Question NW3714 to the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
12 December 2023 - NW3714
Sibiya, Ms DP to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
What (a) total number of schools and communities his department has provided with sports equipment for sports and attires for increased participation in school sports and community recreation activities in rural and township locations and (b) impact has been recorded by the specified interventions within the current medium-term strategic framework?
Reply:
(a). My department was able to provide support to 19 558 schools, clubs and hubs with the sport equipment and attire to the community from April 2018-March 2023. This is against the target of 12 500 Schools, Hubs and Clubs that were targeted during the same period.
- 2018/19 – 2 963 Schools, Hubs and Clubs were provided with Equipment and Attire
- 2019/20 – 3 762 Schools, Hubs and Clubs were provided with Equipment and Attire
- 2020/21 – 3 939 Schools, Hubs and Clubs were provided with Equipment and Attire
- 2021/22 – 4 732 Schools, Hubs and Clubs were provided with Equipment and Attire
- 2022/23 – 4 165 Schools, Hubs and Clubs were provided with Equipment and Attire
(b). During the same period, we were able to ensure that we increase the levels of participation in sport and recreation, improve the health of the citizens through active participation and minimize the increase in non-communicable diseases by ensuring that citizens have access to adequate equipment to practice. It should also be noted that, though 2019-2021, we had the Covid-19 pandemic, that minimized the participation in mass participation programmes, innovative and remote programmes were put in place on various virtual platforms, to promote participation.