UFFO Athletic

Thanks to a small neighbourhood fund from Southwark Council & support of local counsellors, Sam Foster & Naima Ali, Mayor of Southwark. We engaged with over 40 Somali men to improve their health & wellbeing through weekly circuits & indoor football sessions. Thank you all for being part of this.

Abdi AKA 'Gun to tape', is an old school runner, who runs to win!
In the short period he has lived in the UK, he is managing to make a name for himself and what a better way than setting a new course record of 23.10 at the Soar FNL Xmas 5 miler! You heard it here, Watch out for this GT in the South of England!

Thanks to our funder The Wimbledon Foundation, our School Holiday Sports Camps (football) is back. Please register in advance via the QR Code below and don't mis-out the Football Tournament scheduled on the 27th & 29th August 2024. Thank you

This half-term we are running a half-day of Football sessions for underserved children from the Somali and Muslim communities in Wandsworth and surrounding councils. This is a change to do a positive physical activity with your friends and meet others from your community, including coaches and volunteers.

Thanks to our funder, Wimbledon Foundation we plan to run multiple weekly sessions throughout the summer school holidays, so be sure to sign up closer to the time, inshallah. Coach, Mohammed Ismail.

Thanks to our funder supporters at Sported, sports coaches & volunteers from the Somali community in South London. Our annual Uffo Athletic Eid Football Tournament will be held on the 14th April 2024. Please register in advance, so you don't mis-out the fun & year-end celebrations of our School Holidays Sports Camps. Specially on EID DAY! Thank you

Our story so far: Breaking down barriers.... to get London's East African diaspora become more active through walking and running.

Uffo: an athletics club breaking down barriers Mohammed Ismail is the founder of Uffo Athletic and Leisure Group, a south London organisation that spearheads running, walking and football sessions for all but with a focus on the city’s Somalian and East African communities.

Thanks to sponsorship from Dahabshiil Uk, Uffo Athletic Home-schooling Sports (PE) Southwark is finally here! If you currently home-school your children and you struggle to organise physical activities for them & live in Southwark or surrounding councils, we would love to hear from you and support you!

Massive thanks to Dahabshiil Transfer Services for sponsoring our home-schooled multi-sports project in Southwark. Your support will help us provide engaging activities for kids in our community and promote happier and healthier lives. We're grateful for your continued support and commitment to making a positive impact in our community.

What are your physical activity goals in Ramadan?

A good way to meet your 150mins of moderate intensity activity for the week is to 'Walk to your local mosque' for the night prayers. It mobilises your joints and good for your digestive system!

In Islam, walking to mosque has greater rewards than any other commute!

SAY HELLO TO THE NEW YOU IN 2023!

Join our FREE weekly Health and Wellbeing Walks for BME women led by trained female walk leaders!

GET IN TOUCH! call us on 07830 622265 or email to [email protected] or follow us on social media for latest news and updates through here https://www.uffoathletic.com/health-wellbeing/

South London Somali Women's Living Streets Group formed in 2023.

Uffo Athletic Health & Wellbeing Walks are led by trained local people and are predominately aimed at Somali and Muslim communities, though not exclusively.

We currently run walks in Battersea Park, Wandsworth and Burgess Park, Southwark. The project is funded through Walking Cycling Grants London funded by Transport for London in partnership with The London Marathon Charitable Trust until 2023. We plan to extend this programme to other parts of London and to other underrepresented groups such as autistic people.

If you are interested in finding out more, please get in touch via the links below or follow us on social media for latest news and updates through our website.