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Volunteering with the Pride is back - Apply now to join our June 2023 Malawi-based coaching expedition, staying at BPF Malawi's community centre

Our Vision & Goals

Through trusted relationships, we’re building on our success to invest in communities, seeing sport & supplementary education as tools for change

We possess a determined resolve to succeed. Building on a decade of experience in Africa, BPF is increasing the impact being made to enable realistic and scaleable growth.

Vision & purpose

By harnessing the power of sport (rugby & netball) and supplementary education, we support African partner organisations and enable communities to drive sustainable and positive change through the local delivery of effective, measurable programs, primarily in Malawi.

BPF’s founding objectives – to unite, empower and inspire – underpin the charity’s operational and strategic intent and, alongside our activities to-date, these principles have helped define our Theory of Change (infographic below) and our impact goal…

Impact Goal

We equip young people with skills, knowledge and experience to rise above social, economic & health challenges, to fulfil their life potential and uplift themselves and their communities.

Unite communities through sport & supplementary education

Working with program administrators, participating children and the wider community, we aim to:

Provide a safe and accessible platform for all children to enjoy playing sports
Incorporate supplementary education activities, life skills and promote BPF’s PRIDE values
Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages

Empower local stakeholders

We’re passionate about empowerment. By encouraging local participation, we aim to:

Develop transferrable teaching skills for use on the sports field and in the classroom
Achieve gender equality and empower women and girls
Provide relevant resources – equipment, coaching guides, expertise and funding – to contribute to program development
Coordinate input from international educators to train local players, teachers, coaches and referees (male and female)
Enable opportunities for local BPF stakeholders to develop personally and professionally

Inspire change

Sport and supplementary education serve as powerful tools for positive long-term change. Through a growing support network, we aim to:

Create systems and pathways for participating children to remain in sporting activities, developing life-skills through regular participation
Uplift local communities by identifying and employing responsible individuals capable of managing and furthering BPF Malawi operations, through youth sports, education or vocational training programs
Ensure the success of BPF Malawi’s Mtema community centre and its associated programming