Category: News 328 posts found


International Sports Programming Initiative- Malawi

November 30, 2010

Last week, GRS received a two year grant from the US State Department’s International Sports Programming Initiative (ISPI) to support Grassroot Soccer’s work in… Read More

Elton John AIDS Foundation Supports GRS South Africa

November 30, 2010

A Skillz Street team in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Building on their successful partnership in Zambia, Grassroot Soccer and the Elton John AIDS… Read More

U.S. Men’s National Team Visits GRS in South Africa

November 17, 2010

Sunday 14th November, GRS, Western Cape was very excited to host the United States Men’s National team at the... Read More

Ethan Zohn Completes NYC Marathon

November 10, 2010

Ethan Zohn and joined 47 others to run the 2010 ING NYC Marathon on behalf of Grassroot Soccer.... Read More

Ethan Zohn

October 6, 2010

Survivor: Africa winner Ethan Zohn was unable to race in the New York Marathon last year... Read More

Andile Rafeni

October 1, 2010

Turning the Tide Against HIV/AIDS 25 year old Andile Rafeni grew up in a local community on the outskirts of Cape Town. Read More

GRS to Feature in British Airways Campaign

September 21, 2010

Last winter Grassroot Soccer won a Business Opportunities Grant from British Airways, providing the organization with 10 worldwide roundtrip tickets, 5 free global shipments,… Read More

GRS Launches Generation Skillz In South Africa

September 20, 2010

Coaches participate in the new Skillz activity "Skillz Cafe" during the Cape Town Generation Skillz Training of Coaches. September 6, 2010 marked… Read More

PUTTING A FACE TO GRS’ IMPACT IN MALAWI

September 16, 2010

GRS Malawi participant Tsalani (back right) shows off his graduation certificate. In 2008, Grassroot Soccer began a partnership with the Baylor College… Read More

NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR JOINS GRS SOUTH AFRICA

September 14, 2010

Grassroot Soccer is thrilled to welcome Feryal Domingo to the team as GRS South Africa’s new Managing Director.  With over twenty years of experience in… Read More