2021 Bambisanani Highlights
The Bambisanani Partnership has gained international acclaim for its work in South Africa using sport to change lives. The considerable challenges posed by Covid 19 have not deterred the Menston based charity from its ground-breaking work; most projects have been sustained and new ones have actually been introduced.
David Geldart, Bambisanani Founder and CEO said: “Despite everything, or quite possibly because of everything, 2021 was a remarkably important and successful year for The Bambisanani Partnership. Covid restrictions have curtailed our exchange visits for the past two years but despite the frustration and disappointment at this we have continued to make exciting progress in many areas. Most significantly, our mindset has been to focus on the many things that COULD be done rather on things that could not. Existing connections and friendships have been strengthened, and very importantly, new relationships have been established during this time with schools, universities, organisations and individuals. All of this has provided us with new opportunities and an enhanced capacity to work in partnership with others. As a consequence, many of our existing programmes have continued to flourish and several new ones have been introduced. Many have said that we have succeeded ‘against all odds’ this year but our view is that ‘these odds’ have ‘simply’ made us look at things differently and more imaginatively in order to achieve our goals. We have learned and grown enormously as result.”
John Rolfe MBE from the British Council added:
“This partnership has developed some of the best international education programmes and practice in the world.”
Bambisanani Partnership Highlights from 2021
