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ESPN & GRS TEAM UP TO CELEBRATE 2010 WORLD CUP
On May 12, 2010, ESPN brought the global soccer community together at a private event to celebrate the 2010 FIFA World Cup and to raise funds for GRS. The event showcased 32 murals, commissioned by ESPN in promotion of the 2010 World Cup, and painted by a collection of Cape Town artists in South African [...]
Elton John AIDS Foundation Funds Prevention, Testing and Treatment Project in Zambia
During a visit to Grassroot Soccer’s Football for Hope Centre in Khayelitsha, South Africa on March 25, 2010, Founder and Chairman of the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF), Sir Elton John, emphasized the role that football can play in fighting the AIDS epidemic: “Soccer stars are the most powerful role models for young people today… [...]
Port Elizabeth Hosts Freedom Day VCT Tournament
On Freedom Day, while most South Africans were celebrating the Freedom of their country, in Port Elizabeth, Grassroot Soccer was celebrating another type of freedom: the freedom to know your HIV status!
On Tuesday, April 27, Freedom Day, GRS Port Elizabeth hosted a Voluntary Counseling and Testing(VCT) Soccer tournament; a day of fun, soccer, and the [...]
The Grassroot Project Gains Momentum
The Grassroot Project, founded by former Grassroot Soccer intern Tyler Spencer, has recently been featured by many recognizable news sources and was awarded the SAAC Award of Excellence by the Division I Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
The Grassroot Project is a non-profit, student run HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention program, using the role model status of Division [...]
GRS and J&J Host Girlz Got Skillz: A Young Women’s Summit on Health, Leadership, and Empowerment
From April 5-10, 2010, Grassroot Soccer partnered with Johnson & Johnson and the Academy for Educational Development to host Girlz Got Skillz, an inspired, cross-cultural exchange program promoting girls’ empowerment, leadership, and healthy decision-making. Bringing together 20 South African, 18 Namibian, and 11 American young women for a week in Kuils River, a community just [...]