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GRS and FHI Takes the Field in Tanzania

GRS and FHI Takes the Field in Tanzania

Source: Family Health International Family Health International (FHI) is teaming up with Grassroot Soccer (GRS), a US-based nonprofit organization that uses the popularity of soccer to help reduce the transmission of HIV. In collaboration with GRS, FHI will build the [...]

Kicking AIDS to the Sidelines

Kicking AIDS to the Sidelines

Source: Article by Carrie Simmons A 2008 Truman Scholar and Director of Grassroot Soccer’s Lose The Shoes Campaign, Brooke Rosenbauer is combining her passions for sports and health and has helped raise over $100,000 for GRS since 2006. After she [...]

Researchers Call for Multi-Level Programs, GRS Listens

Researchers Call for Multi-Level Programs, GRS Listens

In a recent article published in The Lancet, leading researchers called for “multi-level” behavior change strategies that utilize “a mix of communication channels to disseminate messages to motivate people.” Grassroot Soccer is translating this research into action. In 2009, GRS [...]