Umudee Umukehi Orji, Nigeria
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Sport & Trauma Recovery
Healing through movement, community, and dignity
Sport is therapy, mobilisation, and celebration. Ethana e'World’s Sport & Trauma Recovery department transforms pitches, courts, and cultural arenas into sanctuaries where survivors rebuild confidence, reconnect with neighbours, and access wraparound services.
Rooted in EEWHO's belief that wellbeing includes body, mind, and community, our programmes operate at the intersection of psychosocial care, gender justice, youth development, and livelihoods. Coaches, counsellors, and community organisers co-create safe spaces where movement is accompanied by mentoring, dignity support, and referrals to education or enterprise opportunities.
Programme pillars
- Trauma-informed sport leagues for survivors of gender-based violence, displacement, or disaster.
- Sport+curriculum clubs blending colour-food nutrition, reproductive health, and civic leadership.
- Talent pipelines linking youth athletes to scholarships, vocational training, and micro-enterprises.
- Advocacy campaigns that leverage tournaments and festivals to mobilise policy change.
Every match or practice is accompanied by organic dignity kits, counselling, legal referrals, and data collection that feeds into our health information systems. Partnerships with the United Nations, local clubs, and private supporters enable rapid scale while keeping communities at the helm.
Integrated programmes
Sport becomes a gateway to holistic services: water and sanitation infrastructure keeps fields safer, health educators promote prevention and nutrition, and education teams capture learning outcomes linked to wellbeing.
Survivor support leagues
Safe-space leagues deliver structured sport sessions, group therapy, and legal aid clinics for women, girls, and other survivors of violence.
Youth resilience hubs
Hybrid hubs combine classrooms, e-learning, and sport facilities powered by solar energy to keep adolescents in school and future-ready.
Community festivals
Annual festivals unite elders, youth, and partners to celebrate progress, raise funds, and push for policy reforms on safety, health, and inclusion.
Sport-for-livelihoods
Cooperatives manufacture sport equipment, manage facilities, and reinvest profits into scholarships and organic agriculture.
Sport & Healing Blueprint
pdf.3.5mbImpact metrics
Our monitoring system tracks not only participation but improvements in physical health, psychosocial wellbeing, school retention, and livelihoods.
We track participation, confidence, social connection, school attendance, referrals, and wellbeing feedback so programmes remain accountable and survivor-centred.
Sport sessions are linked to mentoring, scholarships, vocational training, and micro-enterprise pathways so young people can translate discipline into opportunity.
Health, Nutrition & E-Health
Education & Talent
WASH & Public Health
Regenerative AgricultureSport Impact Brief
pdf.2mbBack community-led recovery
Your support keeps safe spaces open, equips coaches and counsellors, and expands trauma-informed services across Africa.
Support Sport & Healing
Trauma-informed coaching
We certify coaches and peers in psychosocial first aid, safeguarding, and survivor-centred care.
Organic wellness supplies
Local cooperatives manufacture dignity kits, hydration supplements, and nutritional snacks that accompany every programme.
Questions & Answers
Learn how sport-driven healing contributes to resilience, health, and leadership across the communities we serve.
Programme Streams
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Who can participate in sport & trauma programmes?
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Survivors of gender-based violence, displaced families, youth at risk, frontline workers, and persons with disabilities join programmes designed with their specific needs in mind.
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How are coaches and counsellors trained?
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All facilitators complete certifications in safeguarding, psychosocial first aid, organic health protocols, and monitoring, backed by continuous mentorship and peer supervision.
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How do sport programmes link to other services?
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Participants receive referrals to clinics, WASH upgrades, education scholarships, and enterprise grants, ensuring progress across all pillars of wellbeing.
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How can partners support sport & healing?
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Partners can fund safe space infrastructure, sponsor survivor leagues, supply eco-friendly equipment, or co-host advocacy events that spotlight community resilience.
Contact the Sport & Healing team
Collaborate with us to expand trauma-informed sport, psychosocial care, and community festivals.
- Equip safe spaces and survivor leagues
- Co-create advocacy campaigns and research
+234 706 795 3556
Field Coordination
Deployment of coaches, counsellors, and mobile sport kits across programme sites.
+49 30 1234 567
Global Partnerships
International alliances with UN agencies, clubs, leagues, and philanthropic partners.
sport@ethanaeworld.org
Programme Desk
Email for concept notes, curriculum requests, or to schedule site visits.