Changing Our World Through Sport Who we are LITC is a pioneering NGO mobilising the power of sport to empower our local communities. LITC offers international youth projects, volunteering, skills development and apprenticeships in a range of dynamic training qualifications. LITC's Sport for Development projects encourage participation, social inclusion and gender equality. Using sport training, skills and awareness to break down barriers, end conflict and promote human development, we work with young people and organisations that support young people and their wider communities. Get Active Sports Sportivate Sporteducate currently funds LITC's 'Get Active Sports' programme, a three stage programme which uses sport to help young people move into employment or back into education. Each week, young people participate in employability and skills and sports sessions, with the option to attain employability / skillsfocused NCFE accredited qualifications. LITC's Sportivate Get Active mobilises sport, coaching and fun to develop young people's skills, health and increase their participation in sport. Get Active delivers sports sessions, offering a diverse menu of activities, through adapted sports, such as 3x3 basketball, five-a-side football, ultimate frisbee, tennis, athletics and gym sessions. LITC, Shakespeare Business Centre, 245a Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London SW9 8RR www.litc.org email: info@litc.org tel: 020 3397 0303 fax: 020 7738 3339 FA Level 1 and 2 Coaching LITC has teamed up with the Evening Standard's Dispossessed Fund and the FA to offer young people in South London free FA Level 1 and 2 Football Coaching. The objective of the FA Level 1 Coaching in Football qualification is designed to develop the next generation of Community Coaches throughout London. All participants are aged 16 to 30, and a majority are currently unemployed or Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) and whose aspiration is to become a Football Coach while also giving back to the community. Our international work EU Sportastic! LITC is currently developing programmes to be delivered in the CEMAC region of Central Africa, with particular focus on Cameroon and Gabon. The Sport for Development programmes will focus on alleviating poverty and improving sanitation amongst some of the most deprived people in the world. Through our projects in sport, education, and health, LITC aims to: ¥ Develop communities ¥ Reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS ¥ Reduce inequality ¥ Promote human rights ¥ Reduce conflict ¥ Improve sanitation ¥ Advocate environmental sustainability. LITC is currently seeking to develop relationships with partners working to change the world through Sport for Peace and international development programmes. For more information, email Sheniz Tan, Development Manager, at Sheniz@litc.org or call on 0203 397 0303. EU Sportastic! is a bi-lateral youth exchange between the UK and Hungary. The programme focuses on: ¥ Increasing sport participation ¥ Increasing work-focused skills ¥ Developing young people's understanding of culture on a local, national and EU-level. EU Sportastic! encourages participation in life, work and sport, developing full rounded and mature individuals with the skills, mind-set and energy to engage with modern European life. LITC, Shakespeare Business Centre, 245a Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London SW9 8RR www.litc.org email: info@litc.org tel: 020 3397 0303 fax: 020 7738 3339
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