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Help make dreams come true: Boxing shoes for girls in Elandsdoorn

In Elandsdoorn, South Africa, there is a group of around 40 girls who not only pursue sporting goals through boxing, but also develop self-confidence and strength. But their training conditions are anything but ideal: without shoes and in everyday clothes, they do their best to fight for a better future.

With your help, we can change this! Give these girls prospects for the future and the chance to train under fair and safe conditions. The story of Kgaogelo Mahlake is an example of how important this support is.

Kgaogelo Mahlake – a young talent with a great passion for boxing

Kgaogelo, 14 years old, lives in the small community of Tambo Village with her parents and four siblings. She finds school difficult: at 14, she is only in the fourth grade. But thanks to her dream of proving herself in boxing and her dedication, she is one of two girls who have already qualified for district competitions. She trains regularly with great dedication.

However, her family’s economic situation poses a challenge. The father works 80 kilometers away, while the mother tries to cope with daily life on her own. A small garden that helped the family was destroyed by stray animals. The family relies on the support of the Ndlovu Care Group, which assists them with food, education and water supply programs.

Why boxing is so important for girls

Training at the boxing school not only strengthens the girls’ physical fitness, but also gives them the chance to assert themselves in a challenging environment. Boxing helps them to develop self-confidence and mental strength – skills that will accompany them throughout their lives.

Your support counts: Donations for shoes

The 40 or so girls at the boxing school are currently training without sports shoes. We want to give them the best possible training and are therefore collecting money for 20 pairs of boxing shoes.

How you can help:

Please make a donation to the Hugo Tempelman Foundation and enter “Boxing School” in the subject line. With your support, we will ensure that the girls no longer have to train barefoot in the future.

Bank details of the Hugo Tempelman Foundation:
IBAN: DE21 1012 0100 0007 7770 06

or via Paypal
spenden@hugo-tempelman-stiftung.de

Your donation counts and makes a difference! Let’s give hope together – for the girls in Elandsdoorn and beyond.

We would like to thank everyone who has supported us this year and wish you, your families and friends a wonderful Christmas and a peaceful New Year!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Hugo Tempelman Foundation

Boxing for a better future: The Hugo Tempelman Foundation and Nikki Adler empower girls in South Africa

In 2022, the Hugo Tempelman Foundation (HTS) opened a boxing school in Elandsdoorn, South Africa, together with multiple world boxing champion Nikki Adler and the Ndlovu Care Group. This initiative aims to empower young girls – not only physically, but also mentally. Through boxing training, the participants develop self-confidence, stamina and resilience – essential qualities for asserting themselves in a region affected by high levels of gender-based violence.

HTS covers all of the school’s running costs and the salaries of the trainers. Musa Sipelo in particular, an experienced boxing coach, shapes the school with his passion and expertise. He not only teaches the girls technical skills such as defensive and offensive boxing techniques, but also important life skills. Sipelo helps them to strengthen their self-confidence, overcome inner boundaries and stand up to life’s challenges. In a community that is often characterized by injustice and violence, Musa Sipelo encourages these young women not only to become strong fighters in the ring, but also strong personalities in life.

Special thanks to @Nikki Adler, whose commitment and expertise made the founding of the boxing school possible. Through her support, she has laid the foundation for a project that goes far beyond sporting success. We would also like to thank the Hammer company, which – through Nikki Adler – has provided important equipment for the boxing school. Their contributions ensure optimal training conditions and show how valuable partnerships are for the success of such initiatives.

The project is part of the holistic approach of the Ndlovu Care Group and the Hugo Tempelman Foundation, which have been working for years to sustainably improve life in the region through health, education and sport. Together, they are demonstrating that sport can be a tool for change – towards a fairer and stronger community.

Strength through boxing!

The Ndlovu PowerGirls boxing initiative actively fights against gender-based violence in South Africa’s rural areas. The program offers weekly boxing and self-defense classes for girls. The aim is to promote not only physical but also mental independence and to overcome challenges.

This program is particularly important in South Africa, a country with a high rate of violence. We are proud to have opened a boxing school together with boxing world champion Nikki Adler in Elandsdoorn/South Africa in 2022, which is still very well attended today and has already had its first successes. Next month, a small competition will take place where the girls can show what they have learned so far.

In the video, Feline shares her impressions of the current boxing training. The 19-year-old is currently doing her voluntary service with the Ndlovu Care Group.

Training at the new boxing school in Elandsdoorn

Nikki Adler’s newly opened boxing school in Elandsdoorn is extremely popular. There are currently 40 girls enrolled. Rina trains here regularly with the little ones.

World Mental Health Day – Not all scars are visible

Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the Mental Health Action Day. It aims to raise awareness, make information about mental illness accessible and express solidarity with mentally ill people and their families.

In hardly any other country are violent attacks on women as ubiquitous as in South Africa. The corona lockdown has exacerbated the situation. Emotional, psychological, sexual, economic abuse – this is still commonplace in the lives of many women. The psychological consequences are long-term, unseen and untreated.

There is no therapeutic treatment: this value is not only priceless for many, but also unrecognized, as abusive everyday life is normal in many cases.

The Hugo Tempelman Foundation actively supports and strengthens the Ndlovu Care Group’s commitment to creating awareness in this area. With the founding of PowerGirls, even very young women are to be given an understanding of self-worth and personal responsibility.

Our latest project is to work with Nikki Adler to set up a boxing school for young girls in Elandsdoorn. Self-defense and self-confidence are core skills that the boxing world champion wants to teach.

Opening of the boxing school for girls in Elandsdoorn with boxing world champion Nikki Adler

This Friday, boxing world champion Nikki Adler and the Hugo Tempelman Foundation are opening a boxing school for girls in Elandsdoorn, South Africa. The aim: to empower girls, boost their self-confidence, make them aware of their own strength and show them how to defend themselves for their own protection. This is particularly important in view of the fact that South Africa has one of the highest rape rates in the world.

The first girls learn boxing at the Nikki Adler boxing school in Elandsdoorn.

Nikki Adler with her two trainers Rina and Venice.

The Ndlovu Youth Choir performs at the opening of the boxing school.

Nikki Adler, boxing world champion, founds boxing school for girls with Hugo Tempelman Foundation

Nikki Adler started boxing as a teenager and promised herself at the very beginning: “If I become world champion one day, I’ll build a school in Africa.” Professional boxer Nikki Adler (32) has won six world titles in her extraordinary career, including the golden WBC super middleweight belt.

For girls in particular, boxing can open up a whole new world. South Africa has one of the highest rape rates in the world. Empowering women, promoting their self-confidence

and to show them how they can defend themselves for their own protection is particularly close to Nikki Adler’s heart. “In Germany, I already had to fight hard for my dream in a male-dominated world, but these conditions for a self-determined life are so much tougher and unfair. This is the right place to fulfill my promise.”

At the beginning of the month, some members of the foundation visited the Ndlovu Care Group in Elandsdoorn together with Nikki to get a first impression. Nikki was impressed by the whole concept, the location and, above all, the people who live here. So it was no longer a question of whether she wanted to get involved here. It was more a question of when she could start.

Nikki immediately began looking for a local trainer to teach the girls. Charlotte, whose journey we have been following for many years, immediately made herself available.

The two hit it off straight away. Charlotte completed her first training sessions with Nikki on site. In future, regular training and instruction sessions will be held via video. And Charlotte will then pass on her knowledge to the girls on site.

Hugo Tempelman is enthusiastic about the project: “If you look around Africa, it is always the strong woman who carries Africa. But there is so much injustice against women. In the area where we live, young girls have a lot of problems with rape, abuse and lack of respect. With Nikki, we have learned that boxing is not just a combat sport, but also a defense sport. When we start a program like this together with such a professional on the team, it’s great.”