{"id":72761,"date":"2022-02-24T15:05:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T15:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=72761"},"modified":"2022-04-16T12:31:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T11:31:54","slug":"butetown-boxing-club-free-tuition-classes-for-every-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/butetown-boxing-club-free-tuition-classes-for-every-child","title":{"rendered":"Butetown boxing club turns into a free tuition centre for every kid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Butetown is one of the poorest areas in Cardiff. How does a volunteer teacher make the most of a boxing club to help the children with their school performance?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Kids as young as eight years old are welcome to join the boxing session at Tiger Bay Amateur Boxing Club.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Open the front door of the boxing club, there is a young man in sports clothing sitting in the reception. Go straight and then turn right. Open the door, Lauren Cole wears a black shirt and skirt. She is not here to exercise. Instead, she comes to teach the kids in Butetown, one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The volunteer teacher is preparing for the upcoming lesson before the kids arrive. Another commitment for Lauren is being a full-time teacher at school, which means that she has to teach at the boxing club after her full day of work. \u201cI\u2019m trying to do it at least once a week. I can do more, if the students need it, then I will,\u201d says Lauren. However, this is also a commitment with personal sacrifice. \u201cSometimes, I\u2019m quite tired after work\u201d, she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six kids are talking unstoppably while Lauren is distributing folders with their names on them. However, Lauren knows how to grab their attention. \u201cCan you please give me an example of \u2026\u201d Lauren won\u2019t forget to engage anyone of her students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tiger Bay Amateur Boxing Club (Tiger Bay ABC) has been running since 2018. It was an initiative by Wasim Said, to provide a venue for children to spend their time and learn about boxing and discipline. It was not until last September that Lauren started the free tuition class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lauren says that Tiger Bay ABC had been providing food parcels to the community during the lockdown. \u201cThat\u2019s the kind of feeling like \u2018I can do my bit. How could I help as well?\u2019 \u201d says Lauren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown5.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown5-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown5-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown5.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown5-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown5-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>After a session on nutrition, students spend their time collaging.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Butetown had the highest levels of child poverty in Cardiff, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/wales-news\/butetown-cardiff-drugs-poverty-community-16505275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a> published in 2019. Ranking the fifth highest in Wales, 46% of the children growing up in this council ward were in poverty.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe people kind of don\u2019t do anything with their life. That\u2019s one of the main issues in this community. People, if they\u2019re not educated, they feel like they have nothing else to do,\u201d says Laith Wareth, a volunteer worker at Tiger Bay ABC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Butetown has had a negative reputation from people outside the community, according to Laith. \u201cButetown is known for having high crime or poverty area. What comes with that would just be like hate crimes, minor crimes,\u201d says Laith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were around 200 crimes every month in Butetown, from July to November 2021, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukcrimestats.com\/Neighbourhood\/9336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a>. The problem of drug use has been getting worse as community groups said that there was an increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/11\/23\/discarded-needles-getting-worse-in-butetown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discarded needles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown6.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown6-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown6-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown6.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown6-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown6-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>There are two boxing sessions based on the age of the students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To tackle the social issues and counter the stigma associated with poverty and crime in the area, Laith believes the key is to educate the youth. \u201cIf we can pave a way for them to succeed, defend themselves, the ones who come after, it won\u2019t be as hard for them,\u201d says Laith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past four years, Tiger Bay ABC has already brought some changes to the community. Saad Mohamed, a boxer at Tiger Bay, says that the boxing club had changed his life. \u201cIt took me out of my comfort zone. I used to be a shy kid back then. But then they taught me how to speak to people, how to communicate with people, how to respect them. That all helped my mental health and made me more comfortable than I was,\u201d says Saad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Free tuition class at a Butetown boxing club #Cardiff\uff5cInterCardiff\uff5c24 Feb 2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xtly6xzkMs0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Free tuition class at a Butetown boxing club #Cardiff\uff5cInterCardiff\uff5c24 Feb 2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xtly6xzkMs0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After about 10 minutes of the tuition class, the door of the classroom is pushed open. A lady arrives holding the hand of a little girl. After a quick chat with Lauren, the lady leaves and the girl becomes one of Lauren\u2019s students. She gets the girl seated and gives her a new folder and booklet. Lauren says that she has regular students at Tiger Bay ABC, but new students are still joining the class. \u201c We\u2019ve never turned anyone away,\u201d says Lauren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new girl is sitting quietly to listen and write down the answers on the booklet. Later in the session, students draw a collage featuring places in Butetown. \u201cI\u2019m drawing a galaxy,\u201d one girl says. \u201cMe too,\u201d the new girl says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS \ud83e\uddea demonstrating exothermic reactions using elephants toothpaste (with a halloween twist \ud83c\udf83) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZzMfda3rEL\">pic.twitter.com\/ZzMfda3rEL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb (@MissColetutor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MissColetutor\/status\/1456668905058054146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>Lauren is also a full-time science teacher.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m helping them in so many different things, academically as in their literacy skills, numeracy skills. But I\u2019m also helping them socially. It\u2019s nice for them all to get together, and maybe speak to students that they don\u2019t know, they meet new friends,\u201d says Lauren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lauren will keep teaching amidst all odds. \u201cThe students that come, want to be here,\u201d she says. \u201cThey enjoy it, which means I enjoy it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"535\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown3.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown3-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown3-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown3.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/240222_tigerbayboxingbutetown3-770x434.jpg 770w, 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