MOD Programme The Mass Participation, Opportunity and Access, Development and Growth (MOD) programme is one of the flagship initiatives of the Western Cape Government and central to the ethos of creating a socially inclusive and active Western Cape. There are currently 174 MOD centres across the province that provide sport and recreational activities to over 12 000 learners from disadvantaged communities and underserved schools. MOD has expanded significantly since its introduction in 2010 and now provides employment and skills development to over 500 community workers across the province. MOD brings together different government departments and stakeholders, and is a shining example of how the Western Cape can work better together. Department of Cultural Affairs & Sport

What is a MOD Centre? It is where, on a daily basis, the child's academic-based facility is transformed into a recreation and/or sport-based facility after the child has completed his/her academic day. It provides the child with a facility to develop holistically. This development takes place through psychological stimulation during school hours and physiological and spiritual stimulation after school hours - generally from 14:00 to 18:00. t is the recreation and/or sport development centre of the community, like the school is the academic centre. It forms the basis for the co-ordination of recreation and sport programmes. It acts as an experiential and action research centre, helps develop the participant through recreation and sport, and contributes to the human and social development of the community. It increases the rate of recreation and sport development and the further promotion thereof, in conjunction with recreation-based organisations and sport federations. It offers participants a safe and supervised environment. Offers participants a positive place to "hangout" - a healthy alternative to "negative places". It offers potential role-players and/or stakeholders an institutional infrastructure and system that lays the foundation for the effective and efficient delivery of their relevant product(s).

The MOD Sport and MOD Recreation Programmes Provide: Access to a structured recreational and sport skills development curriculum Access to the development of life skills Access to a healthy lifestyle initiative Access to community-based facilities Opportunities to function within a safe environment Access to talent identification opportunities that can lead to high performance exposure at Sharp Centres (which focus on sporting excellence and youth development), and career opportunities for further development at places like the Western Cape Sport School and the Dance Focus School Assistance with the holistic development of the participant Employment opportunities for coaches, co-ordinators and administrators Access to capacity-building and accredited training opportunities for coaches, co-ordinators and administrators, which in turn leads to further and higher employment opportunities