

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loveLife

loveLife is South Africa’s national HIV-prevention campaign for young people. We combine a sustained high-powered multimedia campaign with nationwide community-level outreach and support programmes to promote healthy, HIV-free living among South African teens.

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loveLife’s approach• Work with the innate optimism of young

people.• Promote a holistic lifestyle approach.• HIV-free lifestyle.• Youth leadership.• Self motivation.

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Partnerships: National• Active partnership with SRSA.• National loveLife Games training in March-

April 2010.• Regular MINMEC participation.• SRSA Annual Conference.• Numerous attempts to build closer

relationships with sports federations.• DBE, DSD, DOH are also key partners.• Comprehensive approach to HIV-prevention

by the social cluster.

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Partnerships: Provincial

• Eastern Cape– Provincial DSRAC– PROCOC– MPP in 3 regions– DBE school enrichment programme– Local municipalities– GrassrootsSoccer– SAFA

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Partnerships: Provincial

• Free State– Provincial department: SYRAC– University of the Free State– SA National Defence Force

• Gauteng– DSR at all levels– MPP Indigenous Games– Municipalities: Venues, EMS– University of Johannesburg

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Partnerships: Provincial

• Kwazulu-Natal– MOU with provincial DSR– Working closely with DBE– Municipalities also on board

• Limpopo– Provincial DSR– PROCOC, DISCOC– MPP– DBE: School Enrichment Programme– Municipalities: Venues, EMS– SCORE– University of Limpopo

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Partnerships: Provincial

• Mpumalanga– Dept Cultural Affairs & Sport– SWC 2010 Office– DBE– Municipalities: Venues, EMS

• Northern Cape– Provincial DSR– MPP– DBE: School Enrichment Programme– DOH HIV Counselling and Testing Campaign– DSD– Municipalities: Venues, EMS

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Partnerships: Provincial

• Northwest– DSR at all levels– MPP: Indigenous Games– Municipalities– DBE

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Partnerships: Provincial

• Western Cape– DCAS– DBE– Municipalities: EMS, Venues– Correctional Services– DSD– DOH– GCIS– Disability Sector

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Objectives

1. TRAINING: loveLife trains ‘adult allies’ to initiate and sustain ongoing positive lifestyle activity in schools and communities.

2. ONGOING ACTIVITY: Local leagues and community events are the strategy for achieving sustained activity.

3. EVENTS: loveLife Games events serve as best practice HIV-prevention models for the community and the country.

The loveLife Games targets in and out-of-school youth between the ages 12 and 19:

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1. Training• Four main roles:

– National and Provincial Trainings are “Train the Trainer” events.

– All trainees are expected to serve on loveLife Games LOCs.

– All trainees are expected to drive local activities and events on the Body Ys model.

– lovingLife Motivational Programme implementation.

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1. TrainingProvincial Training: April – May

2010

Total trained = 1097 peopleTarget = 23 Regions Trained (100% reached)Attendance being audited by R,M&E dept.

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1. TrainingOngoing LOC workshops at District Level:

Approximate participants = 2028Total = 156 (will reach 200 in 2010)

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2. Ongoing ActivityProvince Schools engaged

Eastern Cape 542

Free State 209

Gauteng 391

Kwazulu-Natal 573

Limpopo 546

Mpumalanga 304

Northern Cape 138

Northwest 332

Western Cape 172

TOTAL 3207

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2. Ongoing Activity

• 18 Y-Centres (3 in EC; 2 in FS; 1 in GP; 3 in KZN; 2 in LP; 2 in MP; 1 in NC; 2 in NW; 2 in WC)

• Purpose of Y-Centres:– Safe environment for young people– Life-skills and hard skills (Cyber Ys).– Motivation– Debate– Sports: Volleyball, Basketball, Netball, Soccer,

Ultimate Frisbee, Cricket piloted in GP.– Healthy Sexuality; lovingLife; Make Your Move!

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3. Best-practice Games EventsCLUSTER DISTRICT REGIONAL PROVINCIAL

Eastern Cape 26268 16249 1260

Free State 1341 5301 2853

Gauteng 16220 7264 4480

KZN 15500 1689

Limpopo 6932 21993 10704

Mpumalanga 47175 23294 4264

Northern Cape 614 6862 3545

Northwest 972 7307 4603 1788

Western Cape 24559 7644 3280

TOTAL 139581 90339 34989 1788

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• Ongoing leagues and activities.• Ongoing Cluster Festivals.• District Games to end October.• Regional Games to end November.• Provincial Games to December.• National Training: scheduled for early

2011.

Timeline

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Thank you.