P R E S E N TAT I O N

OLYMPIC YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

BACKROUNDOYDC is a partnership between the Government of the

Republic of Zambia, the International Olympic Committee

(IOC), and the National Olympic Committee of Zambia

(NOCZ) in their aim to create a multi-purpose facility to provide

positive sport and life style opportunities for athletes, coaches,

administrators and underserved women, youth and children,

through high quality facilities, training, competitions,

education, health and support services, to promote the

principles and values of Olympism.

The Centre was opened on 11 May 2010 by the Zambian

President Rupiah Banda and the IOC President Jacques

Rogge

VISION

To be the leading and most inspiring sport institution for athlete and sport leadership

development in the region

MISSION

To provide positive sport and lifestyle opportunities

for athletes, coaches, sports administrators and

underserved women, youth and children, through

high quality facilities for community development

and high performance sport training and

competitions, and to promote the principles and

values of Olympism

Objectives1. To ensure that the multi-purpose facility is available and accessible to

children, youth, sports administrators, match officials coaches and high

performance athletes for better sport development and performance

2. To ensure the facility and Olympic solidarity programmes enhance sport

development in Zambia by providing organized sport competitions, camps,

clinics and coaches and sport administrators seminars

3. To provide community development services and Olympic education , girls

empowerment, civic education, health services to athletes including

malaria and HIV & AIDS

TARGET GROUP

a) Primary Targets

The Community

1. Youth

2. Children

3. Adults from the OYDC host community

Sport Organisations:

1. National Sport Federations

2. Sport NGOs

3. Clubs

b ) Secondary Targets

1. Government (and related agencies)

2. Development aid institutions

3. Corporate institutions

4. Non-sport NGOs

OYDC PROGRAMMES

1. Athletics

2. Badminton

3. Basketball

4. Boxing

5. Chess

6. Football

7. Handball

8. Hockey

9. Judo

10.Netball

11.Swimming

12.Table Tennis

13.Taekwondo

14.Tennis

15.Volleyball

16.Weightlifting

Sports Offered

1. Athlete training and camps

2. League matches and competitions

3. Sport Administrators courses

4. Coaching courses

5. Competition officials courses

6. Sport Science courses

7. Sports conferences/ seminars

8. Sport shows and exhibitions

SPORT EDUCATION, FITNESS & LEADERSHIP

SPORT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE & DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMMES

1. Gender education and girls empowerment

2. Life skills training

3. Peer education programmes

4. Psychosocial support

5. Sport for development leadership training courses

6. Entrepreneurship training

7. Literacy education

8. Information and Communication Technology training

9. Expressive and fine arts training

Health and Education

1. Sport nutrition

2. Dental checks

3. ENT

4. Eye checks

5. First aid

6. HIV and AIDS awareness programmes

7. Environment and Sport programmes

8. Olympic Values Education

Sport Science

1. Physiotherapy

2. Sports Psychology

3. Sport Nutrition

4. Strength and Conditioning

OYDC 3 Year Key Achievements1 Over 13, 000 athletes engaged in various sports and non sport programmes

2Successfully hosted a number of national and international events such as the 2012 Zone VI Games, 2011 OVEP conference, UN Secretary General’s Visit, 1st

Edition of Samsung Olympafrica Youth Games,

3Completion of a 51 room lodge to accommodate athletes, coaches and technical personnel

4 Successfully attached a number of athletes to national teams

5Trained over 500 coaches, sport administrators and competition officials in conjunction with partners such government, NOCZ, Olympic Solidarity, sport and non sport NGOS, NFs and Ifs, UN Agencies

6Established lower leagues for under 15 athletes for 12 sports. 10 sports having them for the first time in Zambia

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Hosted a number of local, regional and international Games such as the 2012Zone VI Games, 2012 Zone VI Senior Volleyball Championships, African Schools Badminton Championships, 2011 Afro basketball Championships, CANA Swimming Galaetc

OYDC Sport in Pictures

OYDC Facilities

Athletics track

and fieldOut door multi purpose courts Boxing hall

Multipurpose hall Football Pitch Hockey field

OYDC Facilities

Tennis and Netball Courts Swimming Pool

Gazebo and Restaurant OYDC Lodge

Visits in Pictures

Visit by Ban

Ki Moon and

Jacques

Rogge

Visit by HRH Princess Anne of the UK

The End

Aerial View of OYDC