{"id":2332,"date":"2025-02-18T15:05:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T15:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/?post_type=innovation&#038;p=2332"},"modified":"2025-03-12T20:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T20:06:12","slug":"matchfit","status":"publish","type":"innovation","link":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/fr\/innovations\/matchfit\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Fit &#8211; using football to promote mental health and wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53527219384_2986fa81c2_o-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53527219384_2986fa81c2_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53527219384_2986fa81c2_o-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53527219384_2986fa81c2_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53527219384_2986fa81c2_o-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53527219384_2986fa81c2_o-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53527219384_2986fa81c2_o-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: Tackle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"ql-bg-container-block_3b499c9ba46b234ef24112450075f1a5\" class=\"acf-block ql-bg-container bg-white\"><div class=\"ql-bg-container-inner\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Organisation de mise en \u0153uvre : <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tackleafrica.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tackle<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type de projet :&nbsp;<\/strong>D\u00e9monstration de principe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lieu :&nbsp;<\/strong>Gu\u00e9diawaye, Senegal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Domaine(s) th\u00e9matique(s)<\/strong>: Arts, Games, Sports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tackle-Primary-Logo-RGB-1024x395.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2333\" style=\"width:166px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tackle-Primary-Logo-RGB-1024x395.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tackle-Primary-Logo-RGB-500x193.jpg 500w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tackle-Primary-Logo-RGB-768x297.jpg 768w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tackle-Primary-Logo-RGB-1536x593.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tackle-Primary-Logo-RGB-2048x791.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tackle-Primary-Logo-RGB-18x7.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Match Fit\u2019, in partnership with the Association of Working Children and Youth, is testing the effectiveness of experiential football sessions to improve young people\u2019s mental health knowledge, dispel harmful cultural beliefs and reduce mental health-related stigma in schools across Gu\u00e9diawaye, Senegal. The project aims to address three elements to promote wellbeing holistically: <strong>(1)<\/strong> Participation in sport, <strong>(2)<\/strong> Removal of judgement and stigma by providing a safe space to discuss taboo topics in groups of 20-25 peers with trained teachers\/coaches, and <strong>(3)<\/strong> experiential learning through representations on the pitch, addressing the lack of mental health knowledge. Alongside the football activities, the project will engage parents and religious leaders in group workshops to foster intergenerational dialogue and interactive discussions on mental health issues and ensure that key messages are framed in culturally appropriate ways and resonate with local beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"ql-button-block_d11ec8a089a7e9fd40a6715a63a830bc\" class=\"acf-block ql-button button-left\"><a class=\"ql-button-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tackleafrica.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Tackle&#8217;s website to learn more!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"template":"","innovation_country":[51],"innovation_project_type":[41],"driver":[69],"thematic-area":[65,60,70],"class_list":{"0":"post-2332","1":"innovation","2":"type-innovation","3":"status-publish","5":"innovation_country-senegal","6":"innovation_project_type-proof-of-concept","7":"driver-stigma","8":"thematic-area-arts","9":"thematic-area-games","10":"thematic-area-sports","11":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Match Fit - using football to promote mental health and wellbeing - Being | Grand Challenges Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/fr\/innovations\/matchfit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Match Fit - using football to promote mental health and wellbeing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/fr\/innovations\/matchfit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Being | Grand Challenges Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thebeinginitiative\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-12T20:06:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53527219384_2986fa81c2_o-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@beinginitiative\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimation du temps de lecture\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/innovations\/matchfit\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/innovations\/matchfit\/\",\"name\":\"Match Fit - using football to promote mental health and wellbeing - Being | Grand Challenges Canada\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/innovations\/matchfit\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/innovations\/matchfit\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53527219384_2986fa81c2_o-1024x683.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-18T15:05:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-12T20:06:12+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/innovations\/matchfit\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/innovations\/matchfit\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/innovations\/matchfit\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53527219384_2986fa81c2_o-1024x683.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53527219384_2986fa81c2_o-1024x683.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/innovations\/matchfit\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Innovations\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/innovations\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Match Fit &#8211; 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