The Chairman of Rangers International Football Club Foundation, Coach Ebere Amaraizu, has commended the collaborative efforts of Cope and Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation towards the establishment of multi-sports activities for the special education center, school for the hearing and speech impaired, situated at Ogbete, Coal Camp, Enugu State.
On February 7, 2025, Coach Amaraizu, a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Life Coach, addressed the media regarding the multi sports activities framework initiated by Cope and Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation. This framework is in alignment with Rangers International Football Club Foundation’s strategic action plan for Sports, Physical Health, and Wellbeing, as well as other initiatives.
According to him, the establishment of multi-sport activities, particularly for these special needs children, will assist in improving their lives by stabilizing their cognitive, affective, and psychomotor abilities. The Cope and Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation is committed to enhancing community sports and multi-sport activities in collaboration with Rangers International Football Club Foundation to achieve significant outcomes through the utilization of sports as a means of skill development, resilience strengthening, burnout prevention, and social benefits that will enable them to embrace an inclusive environment with a sense of community cohesion.
With the provision of a tournament chess board, the reactivation of their volleyball court, and the provision of footballs, among other things, the school will be able to offer a variety of sports activities, allowing each student to engage in their preferred sports.
It’s worth noting that Cope and Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation, in collaboration with Rangers International FC Foundation, conducted psychosocial engagement activities at the school for the hearing and speech-impaired students on January 31, 2025. During these activities, they donated footballs, tournament chess boards, table tennis balls, and bats to the school.
In addition, The Foundation has also reactivated the volleyball court and made it functional. Furthermore, they have made another strong effort to recover the football pitch from erosion for its utilization.
During the handover ceremony for the sports equipment, Reverend Chukwudiebube Nwachukwu, Executive Director of Cope and Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation, underscored the primary objective of the intervention in the school, which is to provide beneficial interventions that will enhance the well-being of these hearing and speech-impaired students, thereby improving their productivity and promoting inclusivity for sustainable development.
