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| Koudougou's Handibasket team being coached. |
Friday 17th February was an enriching day for Team ASK with the long awaited arrival of HSB (Handicap Solidaire Burkina) in Koudougou. For those unfamiliar with Handicap Solidaire Burkina, they are a Non Governmental Organisation based in Pabre, a department of Kadiogo Province in central Burkina Faso. Similar to ASK, they are dedicated to empowering disabled people and challenging widespread discrimination against disability in Burkina Faso. Since HSB share our core values, using inclusive sport, we felt it hugely beneficial to invite them to Koudougou, allowing them to share their wisdom and knowledge in the field of awareness raising and inclusive sports.
Leaving
around 7 o'clock from Pabre, they arrived with a minibus full of
energetic volunteers, staff members and wheelchairs strapped securely
to the roof. Having detoured by Ouagadougou on the way, HSB successfully collected several members of their handibasket team who kindly agreed to coach our team. We were all
delighted to see the bus pull up at the stadium (as well as a tiny
bit relieved), after what had reportedly been an 'eventful' journey.
Focusing
the session around sports management coaching and inclusive sports
training, the day was to be organised in two halves, one of which was
to take place on the basketball courts with the HSB coaches whilst
the inclusive sports session was to be held on the neighbouring pitch. For
our basketball team, the training was a chance for them to learn how
to warm up properly, focus on key skills, learn new drills,
refine their technique and better their game. It was a huge success
with many of our members left feeling exhausted but thoroughly
satisfied. This support, structure and training is exactly what our
team here in Koudougou need to continue to develop and welcome in new
players.
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| Handibasket team working together on team drills. |
Likewise, the inclusive sports training was very informative. We were superbly coached by Bea and Nick, two members of the HSB team who, after providing a quick definition of inclusive sports, showed us a variety of adaptive games. Each sport was designed to put members of the public in the situation of a disabled person, making them aware of the challenges they face and reinforcing our overarching message of inclusion. Disabled people can and must be given the chance to achieve the same as those without a disability!
Below
are several examples of the type of games HSB demonstrated:
Injured Soldier
This involves throwing a ball in a circle to each participant and those who drop it, lose an arm and a leg each time until they are eventually kneeling on the ground with only one arm to catch the ball. This game clearly demonstrates how difficult it can be when we have restricted mobility.
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| Injured soldier, inclusive sports game. |
Goalball
This is a game for
the blind. Using a special ball with a bell in
the middle, the players must locate the ball and roll it to the other
side in order to score. They must listen to locate the ball rather than using their eyes. Once thrown, if the ball crosses the line then the team scores a point.
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| Team ASK practising Goalball with HSB, a game for the blind. |
Bucket game
This game incorporates several
different disabilities. Similar to a relay race, there are two teams
who compete against one another, some of whom are blindfolded, some
using crutches and others who have no use of their
hands. The volunteers must race to collect water from the bucket at
the other end and bring it back to their own bucket. The team with
the most amount of water in their bucket at the end wins. This game
was extremely effective and is a particularly fun one to run with a
younger target audience.
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| HSB v ASK playing the bucket game. |
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| HSB volunteer showing the use of no hands. |
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| Lilly, one of our UK volunteers playing the bucket game, blindfolded. |
Blind Running
During
this game, the volunteers are blindfolded and must run along a string
and back. The string is there in order to guide the blind volunteer
safely to the finish line. Although very simple in theory, this game
perfectly demonstrates just how challenging and scary life is for those who have no vision.
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| Ruben attempting 'blind running' along a string. |
We
would like to thank HSB and their coaches from Ouagadougou for such a
thorough and inclusive training. Not only were we able to develop new skills and learn new games but HSB also generously
donated a Toorball for which we are extremely grateful. This resource
will allow Team ASK to better support the members of our blind
association and to continue to develop inclusive sports for all types of disability.
«TOUS FAISONS DU HANDICAP UN SIMPLE MOT SANS GRAND EFFET»
«LETS TURN DISABILITY INTO A SIMPLE WORD WITH NO REPERCUSSIONS »
19/02/2017
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La version française:
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| L'équipe de Koudougou en phase pratique de la formation. |
La
journée du 17 février était très fructueuse en enseignement. En
effet, nous avons reçu la visite de HSB (Handicap Solidaire
Burkina) pour profiter de leur expérience en termes de
sensibilisations et de sports inclusifs. Pour ceux qui ne connaissent
pas HSB, c'est un ONG qui se trouve à Pabre dans le province de
Kodiago. Comme l'équipe ASK, ils
travaillent sur la protection et promotion des droits des personnes
vivant avec un handicap en utilisant le sport comme moyen de
renforcer leur message.
Accompagné
de leur moniteurs de handibasket,
l’équipe de HSB a donné une formation a l’équipe ASK suivi
d’une séance d’entrainement a l’équipe handiclub de
Koudougou.
La journée a commencé
par un exposé sur
les bienfaits du sport animé par
Abdoul Aziz Ouedraogo et
Arouna Ouedraogo. Apres cela s’en est suivie la séance
d’entrainement proprement dit pilote par les deux moniteurs de HSB.
Trois tours du terrain ont marqué
le début des entrainements dont trois volontaires nationaux
Abdoul Aziz de HSB, Abdoul Karim et Franck de ASK ont
pris part a ladite séance de réchauffement avec l’équipe de
handibasket.
A
la suite du réchauffement, les joueurs ont enchainé
avec les jeux de passe-passe et de shut au but. Après l’équipe a
été également formé au système d’attaque dont avec une
pratique de deux défenseurs et trois attaquants. Pour boucler la
séance d’entrainement, les joueurs ont été utiles en technique
de tir sur le but qui consistait a visé le carre noir de la planche.
Pour
s’assurer de la bonne compréhension des techniques enseignées,
l’équipe a été divisé en deux pour un match qui a permis de
montrer la compréhension rapide des techniques apprises. Durant
toute la séance, Abdoul Karim
Kanazoe et Arouna Ouedraogo (deux volontaires nationaux de
ASK) ont assisté pour s’approprier des techniques pour assurer la
suite des activités alors que
Adam de HSB à jouer le rôle d’arbitre.
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L'équipe de Koudougou et de HSB en plein entrainement.
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Au niveau du sport inclusif, nous
avons été brillamment coachés par Bea et Nick. Après nous avoir
défini le sport inclusif, ils nous ont appris les différents types
de sports qu’on pourra pratiquer lors de nos prochaines
sensibilisations. Ces jeux ont été abordé pour le grand plaisir de notre équipe
Quelques exemples de ces jeux:
Injured Soldier
Vous perdez un pied et un bras si vous n'arrivez pas à attraper la balle. Ce jeu vise à sensibiliser les gens sur les difficultés auxquelles font face les personnes vivant avec un handicap.
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| Injured soldier, le sport inclusif. |
Goalball
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| L'équipe ASK en train de pratiquer le Goalball avec HSB, un jeu adapté aux aveugles. |
Bucket game
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| HSB v ASK |
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| Un des volontaires de HSB sans l'usage de ses mains. |
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| Lily, une de nos volontaires britanniques en train de chercher le seau |
Course des aveugles
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Ruben, volontaire britannique qui court aveugle en utilisant une corde pour le guider.
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Par la suite nos hôtes nous ont donné des conseils relatifs à la
pratique des sports inclusifs et les précautions qui y sont liées.
Pour
allier l’acte à la parole, nous avons tous rejoint le terrain pour
une pratique de ces différents sports. Après avoir préparé le
terrain nous avons commencé le jeu one arm, one leg et par la suite
bucket game, blind running, three legged race et enfin le boccia.
Juste après les jeux nous avons pris une photo d’ensemble et les
remercier pour leur disponibilité.
«TOUS FAISONS DU HANDICAP UN SIMPLE MOT SANS GRAND EFFET»
«LETS TURN DISABILITY INTO A SIMPLE WORD WITH NO REPERCUSSIONS »
Ecrit par Farouk Zare, Arouna Ouedraogo et Abdoul Karim Kanazoe.
19/02/2017
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