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GAME AND DUNK GRASSROOTS CREATE SAFE SPACES FOR CHILDREN IN GHANA
by GAME
Children who participate in the weekly practices in the GAME Zones become more physically active and gain access to a safe place to play and grow into young role models and civic agents.
In 2022, 39% of all participating children (48% of girls) in the GAME Zones in Ghana didn't have a safe space to go to before they joined the street sports practices in the GAME Zones, and 54% were not part of any after-school activities before joining.
The practices are led by young volunteer Playmakers who serve as role models to the children and pass on the empowerment way of working with street sports and culture.
Volunteer of the Year
Young volunteers are at the heart of GAME's mission to create social change through street sports. Every year, GAME celebrates our volunteers by awarding one from each local GAME program the title of 'Volunteer of the Year' (see list to the right). Among them, one is chosen as the 'Volunteer of the Year' for all of GAME.
Atika Bashiru is Volunteer of the Year in GAME 2022
Atika was among the first Playmakers when GAME and DUNK GRASSROOTS started their partnership in Ghana in 2019. Since then, she has exhibited an increasing commitment to the program and has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills that have made a real difference in the lives of local children and youth. Recently, she has been organizing weekly trainings that focus on including people with disabilities.
Atika represents not only herself but also all of the dedicated and hardworking volunteers in GAME. Her tireless efforts inspire those around her and have a lasting impact on the community.
Working With Youth Leadership
More On Atika And The Volunteers Of The Year
Volunteers Of The Year
Fathi Mohamoud Adam, Playmaker Program, Somaliland
Mofeda Ahmad, Playmaker Program, Jordan Kassim Al-Hawani, GAME House Viborg
Atika Bashiru, Playmaker Program, Ghana
Peter Davidsen, Playmaker Program, Greenland
Daniel Filbert, GAME House Aalborg
Nassir Gachego, Playmaker Program, Kenya
Mikkel Gundersen, Asphalt Meet-Up
Renate Hesthag, Playmaker Program, Norway
Iris Hrustanovic, GAME House Copenhagen
Iman Kannouj, Playmaker Program, Lebanon
Zahra Mamend, Playmaker Program, Denmark
Ines Nafti, Playmaker Program, Tunisia
Søren Thomsen, GAME House Esbjerg
Game In Somaliland
Female Role Models In Street Sport
Game In Somaliland
In Somaliland, GAME works with local partner, SCORE Initiative, to educate youth as volunteer street sports instructors and role models through the Playmaker Program. In 2022, 117 young Playmakers in Somaliland ran street sports practices for local children in 12 GAME Zones around the country.
GAME’s work in Somaliland is funded by Civil Society in Development (CISU), the Danish Emergency Relief Fund (DERF) and the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
