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Grassroot Soccer operates flagship sites in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe and as a technical assistance partner have helped design and launch sustainable projects in Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Sudan, Tanzania, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. We provide training and technical assistance to indigenous and international organizations through our implementing partners program, building their capacity to adapt, deliver, and evaluate the GRS model in their constituencies.
With a solid track record in partnership building, GRS has launched effective collaborations with more than 30 government agencies, corporations, NGOs, CBOs, and FBOs worldwide. As a direct result of these partnerships as well as flagship programs, GRS has provided comprehensive HIV prevention and life skills education to more than 270,000 young people throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
Direct Programs
Grassroot Soccer maintains ongoing direct programs in the following countries:
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Implementing Partners
GRS prides itself in sharing its model by providing implementing partners with the GRS curriculum, technical assistance, and systems for monitoring and evaluation. In addition to its flagship sites, GRS has active programs in nine other countries through this dissemination model. Click to learn more about our implementing partners program:
- Botswana – YOHO
- Burkina Faso – Africare
- Cote D’Ivoire – JHUCCP
- Dominican Republic – Fútbol Para la Vida
- Ethiopia – Sports For Life (AED)
- Guatemala – Mercy Corps
- Kenya – Capital Area Soccer League
- Lesotho – Kick4Life
- Liberia – YES to Soccer: MercyCorps
- Lilongwe, Malawi – Baylor Children’s Foundation Malawi
- Zomba, Malawi – Dignitas
- Namibia – Nawa Sport (SFL)
- Johannesburg, SA – City Year South Africa
- Johannesburg, SA – Play Soccer
- Cape Town, SA – Hoops 4 Hope
- Bloemfontein, SA – MUCCP, Kellogg Foundation
- Richmond, SA – Hope in Richmond
- South Sudan – Sports for Peace & Life: MercyCorps
- Tanzania – Family Health International
