The £3,000 grant will be used by Salaam Peace to deliver a weekly football session at Edinburgh Primary School in Walthamstow for 13-16 year old boys
A Waltham Forest charity dedicated to delivering sports and education training programmes to young people has received a £3,000 grant from London City Airport to continue its work.
The £3,000 grant will be used to deliver a weekly football session at Edinburgh Primary School in Walthamstow for 13-16 year old boys, in addition to football coaching activator workshops and accredited sports coaching courses.
Speaking about the grant, a spokesperson for Salaam Peace said: “We are delighted to be recipients of the London City Airport Community Grant Fund! Our project aims to enhance the physical and mental well-being, social mixing and employability skills of teenage boys from underserved communities.”
The grant comes from London City Airport’s Community Grant Fund which provides a yearly pot of £75,000 to local charities and organisations that represent inclusive and diverse communities across East London.
Salaam Peace, which has an office in Walthamstow, began as a bid to change perceptions of Muslims following the 7/7 terror attacks and then quickly began offering sports workshops to underserved young people in East London.
John Jones, Sports Development Manager at London Youth, a network of charities of which Salaam Peace is a member, said: “Salaam Peace reflect what we believe at London Youth. Young people need opportunities outside of education and the home to have fun with their friends, be healthy and make positive change in their local community. I have worked with Salaam Peace since 2013, and their impact on young people’s lives has and continues to be transformative. They are rightly regarded as a key part of the local DNA – ensuring young people have access to a safe space and trusted adults to enable them to make the often complex journey through childhood and the teenage years.”
Zayd, a young person who has benefited from Salaam Peace’s sports programmes, told the Echo that as a consequence of working with Salaam Peace, he has been able to “enjoy sports a lot more and learned many skills” which he can use in his future career. Zayd added: “Salaam Peace has given me an opportunity to show leadership from captaining the u16s team and also helping out in multisport sessions throughout the week”.
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