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For several years, the Judo in Schools programme in Namibia has been developing to offer more opportunities to young children to practise judo and learn its values. Recently a group of judoka led by Stompie Matthyser, cross the border with South Africa to participate in the South Africa Judo Schools Open, open for 8 to 12 year old participants. The event took place in Johannesburg’s Wits University.
Each year the South Africa Judo Open attracts judoka from not only the host nation but also several neighbouring countries and this year the Namibia Judo in Schools project took the courageous decision to join in, managing travel, organisation and funding issues that would make most baulk.
On 19th March 2022 we wrote about the visit of Johannes and Regina Daxbacher to Lesotho and South Africa. Let’s focus today on their stay in South Africa where they supported the Judo for Peace South Africa programme led by IJF Academy alumni Roberto Orlando, who has been developing an extensive programme, financed by the International Judo Federation, aiming to deepen the inclusion of refugees within local communities, while offering new life opportunities to those in need.