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GRS Featured on BBC News
Grassroot Soccer was recently featured on BBC News, taking a look at how the World Cup is helping South Africa fight HIV/AIDS.
First Football For Hope Centre Breaks New Ground
Source: FIFA.com
As the continent celebrated Africa Day today (25 May 2009), another milestone was achieved in ensuring that the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ leaves a legacy in Africa, with the official ground-breaking ceremony for the first of the 20 Football for Hope Centres, in Khayelitsha in Cape Town. This project is part of [...]
Barclays, GRS Join Forces in Zambia
Barclays Supports GRS Zambia to Deliver its Biggest Programme to Date.
Grassroot Soccer and Barclays have embarked on a new three-year partnership to fight HIV and AIDS in Zambia.
Barclays, through their Spaces for Sports programme, has long been active in the use of sports as a means to bettering lives. In Zambia, Barclays’s dedication has taken [...]
Nike, GRS Team Up in 4 Countries
Nike and GRS have joined forces to fight HIV in South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. This partnership will enable GRS to reach more than 10,000 youth between 2009 and 2011 and train hundreds of coaches to deliver the GRS program for years to come.
“We are thrilled about this partnership,” says GRS Managing Director Kirk [...]
Grassroot Soccer Named Beyond Sport Finalist
Grassroot Soccer was recently selected by a prestigious panel of judges one of 3 finalists in consideration for the Beyond Sport Best Project For Health Award. More than 265 organizations from 80 countries entered the inaugural 2009 Beyond Sport Awards. The iniative seeks to unearth, celebrate and support the world’s most inspirational sports projects, people [...]