Charity Partner

OUR VISION: An equal Eswatini, free from HIV/AIDS infection.

OUR MISSION: To give hope to the youth of Eswatini. We use the game of rugby to engage the children, at the same time educating them about HIV/AIDS, inspiring better leadership in communities, raising awareness of gender violence and promoting the benefits of school and education.

OUR VALUES: We share rugby's core values of respect, discipline, passion, solidarity and integrity.

OUR STRATEGY: Pass the Ball, Not the Virus.

Since 2008, SKRUM has visited 650 of the 817 schools in Eswatini and each year we reach 12,000 young people through school and community sessions. SKRUM introduces them to rugby takes the opportunity to educate the children in HIV/AIDS, gender & health awareness and the social skills necessary for healthy and responsible living. SKRUM also provides dedicated classroom sessions, explicitly reinforcing the crucial and life-changing HIV/AIDS message.

After visiting a school, ‘Sipho’, the SKRUM logo, is painted onto a wall in order that the SKRUM message of Pass the Ball Not the Virus stays with the children long after the session has ended. During school holidays and weekends we run SKRUM rugby sessions and tournaments in local communities, reaching out to adults as well as children.

At this moment in time rugby is one of the fastest growing sports in Eswatini and figures for HIV/AIDS infection are starting to fall. SKRUM is helping and so can you!