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ELTON JOHN VISITS GRS IN CAPE TOWN
Sir Elton John celebrated his 63rd birthday with Grassroot Soccer (GRS) at the Football for Hope Centre (FFHC) in Khayelitsha, a township just outside Cape Town, South Africa, on March 25, 2010.
Upon arrival at the Centre, Elton and staff members from the Elton John AIDS Foundation joined GRS’ Skillz Coaches and youth in the activity [...]
United States Soccer Foundation Gala Supports GRS
In recognition of Grassroot Soccer’s (GRS) work to help children develop important life skills and embrace healthy lifestyles, the U.S. Soccer Foundation invited GRS to join them for their 2010 Gala in Washington, DC on March 4th. GRS CEO, Dr. Tommy Clark was a member of the gala Host Committee and joined Honoree Archbishop Desmond [...]
IMF Managing Director Calls GRS “Inspirational”
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, made time during a whirlwind trip to South Africa to visit Grassroot Soccer in Soweto yesterday. In between meetings with the Minister of Finance, business leaders, and students at the Witwatersrand University to discuss the challenges facing the South African economy, Mr. Strauss-Kahn was received at [...]
Master Coach Titie Plaatjie Features In New Book “Eleven”
Nolusindiso ‘Titie’ Plaatjie, of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, has recently been featured in the book ELEVEN: Making Lives Better, 11 Stories of Development Through Football. Written by Steve Fleming, co-founder of GRS Implementing Partner Kick4Life, and co-edited by streetfootballworld, the book tells stories of eleven extraordinary individuals, each of whom has been transformed by the [...]
GRS Coach Lunga Sidzumo Wins Mac Aids Fellowship
As a young leader in the fight against HIV and AIDS, Grassroot Soccer South Africa Coach Lunga Sidzumo, from Khayelitsha, was recently awarded a prestigious MAC AIDS Leadership Initiative Fellowship. Through a year-long training and development program, the fellowship supports leaders who have made significant contributions to reducing the spread and impact of HIV and [...]