What is the Darling Health and Sport Centre?
– Our Patrons – The Big Celebration! – The new website! – Help us complete the Centre – Drama Lessons What is the Darling Health and Sport Centre? The Darling Health and Sport Centre is a multi-purpose Centre which will be available for all members of the community. The Centre will consist of a swimming pool (and related facilities: ablution facilities, pump house, etc.), a multi-purpose activities centre and an early-childhood development centre. Phase 1A of the Centre is the swimming pool and it is with this phase that construction will begin at the end of May 2009. The construction of Phase 1B (early childhood development centre and the multi-purpose activities centre) will begin later this year, depending on the availability of funding. Our Patrons We are blessed to have some truly dynamic people supporting this project. Pieter-Dirk Uys is not only the patron of The Darling Trust, but also a patron of the Darling Health and Sport Centre. We are also blessed to have Archbishop Emeri
The Darling Health and Sport Centre consists of a swimming pool, activities centre and learning centre. Later phases include upgrading the clinic and establishing further sporting grounds. The focus will be on encouraging a fit, healthy and productive lifestyle, building of a community spirit, enhancing self-confidence and harmony. The ultimate objective is to contribute to the prevention of HIV and AIDS, substance abuse, violence and crime. Why does Darling need this Centre? Darling is a village consisting of 10,000 people, 4,000 of whom are under the age of 18. A majority of the population live in RDP houses. As with many housing projects of this kind there are very few communal facilities available. Unemployment and the prevalence of drugs, violence, crime, alcohol abuse and HIV/AIDS pose major challenges to the community at large, in particular to the youth. The lack of any leisure infrastructure and facilities to support an active and healthy lifestyle is contributing significantl
