Sustainable Coaching

Next Step 2011 Conference:Promoting Global Partnerships for

Sport for Development

ByTariq MohammedFounding Member

Khelshala

November 9th 2011Cascadia Hotel & Conference Center

Trinidad and Tobago

Serving the Poor: The Case of Khelshala

Agenda

• Background on “Squash for Development”• Program Country Context• The Khelshala Mission and Program• Spider Web Assessment• Challenges and Opportunities for Partnerships• Founder’s Appeal

Background on “Squash for Development” Movement

What is the “Squash for Development” program model?

When did this development model emerge?

Where in the developing world does it exist?

How is it being implemented?

Why is it important?

Emergence of “Squash for Development”

1995: Squash Busters, the first community-based urban squash and education program was founded in Boston.

2005: The National Urban Squash and Education Association (NUESA) was founded to oversee the growth of programs across the United States.

2009: Global replication of “squash for development” organizations in developing countries e.g. India, Nigeria and Zimbabwe

India: Country Overview*

• Population: 1.1 billion people • Area: 3,287,263 sq km • India’s GDP per capita: $3,500• Trinidad & Tobago GDP per

capita: $21,200• USA’s GDP per capita: $47,200

*Source: CIA World Factbook

India: Country Overview*

Chandigarh

Delhi

India: Country Overview*

• Village Attawa is one of 5 independent villages in Chandigarh.

• Chandigarh’s Population: 1,054,686 • Area: 114 sq km• Official languages: Hindi, Punjabi &

English• Literacy: 81.9%

*Source: CIA World Factbook

State & Local Overview: Village Attawa

Khelshala

Empowering Kids Through Sport

Khelshala Mission

Khelshala is committed to enhance the future of underprivileged children by building life skills through sport, academics and extra-curricular activities. Khelshala aims to be a leader in the movement to leverage sport to achieve social change in India, one village at a time.

Khelshala Program

• Khelshala launched Aug 13, 2009 in Village Attawa Chandigarh, India.

• Founded by Satinder Bajwa, former Director of Squash at Harvard and mentor to 8 times World Champion – Jansher Khan.

• 50 underprivileged children selected based on athletic, academic and leadership skills

Khelshala Program

Squash

Tutoring

Music

Yoga

Special Advisor to the Chief Minister of Punjab, Guest of Honor at Khelshala Opening Aug, 2009.

Highlights To Date

Governor of Punjab Visits Khelshala, provides a grant from Discretionary Fund January 15, 2010.

Highlights Contd.

#1 Ranked Harvard Women’s Squash Team perform community service at Khelshala, 2010.

Highlights Contd.

• Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) endorses Khelshala.

• Indian Squash Academy / Tamil Nadu Squash Rackets Association will contribute to financing for a squash coach.

• Khelshala to be an official branch ofI Indian Squash Academy.

Recent Achievements

Spider Web Assessment*

*Source: National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, 2002

After reading a brief description for each of the areas place an X on the Number on the Spider Web that best reflects your opinion of how your youth program is functioning in each of the elements using the following scale:

1.Strongly Disagree2.Disagree3. Neither or Disagree4. Agree5. Strongly Agree

Khelshala Strengths

• Appropriate structure

• Supportive relationships

• Opportunities to belong

• Positive social norms

• Support for efficacy and mattering

• Opportunities for skill building

• Active learning

Challenges and Problems

• Integration of family, school & community efforts.• Opportunities for recognition.___________________________________________• Recruiting appropriate personnel.• Retaining qualified coach, tutors and mentors.• Enabling personnel to take ownership for the

program.• Establishing organizational systems, policies and

procedures.

Khelshala Obstacles

How We Achieved Our Goa

• Overcoming bureaucratic hurdles to gain legal approval for global fundraising.

• Hiring dedicated, full-time personnel to design, build and maintain partnerships.

• Capturing imagination of global and local organizations for meaningful collaboration.

Challenges for Partnerships

Opportunities for Global Partnerships

Children

NGOs

EducationalInstitutions

SportAgenciesInternational

Organizations

Business

• Internships – establish service learning opportunities for graduate students.

• Research – conduct field research on health, physical education and coaching.

• Awareness Raising – organize global fundraising events, involving Indian diaspora.

• Capacity Building – develop organizational systems, policies and procedures

• Coach education – mentoring for coaches.

Potential Global Partnership Areas

SchoolsDoon SchoolSt. Stephens SchoolDAV Model SchoolSt. Peters SchoolVivek High SchoolStrawberry Fields School

NGOs and BusinessesYuvsutta (NGO)Milagro Interactive Design Factory Pramarsh Humbhi

Networking with Local Organizations

• Based on my experience as a United Nations Volunteer in Uganda strengthening private-public partnerships, the following are critical: – Communication– Coordination– Cooperation – Consistency– Clarity

5 “C’s” of Successful Partnerships

Next Steps

• Brokering global partnerships for sport for development.– Possibilities include:

• Establish programming with educational institutions in the UK and United States.

• Create partnerships with sports agencies and international organizations for global replication.

• Finding a multinational corporation wishing to “own” Khelshala as its corporate social responsibility program.

Founder’s Appeal

Listen to appeal from Coach Bajwa, Founder of Khelshala on how you can

play your part.

Discussion & Questions

Questions or comments?

Ideas or suggestions for improvements?

Potential partnerships for the program?

Thank You

Tariq MohammedFounding Member

KhelshalaEmail: tariq@khelshala.in

Website: www.khelshala.in

Thank You