History, mission & vision
Our History
Sport is Hope works internationally using the universal language of football to impact individuals and communities. In 2018 upon being compelled by the Holy Spirit, the ministry was founded by individuals passionate about football and have been involved in active sports, with one having participated at a high level in the Uganda football super league now called Uganda Premier league.
The ministry had begun earlier and involved mobilising local churches, Christian organisations and community teams to develop a grassroots football ministry. To this day the work continues on through football camps, clinics, prison ministry, school ministry, youth and young men’s teams.
We know that football is great. It makes us physically fitter, stronger and healthier, it is fun, sociable and almost without us knowing, it has the ability to make us more confident, resilient and happy. Few would argue against these benefits. However, what seems harder to accept is the potential that the power of football has to create real and lasting social change. Despite evidence to the contrary, football continues to be viewed by the majority as a nice-to-have rather than an effective mechanism to overcome some of the most pressing social changes faced by young people and communities around us. It is important to recognise and invest in football as a mechanism for social change.
Sport is Hope began operating in Kampala, Uganda and work has grown quickly and looking at developing various projects around the country. The ministry will be aimed at developing social, spiritual and life skills of young people and also empower a discipleship movement of coaches to be disciple makers, life coaches and father figures.
Our mission, vision, values and objectives as a Christian non-profit organisation, are detailed below:
To transform young people in communities through football outreach by sharing practical faith, discipleship, mentorship and fellowships through football coaching with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
To see a wide transformation of the youth in communities through football outreach.
- Integrity – Not only must we pursue honorable initiatives, but we should conduct business in a way that is honest, transparent and ethical.
- Empowerment – We strive to fix larger problems and empower the young people to live a better life.
- Excellence – We cultivate and train staff so that the Project routinely succeeds.
- Commitment – We encourage inclusiveness.
- Good Stewardship – We set good standards for financial procedures and internal controls.
- Provide a safe and secure environment for young people to play and socialize with other young people, without the fear of crime, bullying or violence.
- Outreach to local churches and communities.
- To establish efficient and constructive networking with local churches and communities for effective mobilization.
- Generate in young people the sense of responsibility and ownership for the actions they undertake and to develop their citizenship and involvement in their communities.
- Strengthen young people’s talents, skills and abilities.
- Organize regular football playing, football coaching and training sessions.
- Help gain entry into target communities and build up trust.
- Provision of positive role models for young people and families.
- Further development of grass root football.
- Recognizing and taking full advantage of the unique role of football in contributing to a wide array of policy and community aspirations, including leisure and health.
We are a registered charity with the URSB (Uganda Registration Service Bureau) since 2018. Please get in contact if you would like to find out more about it.
- We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative word of God.
- We believe that there is one true God, eternally existent in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
- We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose dwelling, a Christian is enabled to live a godly life, the Holy Spirit empowers, inspires, guides and leads the believer into the truth of a new life in Christ.
- We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the father and His personal return in power of glory.
- We believe that humanity was created in the image of God for the primary purpose of glorifying and enjoying Him forever. Since the fall of Adam, however, sin has pervaded every person.
- The dignity of all people, created as male and female in God’s image to love, be holy and care for creation, yet corrupted by sin, which incurs divine wrath and judgment.
- We believe that God offers salvation to humanity and a lost world through Jesus Christ. When anyone turns away from sin, believes and receives Jesus Christ as savior and lord, that person is forgiven and transformed and assured of eternal life.
- We believe in the Spiritual unity of believers in our lord Jesus Christ.
Get in touch
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TELEPHONE
+256 701 203 377 | +256 782 005 885 | +256 774 659 207
WRITE TO US
Sport is Hope, PO Box 50, Ntinda-Kampala, Uganda