Category: From the Field 130 posts found
Mojalefa’s Story: “I Am Grassroot Soccer”
Mojalefa Murubane is a new Programme Facilitator for the GRS Community Responses programme. He worked as a SKILLZ Coach in Alexandra from 2015-2017. Here is… Read More
Quinton Fortune Visits Grassroot Soccer
Former Manchester United star and renowned South Africa soccer player Quinton Fortune returned home to South Africa and visited Grassroot Soccer’s innovative adolescent… Read More
Making the Cut in Uganda: Findings of VMMC Demand-Creation Work Published
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) is widely recognized by public health experts as a key component of HIV prevention. According to the World Health… Read More
Coach Tacit’s Story: “I Aspired to Become a Change Agent”
Tacit Radebe is the Programs Coordinator for Grassroot Soccer in Alexandra, South Africa. After questioning his purpose in life, he became a GRS Coach and… Read More
Coach Tracey’s Story: “Grassroot Soccer Has Changed My Life”
Tracey Motaung is a GRS Coach in Gauteng, South Africa, who was recently trained in December 2016. While she has faced many challenges and difficulties in her… Read More
“Young People Can Change South Africa”: On International Youth Day, a Call to Action
There’s a chance you’ve heard the name Yamkela Nqweniso. The seventeen-year-old Grassroot Soccer graduate and volunteer is, among other accomplishments, an HIV youth ambassador,… Read More
Grassroot Soccer Hosts Malaria Workshop This Week
Participants at a case management group discussion Did you know that nearly half of the world’s population is at risk of malaria? According… Read More
Pursuing Dreams, Defying Expectations: Entle’s Story
If someone suggested that soccer is a sport for boys – and boys alone – Entle Lentore would quickly set the record straight. The 13-year-old SKILLZ… Read More
Malaria Photo Essay
Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative (YEDI) is a Nigerian-run NGO that empowers, educates, and inspires youth and communities using proven models or ideas modified… Read More
Teaming Up on World Malaria Day
Tuesday, April 25, was World Malaria Day. As part of our approach to the prevention, testing, and treatment of malaria, Grassroot Soccer continues to partner… Read More