Rugby Pageant Takes Stand Towards Gender-Primarily based Violence In Entebbe

David GOMBE

The Rugby Pageant was held on Saturday twenty sixth September at Busambaga Rugby Grounds, Katabi in Entebbe beneath the theme Gender-based Violence has no place in our colleges.”

The day attracted over 23 colleges that includes T1 Rugby, GBV prevention, safeguarding, gender equality, inventive studying and environmental stewardship.

The competition was held beneath the Women in Rugby – Studying By Sport (G.I.R.L.S) Venture, a Uganda Olympic Committee initiative geared toward utilizing sport as a car for social change.

Venture Aims:

•Empower women aged 12-18 by way of rugby
•Empower women by way of rugby and lift consciousness of GBV
•Promote gender equality
•Create a protected college atmosphere for ladies
•Have interaction boys, promote respect, gender equality and non-violence

The venture is being applied as a pilot concentrating on 50 colleges in Wakiso District.

Joseph Oluka, Administrator at UOC mentioned rugby is getting used as an academic software to deal with violence in communities.

“We’re utilizing rugby as a software to show kids about gender based mostly violence. It appears to be like at bodily violence, home violence, monetary violence, psychological violence. The aim of this venture is to show kids who’re aged from 12 to 18, each girls and boys, about gender based mostly violence points. As we’re conscious, this not solely impacts folks in sport however folks in the neighborhood at giant.”

“The venture has been applied in 50 colleges particularly in Wakiso district as a pilot within the final one 12 months. The venture notably appears to be like at sport particularly rugby to show kids the hazards of gender based mostly violence and all types of violence. We have now focused group kids, that’s why we had lots of them and over 23 colleges have been a part of the occasion taking part in rugby,” Oluka added.

Impression of the Venture

Oluka highlighted the progress made to date:

“We have now labored with 50 colleges, that is among the achievements. We have now had a number of trainings and workshops with the varsity representatives, dad and mom and we’ve reached out to those colleges, taught them the values, peace expertise, and taught them the completely different parts of gender based mostly violence.”

On the pitch, college students aged 12 to 18 showcased their expertise in T1 Rugby.

Within the U12 class, Children of Africa excelled after accumulating 20 factors whereas St. Kizito completed second on 15 factors.

Within the U15 class, Bugonga Main smiled to victory with 25 factors whereas Hotstrings completed as runners-up with 10 factors.

Within the senior class, Entebbe Mother and father tossed their strategy to victory after a stalemate with Victorian Excessive College on factors, with the winner decided by a coin toss.

The occasion was supported by the Uganda Olympic Committee, Uganda Rugby Union, Swans Sports activities Membership, Olympic Solidarity and Treescape Planet organisation.