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 Transnet Foundation’s commitment to sports development is geared at instilling a strong sense of national pride amongst today’s youth - inspiring them to be tomorrow’s sporting stars. The primary mission is to unearth South Africa’s undiscovered sporting talent and to nurture it to the highest possible level. In so doing, the Foundation aims to make a social change in the lives of our future sporting stars, as well as in their communities. 
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| Rural youth; boys and girls; aged between 13 and 19. |
Rural areas are in dire need of a boost in sport development programmes as they have been neglected in this sphere. Through its Sports Portfolio, the Foundation offers programmes that address this neglect. We are not only nurturing the growth of previously-disadvantaged youth, but also providing a valuable community-building activity.
Objectives
- To identify and develop sports talent amongst rural school going youth.
- To nurture such talent towards excellence in sport.
- To invest in the Transnet Football School of Excellence so that it develops into a talent developer of choice in South Africa.
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| Sport inculcates the value of team work. |
The two products of the Sports Portfolio each achieve this. The Rural and Farm Schools Sport Development Programme uses sport as an agent to intervene against social problems at school level. The programmes main focus areas are: - Development Leagues, Tournaments, Netball coaches and umpires training, Football coaches and referees training and athletics coaches and officials training. All these training programmes are conducted and accredited by the relevant Sport Federations. To date more than 50,000 youth of six provinces and 400 coaches, referees, umpires and officials have been trained. The Transnet Football School of Excellence was founded in 1994 with specific emphasis on the development of youth football in mind. The School is a haven for youth from disadvantaged communities who are gifted in football.
Based on its own historical data, the Foundation recognises the constructive role that sport can, and does play in the lives of young people. Furthermore, focussing the youth on sport has a positive impact on family and community stability.
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