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

August 2022
Sanele Saul Joins Coaching Team At Vosloorus

Sanele Saul Joins Coaching Team At Vosloorus

Michael Lelosa has been the main coach at Vosloorus since the inception of the programme, but due to financial reasons, he has taken on additional coaching at a school. This has meant that we had to employ a new coach to bridge the gap.

Sanele Saul has been appointed the new coach for the programme. He went to a local high school in the township and in his final year, passed his matric examinations.

He is 22 and is a product of the programme itself. Sanele started playing tennis at Vosloorus when he was 11 and immediately showed promise. This promise was nurtured to the extent that he played in and won tournaments especially those wonderful one day events at Benoni organised by Gauteng East Tennis Association. He played in trials for the provincial team and represented his province for three years running at SA High schools and other inter provincial fixtures where he acquitted himself with distinction.

“I have always loved tennis especially in the township which has led to better competition for me” he said. “I hope that by now coaching the next generation of young players I can add to the success of the club.” It is pleasing to see his rapport with the young players and how they have responded to the new measures and training that he has brought to the programme.

Sanele has taken to coaching like a duck to water and has taken his Play and Stay course. He also plays cricket, but tennis remains his main focus especially Vosloorus tennis.

We wish him every success over the years to come and expect him to be able to take his Level 1 course next year.

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