Game Changer: Gakeem Staggie talks about Handball and Community impact in Bo-Kaap
On Wednesday Bush radio welcomed in the studio; Gakeem Staggie, president of Bo-Kaap Handball club. Gakeem started out learning about handball, like he said; "Is this really a sport?", but eventually fell in love with not only the sport but also the community surrounding it.
The club was founded in 2022 with support from German handball player, Phillip Bohm, he started educating kids at schools about handball and the fun that comes with it. Handball is according to them not only about the sport itself, to keep the kids in shape and busy, it also brings various social benefits. The club is more a community, a feeling of belonging and helping each other to a goal, which is in this case, to win of course.
Even though handball is not a very known sport in South-Africa, Gakeem is trying to make it more popular. He even wants to bring it to the Olympics in the far future. For right now that means a lot of training and help from outside. One of the things they got help with was the handballs themselves, they aren't made here, so they come all the way from Germany, so that the kids can play here.
It's clear that the club is working very hard for where they are right now. They also had to overcome some challenges, Gakeem tells us that it's hard work setting up a club like this, depending also on the parents and other organisations helping them out.
Gakeem explains that in the end, it's all worth it when the kids play on the field and win their game, "One team, one goal" says he.
Interested about the whole interview? See the video below!
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