Our Key Pillars
Education
Employment
Athlete Development
Enabling Access
Develop and implement a range of programs focused on increasing access to education and supporting attainment
Creating Opportunity
Local employment opportunities developed to support the coordination and delivery of programs
Building a Pathway
Create a suite of sports development programs to uncover and nurture the raw sporting talent in Uganda
Projects
Working across a wide range of environments The Grass to Gold Foundation aim to...
Grass Roots Participation
Based on Netball Australia’s “Net-set-go” program, Grass to Gold delivers a school based program targeting girls aged 5-16
Scholarship Program
Grass to Gold works with communities to identify young women not attending school and supports both their families and the girls themselves
Athlete Development
G2G is implementing an athlete development program to identify and nurture local athletes
Coach Devlopment
Grass to Gold delivers a coaching program focused on the development of local coaches from grass roots to elite levels
Rising Leaders
The Grass to Gold Rising Leaders program focuses on developing the employment capacity of local youth
Facility Development
Grass to Gold designs and builds dedicated Netball courts in targeted schools and communities to support the growth of our other programs
Sustainability
We believe in planning for tomorrow today. Grass to Gold understands it is playing just one small but important role within in a much lager collection of organisations who together are shaping a brighter future for the next generation. Grass to Gold root all our work within the 17 goals for sustainable development as laid out by the United Nations Development Programme
No Poverty
Eradicating poverty in all its forms remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. While the number of people living in extreme poverty dropped by more than half between 1990 and 2015, too many are still struggling for the most basic human needs.
Globally, about 736 million people are still living on less than US$1.90 a day (2015), many lacking access to adequate food, clean drinking water and sanitation.
Good Health and Wellbeing
Health is a driver, indicator and outcome of sustainable development. Healthy people are better able to contribute to the development of their countries. The world has made great progress against several of the leading causes of death and disease. Life expectancy has increased dramatically; infant and maternal mortality have declined; we have turned the tide on the HIV epidemic, and malaria deaths have halved.
Quality Education
While Africa made the greatest progress in primary school enrollment among all developing regions – from 52 percent in 1990, up to 78 percent in 2012 – large disparities still remain. Children from the poorest households are up to four times more likely to be out of school than those of the richest households. Disparities between rural and urban areas also remain high
Gender Equality
Ending all forms of discrimination against women and girls is not only a basic human right, but it also crucial to accelerating sustainable development. It has been proven time and again, that empowering women and girls has a multiplier effect, and helps drive up economic growth and development across the board.
Decent Work and Economic Growth
As the global economy continues to recover we are seeing slower growth, widening inequalities, and not enough jobs to keep up with a growing labour force. According to the International Labour Organization, more than 204 million people were unemployed in 2015.
Sustainable Communities
Extreme poverty is often concentrated in urban spaces, and national and city governments struggle to accommodate the rising population in these areas. Making cities safe and sustainable means ensuring access to safe and affordable housing, and upgrading slum settlements. It also involves investment in public transport, creating green public spaces, and improving urban planning and management in a way that is both participatory and inclusive.
