The Rotary Club of Morningside aims to develop disadvantaged schools through sport by providing multi-purpose sports courts, as outlined in their "One School, One Sports-Field" project. They have previously upgraded facilities and implemented feeding schemes at several schools. The project will be funded and managed by the Rotary Club of Morningside to promote health, teamwork, and develop future athletes in South Africa.

1. One School, One
Sports-Field
Proudly put forward by Rotary
Club of Morningside

2. Rotary
• Rotary
– Established in 1905
• Oldest charity organisation in the World
– Consists of 1,2 Million members in 34,000 clubs
– All cultures and ethnicities but is not affiliated with any
political or religious organisation
• support education
• job training
• provide clean water
• combat hunger
• improve health and sanitation
• eradicate polio
– Motto: ‘Service above self’’
– Rotarians are volunteers

3. Rotary Club of Morningside

4. Rotary Club of Morningside
• Morningside
– Based in Gauteng meet at Country Club
of Johannesburg, Woodmead
– Chartered in 1986
– 35 members
– History of empowering disadvantaged
schools
• Sefikeng Primary
• Kwena Malopo High
• De La Rey Primary

5. Previous Projects
• Sefikeng
– Upgrade of kitchen
– Renovation of computer room
– Painting of Classrooms
– Multi-purpose court

6. Previous Projects
• Kwena Malopo
– Water supply
– Feeding Scheme
– Upgrade of library
• De La Rey
– Feeding scheme

7. Sefikeng Primary

8. Project Aim
• Development through sport
– Keep fit and prevent obesity
• Boost self esteem
– Encourage a healthy and constructive pastime
– Encourage teamwork and develops
coordination
• Encourage competiveness
• Realise the important of hard work
• Develop South Africa’s future top athletes

9. Project Plan
• Provide a Multi-purpose Court to
disadvantaged schools in the greater
Johannesburg area that have no sport
facilities:
– Identified by Department of Sport and
Recreation & Department of Education
• Identified by Sponsors

10. Endorsements
• Minister of Sport and Recreation:
“School Sport has a valuable contribution to
make in the development and
transformation of South African society”
Fikile Mbalula
• Gauteng Minister for Education:
Barbara Creecy was guest of honour at the
hand over of our prototype to Sefikeng
Primary (June 2010)

11. RCM Role
• Engaged with Principal, staff and
learners
• Engaged architects to donate design
• Raised funds for construction
• Oversee the completion of project
including project management
• Handed over to school

12. RCM Role
• Fundraise for each school as a new
project including obtaining sponsors
• Oversee construction and delivery
• Handover
• All Rotarians provide their services as
volunteers – all funds raised go
directly to projects with no
management fees

13. Court Specifications
• All weather textured surface non-slip surface in wet and dry
conditions
• Unaffected by extreme temperatures
– Remains comfortable underfoot
• Colours do not fade
• Built in drainage slope which ensure quick run-off
• Long lasting and low maintenance
• Used for multiple sports
– Volley Ball
– Tennis
– Basket Ball
– Badminton
• Cost +-R160,000.00

14. Stakeholders
• Identified School
• Sponsor
• RCM for project management
• Barrett’s Tennis Courts Construction

15. Marketing & Publicity
• Provide ongoing publicity for project
through interviews with relevant
players
• Broadcast live from school at
handover
• Provide ongoing publicity for sporting
codes using the facility

16. Nelson Mandela
• Sport has the power to change the world.
• It has the power to unite in a way that little else
does.
• It speaks to youth in a language they understand.
• Sport can create hope where once there was only
despair.
• It is more powerful than governments in breaking
down racial barriers.
• It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination.