From that we thought of a way to re-integrate the children through 6 aside football tournament which helped us to get close and attention of children without forgetting their parents, we got talented children with passion which pushed to keep an eye on them by not leaving them where we find them but keeping developing their talents through coaching and giving them a chance on the Umuri grassroots academy. As Umuri foundation we understand that our contribution to re-integrate the children in the community by not underestimating rather give them a hand to hold them up and create opportunities because they have the ability, energy to contribute to the country's development.

Due to our patriarchal society, the girls who do end up studying, lack leadership skills ,lack confidence and basic life skills which are important for them to lead a healthy independent life. They also lack the appropriate knowledge on health and sanitization, especially menstrual hygiene as that is considered a taboo and girls are left unaware of their options on how to deal with life during menstruation. We believe there is a significant gap between the education being imparted and the life skills needed to lead a normal life, which needs to be bridged. We aim to bridge this gap through the means of sports (soccer) and confidence in these young girls. OUR APPROACH This project will provide young adolescent girls from rural and poor backgrounds a platform to participate in physical activities and sports in safe community spaces, impart fundamental life skills and equip them with basic computer literacy, thus empowering them to face the uncertain and harsh post-pandemic future with hope, resilience, and confidence. The project envisages providing these girls a well-proportioned mix of constructive outdoor physical activities and meaningful learning pathways for their physical and mental wellbeing. The project also aims to create youth leaders from the group who will ensure engagement and empowerment of the group in their own community. The girls are taught via the means of football fundamental life skills such as interpersonal communication, teamwork, resilience, and boost their self-confidence. Girls are affected twice as much by issues that are typically addressed one-sidedly by teaching boys and girls separately. If they are taught together, however, it's challenging them to feel that it is both of their responsibilities to protect and support each other, understanding how big the issues are, and that at their age they should focus on success by working hard and seizing every opportunity rather than getting involved in what will ruin their lives. Young people's empowerment will also have a significant impact on public life and community growth; when one child is empowered, indeed her family and society as a whole.

The Kina UNIRINDE (Good Health & Wellbeing through Football) Curriculum aims to fill this gap in providing targeted health education specifically designed to engage and motivate youth around the most pressing challenges in Rwanda, including, HIV/AIDS, hygiene & sanitation, nutrition, drug, alcohol and substance misuse and mental health. Notably this includes referrals to HIV testing, counseling and medical follow-up. Many of these health needs and challenges are linked to the underlying societal issue of HIV/AIDS, and our integrated approach to this project addresses wellbeing in a holistic way. We believe this is essential to improving the overall long-term health chances of young people in Rwanda. The curriculum also includes significant components of gender equality and life-skills development, which are critical in supporting the adoption of healthy attitudes and behaviors