Programs
Information about our direct programs on the ground in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Finding Courage Through Skillz
Grassroot Soccer continues to make an impact on the lives of the youth who participate in our programs. The following story from Skillz Coach Siyabonga “Glen” Mgwadlen, from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, captures the power of our programs to create positive change for both our Skillz Coaches and participants.
I’ll never forget our first intervention at [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Football For Hope Centre Opens Its Doors To Khayelitsha And The World
On Saturday, December 5, a day after the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final Draw, the eyes of the global soccer community were on the opening of the world’s first Football for Hope Centre, in Khayelitsha, South Africa, the culmination of a yearlong collaboration involving the Football for Hope movement, Grassroot Soccer, the Khayelitsha Development Forum, [...]
Grassroot Soccer Gives HIV the Red Card
With the eyes of the global soccer community fixed on Khayelitsha, South Africa, the December 5 Football for Hope Centre opening was prime opportunity for debuting Grassroot Soccer’s exciting new programming concept and communications initiative for 2010, the Red Card campaign. On the eve of the World Cup in South Africa, the campaign endeavors to [...]