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The Umzingisi School of Sporting Excellence (USSE) is a South African Public Benefit Organisation (no. 930025212), aimed at disadvantaged children and young people, particularly orphans and victims of HIV/AIDS. The centre is based in New Brighton, a deprived area of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 150 boys and girls, aged 14-18 years, are currently enrolled.
The School offers full scholarships to those at risk of poverty and hardship. Through holistic sports and education programmes, the School is creating sustainable opportunities for students, investing in their future success as independent individuals and building inspiring stories to lift their peers out of poverty. Many USSE students have excellent sporting potential and share a belief in the power of sport to effect change. However, entry to the School is not exclusive to those with exceptional sporting talent - the primary criterion for entry is social need.
USSE is pioneering in its approach to pastoral care through sport, working collectively with local and international organisations to attain the overall objective of better welfare for local children. The School model combines a traditional teaching syllabus with high class sports programmes as well as essential life skills training on issues such as alcohol abuse and sexual health.
School teaching is delivered to students by trained local professionals. This highlights how USSE benefits the community on a number of levels, training students, employing local people and providing access to sports facilities for the wider community. USSE also invites overseas coaches to support sports training, offering an invaluable opportunity for cultural exchange.