【慈幼通訊社 ─ 2010 年 7 月 2 日南非約翰奈斯堡訊】 ─ 正當世界盃進入最後階段時，鮑思高慈幼會士的工作，以及一些慈幼會非政府組織，則繼續藉著這盛事扮演履行宏觀性及整合性教育的角色。

慈幼會南非計劃及發展辦事處，聯同奧地利 Jugend Eine Welt、西班牙 Jovenes y Desarrollo、捷克 Salesiánská asociace Dona Boska、波蘭 Salezjanski Wolontariat Misyjny 及意大利 Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo 等非政府組織，開展名為「為南非奪魁 ─ 參與賽事」的運動，並與歐洲委員會共同承擔財政支出。

這計劃包括一個網上及DVD的互動遊戲，旨在向歐洲的兒童及青少年展現南非同輩的生活。遊戲中透過一系列生動的環節，展示了南非青少年所面對的挑戰與抉擇。遊戲結束時， 遊戲玩家在觀看報告、相片及影片後，將要為最後結局作出抉擇。

遊戲分為兩個版本，分別為八至十二歲的兒童，及十三至十八歲的青少年而設，並設有德文、英文、捷克文、波蘭文、意大利文及西班牙文版本。

「為南非奪魁 ─ 參與賽事」運動，亦為教師提供教材，包括有關南非地理、歷史、社會及日常生活的測試題目，同樣設有兩個年齡組別的版本，使 遊戲玩家能測試自己學會了多少。

約有 8000 所學校利用這計劃，給予他們的年青市民「公民及社會教育」。

在一眾贊助人士中，前巴西國腳 Giovane Elber 及德國駐南非大使 Dieter Haller 博士，為這項運動的榮譽贊助人。前者於六月九日，到訪鄰近約翰奈斯堡的恩納代爾慈幼會會院，這位天才巴西球員，公開表示支持慈幼會在南非的福傳工作， 他說：「只有透過教育及良好培訓，青少年才能擺脫貧窮。向他們提供全人教育是十分重要的，因為他們不可能全都成為職業球員。」

相關網頁：http://www.join-the-game.org/en

“Join the Game” for education

(ANS –South Africa - Johannesburg , 2 July 2010) –  While the Football World Cup enters its final stages the work of the Salesians of Don Bosco and some Salesian NGO continues on behalf of education to a world view and to integration.

The Salesian South African Planning and Development Office with “Jugend Eine Welt” (Austria), “Jovenes y Desarrollo” (Spain), “Salesiánská asociace Dona Boska” (Czech Republic), “Salezjanski Wolontariat Misyjny” (Poland) and “Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo” (Italy) launched the “Champions for South Africa – Join the game” Campaign, jointly financed by the European Commission.

It involves an interactive game available on the internet or with a DVD, with the aim  of showing European children and young people how their peers in South Africa live. The games develops through a series of animated programmes representing the challenges and the choices facing young South Africans. At the end, after seeing reports, photographs and video clips the players have to make their decisions on which the final result depends.

There is a version for children between 8 and 12 years of age and another for teenagers between 13 and 18, and both are available in German, English, Czech, Polish, Italian and Spanish.

“Champions for South Africa – Join the game” also provides teaching material for teachers with quizzes and open questions about South African geography, history, society and daily life also in two categories according to age, so that the players can test themselves to see how much they have learned.
About 8000 schools around Europe have been making use of this programme for the civic and social education of their young citizens.

Among the sponsors is Giovane Elber, a former Brazilian international who, with the German Ambassador to South African Dr Dieter Haller, is the Honorary Patron of the campaign. Paying a visit to the Salesian house in Ennerdale near Johannesburg, on  9 June, the talented Brazilian player publicly gave his support to the missionary work of the Salesians in South Africa, saying that “only with education and a good formation can young people escape from poverty. It is very important to give them an all-round education since not all of them can become professional footballers.”