November 2009
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Tommy Clark featured in the Scottish Daily Record
Seeing teammates die of AIDS convinced me to do something to stop spread of HIV, says goalie Tommy Clark
Nov 16 2009 By Brian McIver
WITH 30,000 chanting Africans cheering him on,Tommy Clark stepped off the bench and took to the field at the Babourfields Stadium in Buloweyo, Zimbabwe.
The young Scots-born footballer, son of legendary Aberdeen goalie [...]
Barclays Spaces for Sports supports Grassroot Soccer Zambia
On Wednesday, November 13, 2009, Barclays Bank and Grassroot Soccer Zambia officially launched a 3-year partnership in Zambia under Barclays’ Spaces for Sport initiative. Over 100 guests attended the launch at the Barclays Sports Complex in Lusaka, including employees of Barclays Bank Zambia and GRS Zambia, representatives from partner organizations, 40 GRS coaches, and an [...]
GRS Zambia, In Partnership With Barclays Spaces For Sports, Tests Record Numbers At Skillz VCT Tourney
On Saturday, October 31st, over three thousand community members converged on Bauleni Basic School grounds in Lusaka where Grassroot Soccer Zambia held its second Voluntary Counseling and Testing football tourney of 2009, made possible by Barclays Spaces for Sports. Amidst a fun-filled day complete with football, drumming, dancing, and musical performances, enormous steps were taken [...]
A Record Number Of HIV Tests In Malawi
GRS Malawi saw unprecedented success during the weekend of October 23-25, 2009, through two community HIV testing events in Lilongwe. On the 23rd of October, through a half-day Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) tournament combining soccer, GRS activities, and HIV testing, GRS Malawi tested 215 people. Two days later, the GRS team, in partnership with [...]