January 2015

After the school holidays and all the festivities the ICDM also went back to doing its work and started communicating with all its stakeholders as it intends to expand working relations with all. In January the ICDM has managed to set out the direction for the year of “20fit in”.  The ICDM’s programs resumed on the 13^th of January and the kids came to join in with us more as the schools reopened.  We are looking at intensifying the programs with the assurance that each code gets the special attention it needs to help it to develop. Also some of our previous year’s volunteers and other internationals have visited our programs throughout January.

We are very thankful to our previous volunteer Axel for donating clothes to our BMX riders. It is an absolute blessing to have all previous volunteers feeling so attached to our project because it shows the impact it has to the lives of the many individuals who have spent their time in assisting us towards achieving our objectives.

The project is growing by day as we see eager trainers willing to work under different conditions because we, at times, are faced with less equipment and more financial difficulties. This is a sign of how willing everyone involved is in supporting the ideal of a sport active community.

We have not been able to resume the school programs as yet, because of these financial challenges, but it is a priority in our plan for 2015 that the program will return in an improved format to enable many more kids to take part.

At ICDM we are willing to work with all local leadership in pursuing our mission. In this way we are able to run a legitimate program with the valuable support of our stakeholders.

We recently hosted a delegation from the city of Bremen; environmental specialists who were here to investigate the possibilities of partnering environmental educational programs in the area. The delegation were from the UMWELT BILDUNG in Bremen, Germany.

Recent heavy rains almost destroyed our beloved BMX park. We will take off the weeds and get it back to normal with the help of all our hardworking staff and the Isithumba youth. We will all put the sand back to where it belongs and get the kids rolling again soon. We are also looking for possible support in fixing the bikes with the donation of parts such as tubes and brakes.

We are looking at installing a trampoline as one of our features on the site. This is an idea for which we still have to raise funds and we are hoping we will realize it very soon as it would be beneficial to the life of our project by giving the kids experience of another sport.

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