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IntroductionFrom tragedy to opportunity, Manchester to SowetoThe Youth Charter was born in 1993 in response to the tragic loss of 14 year old schoolboy Benji Stanley, who was shot dead on the streets of Moss Side, Manchester and hassince attempted to provide alternative social and cultural activity benefits through sport,arts and lifestyle choices. What is not known is how closely the respective fortunes ofyoung people in two separate continents, in two cities as remote in distance as Moss Side and Soweto would, through their similar social and cultural barriers be “provided with an opportunity through tragedy to develop in life through sport”.

As cities of sporting and musical power, their respective love of Soccer is also evident with both cities the home of leading Premiership Clubs in Manchester City and United andThe Orlando Pirates and Keiser Chiefs in Johannesburg. Both Manchester andJohannesburg aimed to regenerate their respective cities through the Olympic andCommonwealth Bidding and hosting of Major Games.

The Youth Charter’s birth seemed almost inevitable, as the issue of youth exclusion andsocial and cultural deprivation provided as many challenges as they did opportunities. With social unrest and riots also identified within ‘the tale of two cities’, the culturaldivides have always explored the role of sports recreational and leisure potential to fostergreater social and cultural cohesion between people of different race, culture, religion or gender.

As Manchester’s failed 2000 Olympic Bid became Manchester’s successful Commonwealth 2002 Games, the Youth Charter began aunique and ongoing journey with a number of visits to the new SouthAfrica. This saw many of the inspirational examples of social development through Sport translated to the Moss Side experience. Over the past twelve years, highlights reflected in so many of these

experiences include; The SASOL U23 Olympic Squads Soccer Exchanges against theMoss Side Amateur Reserves. Prophets of Da Cities Performance at the Youth CharterPresentation in Manchester, the Youth Charter Launch on Youth Day in South Africa, theBafana Bafana visit to the Streets of Moss Side and the BT Global link project which sawManchester and Johannesburg schools for the first time communicate through video conferencing. There are so many other special moments, this report will attempt to do justice and give recognition to the extraordinary South African and British Citizens whohave helped every step of this journey. To say thank you to them would not suffice, but forthose who have shared some or part of the journey - Enkosi, Ngiyathokoza, Ndiyabulela,Ndi a livhuwa, Ngiyabonga kakhulu, Ngiyabonga, Ndzi khense ngopfu.

Whilst sport and the arts and other youthful attractions are not the solution to the ongoingsocial and cultural challenges facing the Rainbow Nation, it has been our reality and experience that by ‘thinking Globally and Acting locally’, local environments canimprove the life chances of the Young Citizens. It is therefore vital for sport to play a continued role in engaging, motivating and inspiring responsibility and behaviours thatreflect our civil and social heritage whilst providing 21st Century South Africa with a positive future. This report charts a twelve-year journey born out of a Moss Side tragedy to the difficult growing pains of an Anglo-Southern African youth culture experience thathas now seen the spirit and symbol of the Youth Charter extend to all four corners of the globe.

Young people today are global as they are local inboth their behaviour and lifestyle choices. Whetherthey live and in most cases exist in the inner citiesand deprived communities of Moss-side, or the post-apartheid Townships of Soweto, the socialinequalities and resulting disaffection can seelifestyle choices that effect the lives of young people and society as a whole.

In South Africa’s case there is a double effect andimpact of this ‘social cycle of despair’. Sport is, in many cases, the only escape from the daily socialnon-existence. Therefore the importance of the localand national Soccer sides is critical in the ‘vaccineeffect’ it can have in providing an ‘antidote’ if onlymomentarily. However, once the vaccine wears off,the importance of the ‘bling’ culture and fashion that influences the major brands social and culturaltrends are not earned but taken.

The uniformity that would not be found in schools but are now the brand or militarism of Addidas threestripes or the swoosh and tick of acceptance that isNike along with other fashion brand names as thesocial accessories of status, wealth and title is seenas a symbol that is geographic in its local andnational experience, but global in impact.

The greatest challenge facing modern day SouthAfrican Society is how the traditional African values of ‘Umbuntu’ (meaning community) which thrived inthe pre-Apartheid era, can be re-established as theRainbow Nation becomes a member of the GlobalEconomies.

Sport and the Arts will be invaluable tools in helpingshape as well as reinstall the traditions of African life and how society introduces a set of socially and culturally acceptable behaviours and disciplines thatwill see the value of life improved in the areas of‘education, health, social order and the environment’.

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Millennium Development Goals Social Exclusion: Causes & Effects

Hosted Junior Ramova and LeonBeech of the S.A. National SportsCouncil as part of Manchester 2002Commonwealth Games Bid.Trustee and cricket legend CliveLloyed launches ‘Race for Peace’Event. Youth Charter provides support and advice to initiative.

The Youth Charter proposals presented to Vison for Sport conference in Johannesburg in S.A.

The Youth Charter proposals adopted by NSC of S.A. S.A represented at UN CriminalTribunal in the Hague. The YouthCharter joins MUFC at England U21squads as part of Youth Day goodwill exchange. Assist the development of social/grass root soccer programmes to SASOL mining community.

The Youth Charter launched as partof June 16th Youth Day Celebrations.The Youth Charter ‘Teaming up toTackle Crime’ advised on youth culture legacy to Cape Town 2000Olympic Bid.

Bfana Bfana visit Moss SideManchester prior to historic Englandv South Africa international at OldTrafford U.K. South African HighCommissioner, His Excellency, Mr Mendi Msimang, SAFA PresidentMr Molephi Oliphant and U.K. SportsMinister Tony Banks endorse theYouth Charter’s Anglo South AfricaYouth Culture Initiative.

Vision for Sport II - The Youth Charterpresents its Youthwise© Programme.

The Youth Charter Scroll signed byFIFA and African World 11 atMandela farewell game as part ofpre-match ceremony in partnershipwith SOS children’s villages.

The Youth Charter assists and supports cricket World Cup nationwide tour exhibition on socialdevelopment in South Africa.

Youth sport, arts and social development day at Orlando Stadiumand Selekelela High School as part of June 16th Youth day celebrations.Leeukwop Prison Youth InclusionProgramme established.

‘Spirit of the Streets’ Tour of S.A.delivered as part of on-going AngloSouth African Youth Culture initiative.

The Youth Charter hosts YoliswaMakashi, (former Vice Chair of theNational Youth Commission) as part of its International StudentProgramme. Presents at Magglingen- Citizenship in Action© toInternational delegates with specificrepresentation and consultation withSouthern African countries.

Provided advice and support in theestablishment of Phulmele Tours thefirst commercial enterprise to haveresulted from the Youth CharterCitizenship in Action programme.

Joined Phulmele Tours at the WorldTravel Fair with further consultation of African nations and need assessments summarised in attendance at social developmentseminar in Mozambique and presentation of proposals at the 2nd Magglingen Conference 'The Next Step'.

Secured funding and support fromthe Swiss Development Agency toprovide social coach training for 100young people in Southern Africa as part of Citizenship in Action future international programme of work.

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Case StudiesYouthwise©

The Youthwise© Programme was launched in 1997 at the Charity Fair Conference inIslington, London with the support of all three major UK political parties as well as theSouth African Goverment. The programme was inspired by the Youth Charter’s work todate with young people in schools, the wider community, Young Offenders Institutions and the unemployed. Youthwise© aims to provide a generic programme that develops personal and social life skills through sport and the arts.

Youthwise© has three main aims - the ‘prevention, intervention and rehabilitation’of young people caught up in the negative cycle of social and cultural exclusion and deprivation. The Youthwise© Programme also recognises the decline in family values andthe detrimental effect of losing the wider family support network. The programme sets out to redress this imbalance by creating a greater sense of community through helpingestablish the expertise by funding, ‘social coaches’ and programmes to assist youngpeople and the wider community.

Youthwise© has been designed to work in partnership complementing and enhancingexisting initiatives with an experience gained from over forty years of working with young people and numerous case studies into anti-social youth culture.

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The Youthwise© Programme has been adapted and reflects the many Youth Charter experiences and township visits and consultations with the young people and the widercommunity. This programme provides social and personal development with modularlearning programmes designed for each of the key areas of identified social policy focus.

The Youthwise© Programme is as structured as it is flexible and was designed to providesocial and cultural tools through sport and the arts that provide a common language andculture that is required to ‘engage, motivate and inspire’ young people failed by theeducation system and society as a whole. The generic, social and cultural skill setsdeveloped, provide a language and culture of ongoing life long learning benefits thatcan re-engage all young people from all walks of life.

The Youthwise© Programme uses any or all of the engaging activities of interest to young people whilst linking them to the key social areas of benefit and awareness - education,health, social order and the environment.

Additional modular programmes have been designed with Youthwise© in Schools,Youthwise© in the Community, Youthwise© in Institutions and Youthwise© to Work, providingconsiderable insight and ability to map, track and chart the progress of young peoplecaught in the negative cycle of the youth justice system.

Youthwise© in Schools - ‘Prevention’

The June 16, 1976 student uprisings that started in Soweto and spread all over the country, ensured increased international awareness and massive youth participation in the liberation struggle.

Selekelela High School was the culmination of the Youth Charter’s work in attempting toprovide an integrated approach within its work in South Africa. The aim was to develop acommunity project, similar to our work in Moss Side, Manchester, placing secondaryschools at the focus of our work with young people and the wider community.

The project was implemented in 3 phases:

Phase 1 - The Youth Charter delivered a Youthwise Education Programme with a health,HIV Aids prevention module. The Programme was delivered to 30 school based andwider community citizens as part of a one day seminar. 30 social coaches were trainedwith Youthwise© toolkit materials provided to each participant. The trainees continue toreceive support as they are expected to coach, support and nurture young people in andout of school.

Phase 2 - With the support of Express Link Up, a U.K. based charity, computers weredonated from U.K. based companies and contributed with the support of DHL whoshipped 30 computers to Selekelela High School. A multi sport tournament was alsodeveloped by the Youth Charter with the support of the National Youth Commission andYFM as part of the 2001 Youth Day celebrations.

Phase 3 - As part of Vodacom’s community empowerment programme, a mobile callcentre was purchased with a view to being linked to the Selekelela High School. Thebenefits of this overall approach has had a number of direct and indirect benefits, not onlyto Soweto, but other Township communities within the Southern African region.

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Youthwise© in the Community - ‘Intervention’

In 2004, the Annual International Video Conference ‘Day of the African Child’, wasestablished in recognition of the 1976 Soweto uprisings in South Africa. This was an on-going reminder of the need for the youth of the world to be fully included in the civiland social structures that will see their continued contribution and development as futureglobal citizens.

Around the theme “we can do” - young people from Project Teenbash (a youth basedgroup in Moss Side, Manchester) were joined by other young people and representativegroups from Jamaica, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa and the United States of America.

The video conference highlighted the need for a globalised look at the social and culturalneeds of all young people. The conference also highlighted the need for young people tobe more valued as potential change agents in their communities and around the world.

Youthwise© in Institutions - ‘Rehabilitation’

Sipho Tshabalala’s story is a remarkable one, as a young man growing up in Soweto during and following the apartheid era, life offered little opportunity. As one of the many youths who helped liberate the Rainbow Nation, he was to find his energies and political indoctrination developed and forged in soccer. As a keen supporter of the Orlando Pirates his youthful energies were to be found exercised within the many local rivalries that existed between the Keiser Chiefs, (the rivalsupporters). It was during a local derby match between these two teams that changedSipho’s life.

Following initial friendly exchanges, violence occurred, with Sipho defending himself andwounding a Pirates supporter, who later died of his injuries. Sipho was to spend five yearsin the infamous Leeukwop prison. But Sipho was to show that this tragic accident couldbe turned into a positive opportunity. He developed a Prisoner Development Programme,secured resources and established an IT centre as well as remarkably bringing about anational apology to the victims from the inmates of Leeuwkop prison who had committedcrimes against them. This historic day of apology provided a truth and reconciliation to be repeated within South Africa’s correctional institutions.

Upon his release, Sipho began a post rehabilitation programme assisting the YouthCharter’s South Africa desk. Sipho provided an invaluable insight and knowledge with hisexperience-assisting project and programme development from the hosting of an Irishyouth group, the Youth Charter contribution to 2001 youth day celebrations as well as theSelekelela High School project. Sipho’s dedication and hard work saw him employed asthe Personal Assistant to the CEO of the SAFA. Sipho continues to assist the developmentof the Youth Charter South Africa.

The journey from inclusion, training, capacity, leadership and employment skills have seenthis remarkable success story realised with Sipho now Managing Director of his ownLimousine Company - Phumelele Tours, established in 2005.

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Pan African Work

The Youth Charter’s work on the African continent has seen a number of social and human development programmes and projects delivered through various agencies, initiatives and events. From business Trade Missions, Olympic and WorldChampionship events, the Youth Charter has inspired a number of opportunities for disadvantaged young people and communities throughout Africa.

Projects and programmes to date have included:

Cote D’Ivoire - the delivery of a week of sporting and cultural activity to street childrenand equipment donation. The Youth Charter has brokered investment opportunities for British Investors wishing to establish business opportunities in Ghana and the IvoryCoast through the Department of Trade and Industry and the British Foreign andCommonwealth Trade Policy. In the Ivory Coast, a UK business trade mission identified opportunities to involve youth in a demonstration before an international conference onculture and education. The meeting was organised by the British Council.

Namibia - School visits, community presentations, strategic development, advice to theNamibian Youth Ministry and National Sports Commission.

Zambia - As part of a DTI Trade Mission, sports and cultural activity, citizenship andrights education to socially disaffected and deprived communities. HIV/Aids awarenessalso highlighted as part of overall weeks activities. Hosted by the Ministry of Youth andSports Development in conjunction with the UK’s Department of Trade and Industry in1999. This tour led to the launch of numeracy, literacy and HIV/AIDS awareness projectsat the grassroots level in partnership with the Global Sports International. The Youthwise©

project was piloted at an International School with soccer and karate modules introduced.Charitable agencies were identified as potential social centres of excellence.

Nigeria - As part of the England 2006 bid, the Youth Charter presented the role of soccer as a social vehicle of change to an International multi agency audience of voluntary and statutory agencies. As part of the FIFA Under 17 World Cup, the YouthCharter provided ongoing advice and support to a number of voluntary organisations.

Mali - Social coach education seminar and workshops were delivered as part of aFootball Association workshop, assisting the preparations of the 2002 All African Nationssoccer tournament. Visits and contributions were also made to the SOS Children’s villages. Advice, support and community development provisions were also made to theMali Karate Association.

Kenya - The Youth Charter hosted the Kenyan Education Minister, providing advice,expertise and community models to complement and assist current social inclusion sportsdevelopment work. The Youth Charter also signed a Memorandum of Understanding withthe Mahare Youth Association.

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Ghana - As part of the Confederation of African Football Conference hosted in Ghana,the Youth Charter contributed to soccer and human development in addressing HIV/Aidssocial exclusion issues. Presentations on the Youth Charter approach were shared withleading African Football Associations. The Youth Charter Soccerwise programme was alsointroduced and endorsed by a number of leading African Football Nations. Ongoing workand dialogue is being developed with the Merseyside Association of Ghanaians and theGhanaian High Commission in the U.K.

Cameroon - Youth inclusion sports programmes were introduced to the young peopleof the Cameroon as part of the 2006 Soccer World Cup Bid. As part of a British Councilweek of activity the Youth Charter also presented sports equipment donated by the YouthSports Trust. The equipment has been used by local communities, charities and NGOs.

Gambia - As a legacy of the U.K. DTI Trade Missions, the late Dave Stagg was able towitness the work of the Youth Charter and was determined to contribute to the work of disaffected young Africans through sport. Dave retired as an International ConferenceConsultant and settled in Gambia where he raised money and resources for sports programmes and arts/cultural activity.

Sierra Leone - The Youth Charter has been involved in conflict resolution projects byfacilitating a meeting of warring parties to exchange ideas and find common ground forfuture plans.

Mozambique - The Youth Charter was invited to contribute to Mozambique’s youthsport and social development programme. The flood disaster of 2000 saw a delay in theYouth Charter’s ability to assist. However, as part of the Commonwealth Games 2002 bid,the Youth Charter was invited to table a number of social and grass root proposals inorder to assist the future youth policy and provisions. 2006 will see the Youth Charter contribute to a multi agency U.N. led sport and social development effort. The YouthCharter’s work will be supported by the Swiss Development Agency and will aim to train100 social coaches. This will complement and enhance the Youth Charter's work to date.

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Acknowledgements

The Youth Charter would like to thank all Government Agencies, Local Authorities,Charities, Sporting Codes, Public and Private Sector Agencies and individuals who haveinvested, contributed and / or supported the work of the Youth Charter over the pasttwelve years. A special thank you is also extended to those remarkable South AfricanCitizens who continue to sacrifice much for the Rainbow Nation.

This report is dedicated to the Youth of South Africa, past, present and future...

The Youth Charter would also like to thank the following in the production of this report:

Phuleme ToursYouth Charter South AfricaXeroxAlligator Art & Design StudiosAMEC Developments Limited

Also the unique individuals who continue to provide the social, cultural and spiritualstrength in all that we continue to do.

Contacting Youth Charter

For further copies of the Executive Summary and the full report please contact:

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"Sport is an order of chivalry, a code of ethics and aesthetics, recruiting its members from all classesand all peoples. Sport is a truce. In an era of antagonisms and conflicts, it is the respite of theGods in which fair competition ends in respect and friendship (Olympism). Sport is education, the truest form of education, that of character.Sport is culture because it enhances life and, most importantly, does so for those who usuallyhave the least opportunity to feast on it."

RENE MAHEUformer Director of UNESCO

“To provide young people through sport and thearts with the opportunity to develop in life...

GEOFF THOMPSON MBE ILAM(Hons) FRSAExecutive Chairman the Youth Charter

“Vision without action is but a dream.Action without vision is merely passsing time.Vision with action can change the world.”

NELSON MANDELA

our philosophy...our philosophy

our mission...our mision

our inspiration...our inspiration

Signatories to the Youth Charter include:

Marcus AdamNeil Adams MBEBen AinslieRob Andrew MBEMike Atherton OBEKriss Akabussi MBELord ArcherSarah Bailey MBEChris Ballieu MBEJeremy BatesJamie BaulchBill Beaumont OBEDavid Beckham OBEChris Boardman MBELorna BootheToby BoxJulia Bracewell OBEKevin CadleDarren Campbell MBEPat CashGill Clark MBEBen ChallengerSir Bobby Charlton CBELinford Christie OBEDavid Coleman OBEGary ConnollySir Henry Cooper MBELord Cowdrey John CrawleyMark CroasdaleSharron Davies MBEAnita DefrantzPhil De GlanvilleRob DenmarkLisa DermottKaren DixonTony DobbinSandra DouglasTony Doyle MBEPaula Dunn ThomasRichard DunwoodyTracy Edwards MBEMike EnglandFaroukh EngineerChris Eubank

Nicola FairbrotherNick Faldo MBEJohn FashanuAlex Ferguson CBEJanice FrancisRichard Fox MBEKristina GiffordRyan GiggsEugene GilkesDame Mary Glen Haig CBEDuncan Goodhew MBETanni Grey MBESally Gunnell MBEJane HallSusan Hampshire OBEGary HardingesEddie HemmingsTim Henman CBEKate Hoey MPDame Kelly HolmesRobert HowleyPaul InceColin Jackson MBEDavid JohnsonSimon Jackson MBEMary KingSir Robin Knox JohnstonSir Eddie Kulukundis OBESonia LawrenceRob LeeDenise Lewis OBELennox Lewis CBEClive Lloyd CBELisa LomasHelen LonsdaleDevon MalcolmGary MasonDianne ModhalAdrian Moorhouse MBENathan MorganDewi MorrisFiona MurtaghAlly McCoist MBEMark McCoyJohn McEnroeMike McFarlane OBEBarry McGuigan MBEMick McManus

Prince Naseem MBEMartin Offiah MBEWayne Otto OBEJohn Parrot MBEAlan Pascoe MBELenny PaulStuart PearceMary Peters CBEKaren Pickering MBESir Mathew Pinsett MBENicky PiperSir Steven Redgrave CBEDerek RedmondAnnika ReederSir Craig ReedieCyrille Regis MBEMark RowlandTessa Sanderson OBEGreg Searle MBEJon Searle MBETeddy SherringhamJudy Simpson OBELynn SimpsonJane Sixsmith MBEPhyllis SmithSarah Springman OBEIan StarkRay StevensAthole StillIwan Thomas MBENeil Thomas MBEDennis TueartTerry VenablesLee WestwoodFatima Whitbread MBEDavid Wilkie MBEJames WilliamsPaul Zetter CBEDutch Soccer SquadEngland Rugby SquadEngland Soccer SquadGhanaian Under 17 Soccer SquadSouth African Soccer SquadSouth African Rugby SquadLancashire County Cricket ClubManchester United Football Club

Ambassadors’ honours correct at date of publishing.

Other international signatories available on request.

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