Constructing a Soccer Field to Positively Engage Youth

About this Project

Young people in Ruhaha, Rwanda, encounter limited opportunities for recreation, and the community has observed this idleness leading to a greater risk of substance abuse. To address this challenge, the Ruhaha community has prioritized constructing a soccer field and establishing soccer teams to engage youth with positive recreation. In addition to your investment of $9,000, the community will co-invest $4,200 of their own resources to hire laborers to level the land with rented construction equipment, plant durable paspalum grass, and install steel goals. Funding will also purchase equipment for the soccer teams, such as uniforms, cleats, and soccer balls. Once completed, the new soccer field will give young people an attractive space for soccer, helping them to practice the teamwork and discipline that accompanies sports activity.