Programme 03 — Sports & tournaments
A tournament is the one day a year a school gets to be a stadium.
Inter-school kabaddi, volleyball and kho-kho, run with the schools themselves — a proper ground, a referee, a cup and a crowd.
Sport is the cheapest way to make a school feel alive, and the first thing cut when money is short. Our tournament is deliberately simple: three sports, teams from nearby government and aided schools, and a rule that every registered child plays at least one match.
We arrange the ground, the referees, water, first aid and the cups. The schools bring the teams and the cheering.
How it is run
The tournament is run with the host school and the district's physical education teachers, not around them. Entry is free, travel for visiting teams is paid by the foundation, and the results are published with photographs.
What it includes
The short list, agreed with the school, the home or the household.
How you can help
Three ways that actually move this programme forward.
Sponsor a tournament day
Ground, referees, water, first aid, cups and travel for the visiting schools.
Referee for a day
If you played the game, you can officiate it.
Give kit, not cups
Balls, nets, stumps and kho-kho poles outlast every trophy.
Write to kalamfoundationts@gmail.com or sign up as a volunteer. We answer within three working days.
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