Coaches Across Continents

This year, Coaches Across Continents celebrated the Global Day of Play (GDOP) in partnership with organizations and communities worldwide, both on the field and across social media platforms. Our #PledgeToPlayEveryDay movement continues to support organizations in building a culture of play for everyone, empowering communities to use play as a tool for education, engagement, and social change. We are proud to have connected so many individuals through the joy of play, fostering inclusivity and strengthening communities. Let’s continue to make play a part of everyday life, helping everyone access its transformative power! #GlobalDayOfPlay #PledgeToPlay #CACImpact #CACTogether #PartOfSolution

Meet Smith, one of CAC's Community Impact Coaches working at the Malaika Foundation, DRC. Smith says that 'Prior to receiving CAC's support we struggled to meet the communities needs. With CAC's training and resources we now have games that help us to raise awareness of sensitive topics and it is more fun than being in the classroom, we are observing positive changes in the behaviour of participants.' #pledgetoplayeveryday Malaika

80% of CAC's global partners are seeking to address issues relating to UN SDG 5 Gender Equality. Here is Neema, a Community Impact Coach working for The Girls Foundation of Tanzania using Purposeful Play to educate girls from a local primary school about their Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights. #CACTogether #Partofsolution #coach #impact #UNSDG5 #Partnership #UNSDG17

89% of CAC partner organizations are working towards Gender Equality (UNSDG 5). Out of these, 27% have integrated the My Health My Rights campaign over the past 3 years. We encourage more partners to join us in advancing sexual reproductive health and rights globally! #GenderEquality #MyHealthMyRights #UNSDG5 #CACImpact

46% of CAC's partners are educating their beneficiaries about UN SDG 13 - Climate Change. Africa Goal Organization- AGO are promoting care and consideration for the environment raising awareness and encouraging small behaviour changes. #CACTogether #PartOfSolution #Partnership #UNSDG13 #UNSDG17

CAC's partner WEZA in Zanzibar has joined the CAC Organisation Accreditation Pathway which seeks to support our partners on a journey from 'Start up' to 'Sustainable' One criteria addressed on the pathway is M&E. Monitoring and Evaluation plays an important role in sports for development, helping organisations to learn from experiences and improve practices and activities in the future. Here are coaches from Pemba who received CAC training in collaboration with WEZA, completing their feedback forms. #CACTogether #PartOfSolution #Partnership #OrganisationAccreditation #UNSDG17

We are thrilled to celebrate Mahima Barse, of Slum Soccer, as the first leader to earn the MHMR badge for her exceptional leadership in advancing Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights through the My Health My Rights campaign. Your commitment is truly inspiring, and we believe that many more organizations will follow in your footsteps to integrate and expand this impactful work. By taking bold action to create change, you’ve set a powerful example for others. CAC is proud to award you the MHMR badge and highlight your incredible achievements worldwide. #MHMR #leader #badge #CACTogether #campaign

One Year On. Today we celebrate the one year anniversary of the death of Bill Gates. Bill was the heart of Coaches Across Continents from 2008, caring for every child, for every coach, and for every person involved in CAC. He made his homes available for coaches to rest, he traveled to CAC projects and worked on the fields, and he raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to care and support CAC coaches and programs. His legacy lives on with our HeadSAFE program. His kindness, his smile, and his heart are missed every day.

On Tuesday CAC hosted an online global resource call which was attended by 36 participants, representing 29 partner organisations. We discussed the 6 principles of Trauma-Informed coaching: 1. Safety Ensuring physical and interpersonal safety. Creating a space for healing and connection. 2. Trust Providing clear directions, consistent responses, and establishing interpersonal boundaries. 3. Choice Creating moments for participants to exercise control over their environment or an activity. 4. Collaboration Leveling power differences and sharing decision-making. 5. Empowerment Providing an atmosphere that allows individuals to feel validated, competent, and affirmed. Emphasis shifts from competition and winning towards mastery and developing skills, personal growth and enjoyment. 6. Cultural consideration Move past cultural stereotypes and biases by incorporating policies, protocols and processes that are responsive to the needs of the individual. #sanctuarycampaign

CAC has designed and delivered a series of on-field training sessions with Badlaav Foundation's coaches and young girls. These sessions focused on child rights, menstrual health management, and 21st-century life skills while creating a space for coaches to learn and integrate CAC’s Purposeful Play curriculum. This approach equips coaches to address and explore social issues through play-based activities. Badlaav Foundation is dedicated to providing safe and healthy spaces for children in need of care and protection, offering them the resources and opportunities to build the lives of their dreams in Uttarakhand, India. #PledgeToPlayEveryDay #CACTogether #PartOfSolution #partnership #UNSDG17 #ChildRights