South Africa

News related to Grassroot Soccer’s work in South Africa

Football For Hope Centre Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary

Football For Hope Centre Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary

Khayelitsha, South Africa- Grassroot Soccer celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Football For Hope Centre in Khayelitsha, South Africa…

English Premier League and Comic Relief- South Africa and Zimbabwe

English Premier League and Comic Relief- South Africa and Zimbabwe

Everyday 3,800 men, women and children die from AIDS. And according to the UNAIDS 2010 Annual Report, half of all new HIV infections – 7,500 every day – occur among young people aged 15 to 24. This is why Comic [...]

A Skillz Street team in Khayelitsha, South Africa.

Elton John AIDS Foundation Supports GRS South Africa

Building on their successful partnership in Zambia, Grassroot Soccer and the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) will work begin working together in 2011 to bring Skillz Street, a girls-targeted intervention, to South Africa. With the development of the partnership, over [...]