#PlayBeyondBarriers

Empowering Children
With Disabilities

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Fostering Inclusion

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Our Vision

Ensuring every child with disability prospers to success through ‘Right to Play’

Umoya aims to break this barrier to harness every child’s inner love for playing to harness their innate curiosity, and enhance confidence to build physically and socio-emotionally active children.

Every Child has a common love for play.

Umoya, loosely translates to ‘Spirit’ in African language Zulu, strongly rests on that very same philosophy that all children are same and Sports benefits everyone equally, disregarding their gender, (dis)ability, age, race or socio-economic background.

Umoya Sports leverages Sport for development in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, fostering connections and creating an environment for inclusivity, growth, and peace

Our Belief

Every child possesses an innate love for play and inherent goodness and potential, which should be nurtured through joyful experiences

Our Goal

Bring joy through play to 1 million children with disabilities by 2035.

I will win, but if I cannot win, I will be brave in the attempt

- Special Olympics International

Play is the first form of learning for every child, unfortunately, it is also the first form of exclusion for children with disabilities.

The Disability crisis

Children with Disabilities (CwD) are at a great disadvantage in India’

Play Crisis

4 in 5 CwD do NOT have an opportunity to play with friends

Education Crisis

25% of CwD aged between 5 and 19 do not attend any school

Education Crisis

40% of CwD drop out of schools due to lack of inclusive practices

Health Crisis

57% PwD are more likely to be obese due to limited physical activity

Economic Crisis

70% PwD are unemployed as a result of skill gap and lack of opportunities

Our approach

Building Brighter and Stronger Tomorrow

Umoya empowers children and youth with disabilities, enabling them to lead enriched lives.

We equip them with socio-emotional and life skills such as confidence, teamwork and communication; providing physical and mental well-being; and building an ‘Inclusive Culture’ through sports and play-based education programs in schools and low-income communities.

Umoya’s mission centers around the child, collaborating with key stakeholders in their development—parents, teachers, government, and non-government institutions—across three essential verticals, empowering a child with disability in their journey from on-field success to off-the-field.