February 2010
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Methembe Ndlovu Wins Dartmouth College Social Justice Award
On Friday, January 29, 2010, Grassroot Soccer Co-Founder and Zimbabwe Director Methembe Ndlovu was awarded Dartmouth College’s 2010 Martin Luther King Social Justice Award. The awards recognize members of the Dartmouth community who have contributed significantly to social justice, peace, civil rights, education, public health, or environmental justice. One of the three awardees [...]
The Revolution’s Chris Tierney Spends His Off-Season With GRS
Chris Tierney, a wide left midfielder for the New England Revolution, spent a month of his off season not vacationing with friends and family, but volunteering for HIV/AIDS outreach with Grassroot Soccer in South Africa.
Tierney is 24 and heading into his third season with the Revolution. The Massachusetts native graduated from the University of Virginia [...]
I don’t care about your name, I just want to see you dance!
The following is an excerpt from GRS Intern Eren Munir’s Blog, Eren in Africa. Posted on 5 of February, 2010.
In a lot of ways this past week has been the culmination of my first six months in Malawi. Every single one of our sites – Area 36, Area 25, and Kawale – has recently finished [...]
GRS Wins British Airways Business Opportunity Grant
Grassroot Soccer was recently selected by British Airways to receive one of 100 Business Opportunities Grants. The following is an excerpt from British Airways about the grant:
For its Business Opportunity Grant program, British Airways hand selected the winning companies primarily based on how a year’s worth of business travel and face to face meetings, along [...]