Vosloorus Project

Sport is a great uniform of life - it takes us out of our everyday existence, brings us all together on a "level playing field" and shows us the opportunities we can mould for ourselves through application. 

By focusing our attention on less advantaged communities, the IC’s Philanthropy Programme hopes to give those children an alternative focus to the streets and their inherent dangers of drugs, crime and negative peer pressure. Through tennis, and the dedication and structure it provides, we hope the children in our projects will learn basics such as commitment, self-esteem, respect for fellow players, physical fitness, the benefit of nutrition and how to play by the rules of fairness - all wrapped-up in an overall feeling of fun and enjoyment.

The IC’s first charitable development programme was co-organized in Burundi by the IC of Luxembourg in 2009 with Sport Sans Frontières and the ITF.  The IC Philanthropy committee is currently supporting 10 socially uplifting programmes.   Each programme is administered by one of the IC member countries.  Please click here to find out more.

Our activities are in line with the modern IC’s Mission Statement which includes: “promoting the growth of tennis by, among other things, encouraging participation of the young and the less advantaged”. Our projects in Vosloorus (near Johannesburg) and Kenton-on-Sea (near Port Elizabeth) provide the IC SA with perfect opportunities to put something back into the game which has given us so much.

Involvement in a programme such as this allows them to make new friends, learn how to follow rules, achieve personal goals, improve their self-esteem and stay off the streets.

We hope that for some this opportunity could be life-changing!

Please watch the videos about our existing projects.

Vosloorus

Kenton-on-Sea

Philanthropy News

December 2022
Final Tournaments Of The Year

Final Tournaments Of The Year

Once again we decided to “spread our wings” and sent 12 players to an event in the Vaal. Following the success of the visit to Soweto a while back, we have decided that to give the players more variety in the tournament play we should “test the water” at other events.

The Vaal catered for red ball as well as tournament players, so we were able to send a mix and match group. Organized by Tennis SA (the controlling body) they were able to offer the players plenty of food and drink during the day so they experienced nutritional value as well as different playing conditions. Although there were no winners and losers, the event was meant to attract more people to the game this was certainly achieved.

Four players were entered into the Tennis SA final tournament in Benoni over the past three days and we were delighted with the continued success of our two top girls both under 14. Angel Nkosi reached the final where she was ousted by a more experienced player and Thando Xolo, having lost to the same player in the semis, went on to convincingly beat her opponent to finish third.

Both players played as well as we could have hoped in the tournament. In their last match both showed greater control of their shot making and consequently reaped the rewards. The pair then went on to end as runners up in the doubles losing to a pair who were much stronger than them but again showed a willingness to meet them head on. Some of the tennis, although somewhat one sided, was a joy to watch.

It was so pleasing to end the year on such a positive note.

We also had news that Thando Xolo and Wandile Tshabalala have been chosen to attend the second series of trials for the inter provincial team for 2023, and this event will be held in February with the inter provincial in April.

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