GRS & Partners to promote gender equality via 2010 World Cup
Earlier this year, representatives from Grassroot Soccer, Sonke Gender Justice, the Family Violence Prevention Fund, and several other organizations gathered in Cape Town to strategize on using the 2010 World Cup to fight gender-based violence. “Plenty of people are looking [...]
Ethan Zohn Kicking His Way Down the East Coast
Source: USA Today Ethan Zohn, a former pro soccer player who used his 2001 Survivor:Africa winnings to fight AIDS with GRS, is in the middle of a three-month, 550-mile stunt. He’s dribbling a soccer ball from Boston down to Washington [...]
Grassroot Soccer Reaches Top 25 in Amex Voting Competition
From a pool of nearly 1,200 entrants, Grassroot Soccer has been selected as one of the top 25 projects in the 2008 American Express Members’ Project. The top projects were selected on the basis of innovation and impact. American Express [...]