Category: News 328 posts found


GRS and J&J Host Girlz Got Skillz: A Young Women’s Summit on Health, Leadership, and Empowerment

April 16, 2010

On Tuesday, April 6th, the girls toured around Cape Town, stopping on Signal Hill for a view of the city. From April 5-10,… Read More

ELTON JOHN VISITS GRS IN CAPE TOWN

March 30, 2010

Khayelitsha, South Africa-- Sir Elton John plays find the ball with Grassroot Soccer Coaches and participants in the Football For Hope Center. Sir… Read More

United States Soccer Foundation Gala Supports GRS

March 19, 2010

GRS CEO Tommy Clark joined Desmond Tutu and his wife Leah "MamaLeah" Tutu for the Gala Dinner. Read More

IMF Managing Director Calls GRS “Inspirational”

March 12, 2010

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, made time during a whirlwind trip to South Africa to visit  Grassroot… Read More

Master Coach Titie Plaatjie Features In New Book “Eleven”

March 5, 2010

Nolusindiso ‘Titie’ Plaatjie, of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, has recently been featured in the book ELEVEN: Making Lives Better, 11 Stories of Development… Read More

GRS Coach Lunga Sidzumo Wins Mac Aids Fellowship

March 1, 2010

Lunga Sidzumo , co-founder of Ragball International, poses with a handmade ragball. As a young leader in the fight against HIV and AIDS,… Read More

Methembe Ndlovu Wins Dartmouth College Social Justice Award

February 19, 2010

GRS Board Members Ric Lewis and Peter Grieve present the Martin Luther King Social Justice Award to GRS Co-Founder Methembe… Read More

The Revolution’s Chris Tierney Spends His Off-Season With GRS

February 17, 2010

Chris Tierney is in his third year playing left midfield for the New England Revolution. Chris Tierney, a wide left midfielder for the… Read More

I don’t care about your name, I just want to see you dance!

February 11, 2010

The following is an excerpt from GRS Intern Eren Munir’s Blog, Eren in Africa.  Posted on 5 of February, 2010. Read More

GRS Wins British Airways Business Opportunity Grant

February 1, 2010

Grassroot Soccer was recently selected by British Airways to receive one of 100 Business Opportunities Grants.  The following is an excerpt… Read More