South Africa

News related to Grassroot Soccer’s work in South Africa

GRS Wins “How is Socialwok helping you?” Contest

GRS Wins “How is Socialwok helping you?” Contest

Grassroot Soccer recently won the “How is Socialwok helping you?” contest for the innovative use of Socialwok and Google Apps for external collaboration and project management. The following is an interview with GRS employee Taylor Downs, explaining how GRS uses [...]

A Skillz Street team poses at the Football For Hope Center in Kahayelitsha, South Africa.

GRS Features on National Public Radio

Grassroot Soccer’s Football For Hope Centre was featured in a National Public Radio (NPR) Broadcast on July 27, 2010. Click here to listen to the story, or read the full transcript from the broadcast below: FIFA Hits Snags In Fulfilling [...]

Study Finds Football Programs are Preventing Spread of HIV

Study Finds Football Programs are Preventing Spread of HIV

A study of Grassroot Soccer and other football for development projects, conducted by Coxswain Social Investment as part of the Football For an HIV Free Generation Initiative, has found that football programs are uniquely successful in preventing the spread of [...]