Grassroot Soccer
2456 Christian St. Suite 102
White River Jct, VT 05001
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Using the Power of Soccer in the Fight Against AIDS
Grassroot Soccer provides African youth with the knowledge, life skills, and support to live HIV-free.
We continuously improve our innovative HIV/AIDS life-skills curriculum, share our program and concept effectively, and utilize the popularity of soccer to increase our impact.
Games That Teach.
Learn more about our unique curriculum and why using the power of soccer to explain the risks of HIV and AIDS to kids really works.
Teachers To Admire.
Meet some of the amazing coaches that are helping us help kids in Africa, like Zimbabwe's own star, Khupa.
A World Without HIV.
Take a look at our work in Sub-Saharan Africa, where we're teaching kids to be smart about HIV and AIDS.
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Interactive Map of GRS Programs
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Red = Grassroot Soccer Program
Yellow = Partner Program
Grassroot Soccer would like to thank The De Beers Fund for their continued support of our programs in South Africa and their dedication to the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Grassroot Soccer would also like to thank DaimlerChrysler for their generous support of our programs in South Africa.
Grassroot Soccer has joined FIFA and StreetFootballWorld in the Football for Hope Movement. This strategic alliance uses soccer/football as a vehicle to achieve the UN Millenuim Development Goals.
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Friday, 09 May 2008 |
From August 20th to December 1st, Survivor: Africa Champion and GRS Co-Founder Ethan Zohn will dribble a soccer ball from Boston to Washington DC. Join Ethan's dribble and win a trip to Africa! Visit www.GrassrootSoccerUnited.org
This week, the Boston Herald covered Ethan's visit to a New England Revolution Practice, where he told players about GRS' HIV prevention work and about his upcoming dribble. Kheli Dube (pictured), a Revolution player from Zimbabwe, and his teammates welcomed Ethan's visit. |
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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
Grassroot Soccer’s Lose The Shoes Campaign continues to gain momentum, as new schools around North America host fundraising/ awareness events. In the past year, 43 tournaments and similar events have been run on college and high school campuses from Pensacola to San Francisco to Manhattan, Vancouver, and Hong Kong. Over 3,000 students have played in the events over the last year, and over $50,000 has been raised for Grassroot Soccer’s HIV prevention program.
The tournaments are not only fun for players and beneficial to GRS, but also rewarding for the determined Campus Organizers around the country. “From conception to completion it has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my college career,” said Dan Anadio, Campus Organizer at SUNY Cortland. "The Lose the Shoes How-to Guide is going to be passed down through the ranks of our soccer teams leaders for years to come.”
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Monday, 03 March 2008 |
On March 4th, Grassroot Soccer was named one of three winners of the Ashoka/Nike Sport for a Better World Collaborative Competition. In all, 382 Sports for Development organizations from 69 countries submitted entries for the collaborative competition, making this Ashoka’s most competitive contest to date.
A panel of prestigious judges, basing their decisions on the entrants’ innovation, social impact, and sustainability, then selected 16 finalists. Competition judges included FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta, Nike CEO Mark Parker, and UNICEF Executive Director Ann Venema. By funding this competition, Ashoka and Nike seek to "open a worldwide search for leading innovations that use sport to improve community, accelerate development and drive social change.”
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