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Authentic Sport. Real Impact. Growing Young African Leaders.

Empowering Youth Through Sport, Education & Community.

Diski Nine9 uses the power of football and life-skills mentorship to build resilient young leaders across South Africa.

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1,100+
Active youth reached annually
11+
Years of uninterrupted Soweto impact, est. 2015
4
UN SDG strategic pillars
100%
Section 18A & B-BBEE SED compliant

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Weekly sport is how we reach young people. What follows – tutoring, mental-health support, work experience and business skills – is how we change outcomes.

How we work

Our name carries our method: engage, educate, empower.

  1. 1

    Engage

    We reach children and young people through weekly soccer, netball and chess, run close to home in Soweto, Ennerdale and Lakeview.

  2. 2

    Educate

    Sport opens the door to after-school tutoring, literacy and numeracy support, mental-health workshops and life skills.

  3. 3

    Empower

    Young people move into work and enterprise through National Youth Service placements, coaching pathways and business training for young women.

How you can help

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Partners and sponsorship

We work with companies, foundations and public bodies that share our commitment to young people. Partnerships are recognised through Section 18A receipts and B-BBEE socio-economic development documentation.

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About Diski Nine9

Founded to bridge the gap between grassroots sports and holistic youth development, Diski Nine9 delivers structured coaching, academic support, and wellness programmes.

What our name means

DiskiTownship slang for soccer – the most loved game in the world.
Nine9Slang for authentic, real. No shortcuts, no pity – real outcomes.

Our mission is to use sport to engage, educate and empower children, youth and their communities toward a brighter future. In 2026 that work reached Soweto, Ennerdale and Lakeview Informal Settlement.

Diski Nine9 team in red shirts celebrating on stadium steps Young learners working through a life-skills worksheet with a facilitator Netball team celebrating on the court

Our four focus areas

Each programme is aligned to one of four United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which also makes funding easy to report against ESG and CSI frameworks.

Our programmes

In 2026 we ran seven programmes across Soweto, Ennerdale and Lakeview Informal Settlement – from an 11-year-old’s first mental-health workshop to a young woman’s first business plan. Explore them, then register a team or volunteer.

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Governance and leadership

Diski Nine9 Africa NPC is governed by an independent board with experience in finance, audit, risk and sport. Our programme team runs the work in the community.

Executive & independent board

Operational & programme team

Registered NPCDiski Nine9 Africa NPC, governed by an independent board
PBO with Section 18AEvery eligible donation receives a tax-deductible receipt
B-BBEE SED verifiedContributions count toward Socio-Economic Development
M&E trained by LaureusMonitoring and evaluation training strengthens how we track and report impact

News and events

Milestones, events and updates from our programmes and partners.

Support young people in Soweto

Give once or monthly, or partner with us through CSI. All donations qualify for a Section 18A tax receipt.

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