conquest for life umanqoba newsletter july - september 2010

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By Thabani Ntuli

Despite very cold winter weather,sun rays were still shining brightly

like candlelight in the dark; and of

course the youth and children had

come out in huge numbers; most of

them came from Conquest for Lifesfocus areas like Westbury, Ennerdale,

Soweto (Meadowlands) and Orange

Farm, however others came from

other areas in Gauteng as well. Buzz-

ing like flies at Cecil Payne Stadium in

Maraisburg, west of Johannesburg,

they all had come to grace My Soccer

Festival with their presence which

took place on South Africas memora-

ble day, June 16, a National Youth

Day which is remembered for its

1976 Soweto Uprising, a protestagainst what youth of that time

called Black education, where

UMANQOBA

JULY SEPTEMBER 2010 UMANQOBA

MY SOCCER FESTIVAL

FEVER- JUNE 16

My Soccer Festival in full swing at Cecil Payne Stadium on June 16

some of the students who were pro-

testing were even gunned down by

police of the apartheid government,

one of them being Hector Peterson

who was 13 years old then.

However, according to Glen Steyn,

Conquest for Life CEO: June 16 My

Soccer Festival was not about sad

memories of the pain that 1976 youth

went through, but it was about giving

the youth of today opportunities and

empowerment to become agents of

change by developing their identity,

self worth, and a sense of commu-

nity. Said Steyn.

Since this youth day celebration took

place while South Africa was hosting

the magnificent 2010 FIFA World Cup,

Conquest for Life then decided to en-

title it My Soccer Festival to createsoccer excitement among the chil-

dren.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Meet our volunteers: Ateeqa

Sanders and Jacqui Davis

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Batala South Africa trains

drum playing skills

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Soccer Coaching Clinics

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It is hard to believe that we are onthe second half of the year 2010

now. When this year started, like allother South Africans, here at Con-

quest for Life we were so excited and

filled with much anticipation as we all

knew that South Africa would host

the magnificent FIFA World Cup that

took place in June and July. But now

it is so unbelievable that this has be-

come a history in an eye blink. All

what all of us are left with now are

just memories, maybe not necessarily

about football, but we all experi-

enced the feeling of its presence inour country.

Although we are back to business

now and everything is back to nor-

mal, but here at Conquest for Life we

have so much and interesting reflec-

tions for the past two months.

It is interesting what children in-

volved in our programs got involved

into during June and July. On June 16,

we had My Soccer Festival event in

which we celebrated a National

Youth Day in football fashion asSouth Africa was hosting the FIFA

World Cup. The explosive excitement

was beyond our expectations as chil-

dren come out in huge numbers just

to have fun. They celebrated through

soccer and musical activities.

During the same month (June), we

also had a Soccer Coaching Clinic Pro-

gram that was facilitated by the Ole

Brasil Football Academy. Their aims

were to identify the football talents,

nourish children football skills and get

some of them to go to Brasil and trainthere. I was also happy to see dedica-

tion and involvement from other local

soccer development organizations

like: Sophiatown Football Academy, In

Touch and Florida F.C. that facilitated

our program.

Moreover, beside soccer activities,we also got our kids playing drum

beats with Batala South Africa, (a

drumming band) that also operates in

Brasil, Spain, USA and other major

countries in the world.

Through all these programs, what

matters to me is that they were all

about nothing else but children and

young people having fun, at the same

time having a lot of life experiences

and getting opportunities to widen

their horizons. Which was our dreamcome true here at Conquest for Life

as we strive to be a self-sustaining

youth organization, run by young

people, empowered to become

agents of change by developing their

identity, self worth, and a sense of

community.

We therefore sincerely thank every-

one that helped us in any way

through all our recent activities. As

we are heading for the year-end, we

are looking forward the fruitful futureand we hope to maintain all the rela-

tionships we established so far.

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From Glen Steyn, Conquest for Life CEO

representatives from the Brasilian

government and Mari Carmen from

Embassy of Brasil; Chante Jantjies

(Miss SA teen), SABC 2 Soap, 7de

laans Neville (Zean Meas) and Harry

Siderapoulus from 94.7fm were also

present on the day to interact with

youth and children.

Although children enjoyed to be sere-

naded by local artists, but Batala

South Africa, (a drumming band) con-

ducted by Brasilian drum masters

seemed to have everybodys undi-

vided attention. A drum conductor,

Rosier Carmen said that he liked the

response from South African young

people who seemed to enjoy the

Batalas drumming sounds.

ball Academy, In-Touch and Florida

F.C. also played an integral role in

facilitating the football activities.

Stafford Abrahams from

Sophiatown football Acad-

emy could not complain

about anything as he said

that My Soccer Festival

was a huge success from a

football perspective; and I

am hoping that we will be

able to establish a good

relationship with Ole Brasil

Football Academy.

Other than soccer organi-

zations that took part on My Soccer

Festival, Sparrow Village (a Marais-

burg based NGO that helps orphans

crippled by HIV/AIDS effects) also

partnered with Conquest for Life.As My Soccer Festival was graced by

The main aims of My Soccer Festival

were to make a fun day

for children during

school holidays; and to

celebrate a National

Youth Day with soccer

activities, said Glen

Steyn. Children who

were involved in soccer

activities were jiggling in

rejoice as they were

showing off their talents

to the spectators, at the

same time learning new skills from

the coaches: Perry Rodriquez and

Fabrisso of Ole Brasil Football Acad-

emy who were conducting soccer

activities. Other soccer developmentorganizations like: Sophiatown Foot-

...June 16 My

Soccer Festival

was aboutgiving the youth

of today oppor-

tunities and em-

powerment

Glen Steyn

Conquest for Life CEO, Glen Steyn

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CONTACT

OUR

BRANCHES

JULY SEPTEMBER 2010UMANQOBA

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How can you help Conquest for LifeThe resources required to successfully run an organization such as Conquest for Life are many and varied. The fol-

lowing list are suggestions for you to choose a particular way that you could assist:

A monetary donation between R10 and R1 000 000 or any other amount you feel drawn to donate.

A monthly commitment of R100; R1000; R10 000 which we will use towards meeting our regular

monthly running costs.

Specific donations towards the cost of producing our newsletters and brochures.

Donations of household and office furniture, equipment, stationery including paper, printers, faxes,

carpets, crockery and cutlery, curtaining, linen and accessories. We will gladly come and collect.

Computers and equipment will enable us to meet the growing needs in our Computer Training pro-

gramme as well as running our programmes and administration efficiently.

Hardware supplies like paint, tools and garden equipment will assist us in maintaining the buildings and

gardens at each of our branches.

We welcome anyone who would like to share their time, talents and skills with us that will enable us to

meet all our objectives.

Please feel free to call the Director or any of the Branch Managers and discuss any other ways not mentioned above

that you see will assist us in reaching our objectives.

BANKING DETAILSAccount Name:CONQUESTFOR LIFEBank Name:NEDBANKBranch:INDUSTRIAAccount Type:CurrentAccount Number: 1963 297 113SWIFT ADDRESS: NEDSZAJJ

A Personal message to YOUfrom the CEO:Have you considered ConquestFor Life as yourcharity of Choice for 2010?Are you looking to get involved ina community organization thisyear?Well, look no further, ConquestFor Life is theplace to be.Call me on: +2711 473 1651 ormail me at: [email protected]

Website: www.conquest.org.za

E-mail: [email protected]

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ENNERDALE EXT 0 1809

TEL: 011 855-9591

FAX: 086 6889 303

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3565 HLANGANANI

STREET

ORANGE FARM EXT 1,

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TEL: 011 850 3566

FAX: 086 688 9303

NEWCLARE, HEAD

OFFICE

21 PRICE STREET,

NEWCLARE, 2093

TEL: 011 473-1651

FAX: 086 688 9303

Postal Address

P.O. BOX 88378

NEWCLARE 2112

SOWETO

4088 MEADOWLANDS

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1852 SOWETO

TEL: 011 988 0039

FAX: 086 688 9303

Thank you to our donors

RB HAGGARTTRUST

E Bellairs Trust

Chumba Foundation

The DG Murray Trust

Consol CTP


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Over the past fifteen years, volun-teers have always been undoubtedly

important to the existence of Con-

quest for Life. And no matter where

in the world they come from, but

they always have some things to

say; things that reflect their differ-

ent experiences with Conquest for

Life.

We met her at Conquest for LifeWestbury offices; she is

a kind and soft-hearted

human being full of

love; when we asked to

feature her on this

newsletter, her smile

brightened up her face

like rising sun in the

morning. Her name is

Ateeqa Sanders

(pictured above), she is 18 years old

and lives in Newclare, west of Johan-nesburg; she is currently on Grade 12

at Chris J. Botha Secondary School.

Regarding her recent involvement

with Conquest for Life, she said:

Conquest for Life brought all good

and positive things in my life. It has

been a great learning experience in

terms of life and work. I can really say

that my involvement has prepared

me for all my life after school; I also

learned how to work and communi-

cate with other people effectively.I have also learned to be a good per-

son, to treat others with respect and

to be who I really I am. For me, Con-

quest for Life is not an organization,

but it is a home where I feel welcome,appreciated and cared for. They be-

lieve in hard work and helping the

community; and I would love to be

continuously involved with them to

help them make difference in the

community. Conquest has really

brought hope to all of us for a better

day; therefore I am really grateful for

the opportunity.As she finished tell-

ing her experiences at Conquest for

Life, she got emotional and started

weeping.After completing matric, Ateeqa

would love to travel to Brasil and the

Netherlands. She would also like to

pursue studies in beauty and fashion

related fields.

On the other hand, Jacqui Davis

(pictured, right) is an outgoing,

friendly, vibrant, outspoken, active

and open-minded person. She is also

very religious and at heart cares about

social development and certainly has

a good heart . She was born and bred

in Newclare; she is now

working for Classic fm as

a producer. We inter-

viewed her regarding

her involvement on Con-

quest for Lifes My Soc-

cer Festival that took

place on a Youth Day,

June 16 at Cecil Payne Stadium. She

said:Firstly, Id like to thank God formaking this day possible. Secondly,

Glen Steyn, CEO of Conquest for Life

for involving me in the organising of

the Youth Day event and also every

single person who was part of the

team. Many people have memorable

experiences throughout their lives.

Some may be losing their first tooth, a

first date, graduating high school, or

even a special event that made a dif-

ference. One of the most memorable

experiences in my life was the Youth

Day of Wednesday 16th

June 2010.

Even though the day was busy, my

heart was filled with joy and excite-

ment as I watched the children on the

stadium stands enjoying themselves

and making the most of their Youth

Day. Every individual should realize

the importance of Youth Day. Our

children are the future of our nationand the future of our country de-

pends upon the present children. If

the children do not develop in a

proper way, the country's future will

be ruined. The people that the youth

look up to should send a positive

message to the youngsters. They

should be concerned about the devel-

opment and well being of the chil-

dren. Michael Jordon sends a posi-

tive message to kids such as "stay in

school" and "dont do drugs". Let

this Youth Day remind us that we can

make a difference in the lives of the

less privileged and that we have the

ability to turn a bad situation into

good. This experience has made a big

impact on my life and has helped to

motivate and inspire me to know my

purpose in life.


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Meet two of our volunteers Ateeqa Sanders and Jacqui Davis

Ateeqa Sanders from Newclare,Conquest for Life Volunteer

Jacqui Daviss big smile on the eve

of My Soccer Festival Youth Day

Celebration

Compiled by Thabani Ntuli

For me, Conquest for

Life is not an organi-

zation, but it is a

home where I feel

welcome, appreci-

ated and cared for

Ateeqa Sanders


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Events Photo Gallery My Soccer Festival, June 16

Ole Brasil Football Academy

Coach, Fabrisso

Miss SA Teen, Chante Jant-

jies interacting with children

Coaches from Ole Brasil Football Academy, Perry

Rodriquez and Fabrisso with their trainees

A football game between South Afri-

can and Brazilian local teams

Spectators watching a game at Cecil

Payne stadium

Buses that transported children to the

stadium

Soccer Coaching Clinics conducted by Ole Brasil Football Academy,Conquest for Life, In Touch and Sophiatown Football Academy

Top Left, Top right

and bottom right,

children practicing

various football

skills with coaches

from Ole Football

Academy at Cecil

Payne Stadium in

Maraisburg.

Bottom left, chil-

dren after being

given T. shirts, balls

and certificate for

Participation on

Soccer Coaching

Clinics. Gifts were

provided by Gov-

ernment of Brasil


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By Thabani Ntuli

"2010 is the year that will certainly

be remembered for soccer in SouthAfrica", Glen Steyn, Conquest for Life

CEO said this during Soccer Clinics

Awards' day on 25th

June at Cecil

Payne Stadium in Maraisburg.

Conquest for Life, Sophiatown Foot-

ball Academy and In Touch (football

developing organization) had brought

children from Westbury, Maraisburg,

Noordgesig, Eldorado Park and River-

lea to attend a two-weeks soccer

training skills program that was con-

ducted by Ole Brasil Football Acad-emy in order identify children with

talents; to harness and sharpen those

skills for the better future of football

in South Africa. This program started

on 14th

June, but when it ended on

25th

, awards like: participation certifi-

cates, T-shirts, football magazines,

balls and a lot of other gifts were

given to children as rewards for at-

tending soccer training program. The

government of Brasil and FIFA spon-

sored the program with most of the

gifts that children were awarded withfor their participation in the program.

Perry Rodriquez, a coach from Ole

Brasil Football Academy said that he

identified lot of distinguished and

various football talents here in South

African children, and if those children

were to be thoroughly trained at a

very young age, in the next 15 years

or so South Africa would be too far

regarding football development.

When the soccer training program

starts off again, skills development

will be measured on same partici-pants, but there will be room for new

participants as well. Stafford Abra-

hams from Sophiatown and Glen

Steyn from Conquest for Life thanked

children for their participation and

referred to this initiative as crucial for

social development and youth em-

powerment.


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By Thabani Ntuli

Batala, a Brazilian drum-band trains

youth from Westbury how to play

samba-reggae beats on drums. Train-

ing takes place at Conquest for Life

offices Saturdays. According to Glen

Steyn, CEO of Conquest for Life, theaim behind the Batala initiative is to

build racially and socially inclusive

communities, incorporating gender

sensitivity, and helping the youth to

express themselves through music.

Moreover, the long-term objective for

the drum training is to empower

young people, through self-sustainability and help them develop

their identity, self worth, and a sense

of community.

The trainees also played at the Con-

quest for Lifes Youth Day My SoccerFestival that took place at Cecil Payne

in Maraisburg on June 16. However,

even beyond, the drum activity will

be maintained, sustained and nour-

ished in order to help it grow within

the community. This activity is likely

to open the doors for the trainees,

they might join the travel around the

world and play in other areas where

Batala has other branches such as:

USA, UK, Austria, Spain and of course

Brazil

I love every minute of this activity,

my trainees are committed, dedi-

cated and passionate. And it would

be nice to see more of the youth

coming and learn our way of expres-

sion through playing of drums. said

Rosier Suzan, a Batala South Africa

drum conductor originally from Brazil.

Joshua Steyn, a drum trainee said

that he was pleased with this activity,

he is enjoying it and he would like to

take it further in future.

Batala South Africa trains drum playing skills

Conquest for Life young people from Westbury playing Batala drums

Kids soccer clinics

Children training with Fabrisso from

Ole Brasil Football Academy

Glen Steyn addressing soccer clinics

training participants.

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