COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION

SPORTS PROGRAM

Every year since 2015, GLAPD organises a sport event called “GLAPD Sports Gala“. It is a full day event, where all the communities from the Great Lakes region of Africa come together and compete in different games. Each community organises five teams to play five games (indoor soccer, basketball, netball, volleyball and table tennis). It is a wonderful occasion to see all the community members committed to teamwork and all the fans cheering their teams. Trophies and medals are awarded.

The main purpose of GLAPD Sports Gala is to facilitate networking between members of different communities, bridge the isolation gap by bring together minority communities to participate with bigger communities and reinvigorate our health and wellbeing. It is a popular event, and a great tool for integration and social cohesion.