PACES Charity - Palestine Association for Children's Encouragement of Sports

About PACES PACES is a UK based charity established in 2006, with the aim of providing healthy, structured after-school sports programs for Palestinian girls and boys ages 6-16 years living in refugee camps and most marginalized areas in Palestine, Jordan, and Lebanon. Through its core sports for development program, PACES provides children with multiple educational benefits to help them thrive in their own communities. PACES also builds local capacity by training and hiring leaders in the local communities as coaches to deliver the sports program, and partnering with local clubs and sports centers to facilitate the outreach and delivery of the program. Since establishment, PACES has served over 35,000 children, 2,350 young female and male coaches, and over 200 local sports clubs. PACES’ program promotes gender equality, and has successfully reached and maintained a 50% female participation rate. PACES Objectives: – To enhance children’s life skills and promote positive development through PACES’ Sports for Development Program. – To enhance employability skills for young female and male coaches. – To enhance the capacity of Local Partners to contribute to the development of local communities – To provide equal opportunities for both genders in sports