Category: News 328 posts found


GRS Change Agent Yamkela Nqweniso Honored as a Top Young South African

September 14, 2015

Young leader is affecting her peers and community in Khayelitsha... Read More

Sojourn Explorers Teams Up With Grassroot Soccer

September 14, 2015

Sojourn Explorers is excited to announce it’s fundraising partnership with Grassroot Soccer (GRS), an international organization that believes in using the power of soccer… Read More

First Lady of Zambia Kicks Off Voluntary Counseling and Testing Tournament

July 20, 2015

To mark Zambia’s National Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) Day on June 30th, the First Lady of Zambia, Mrs. Esther Lungu, attended a VCT Tournament… Read More

Grassroot Soccer Joins as Signatory to the Girl Declaration

May 10, 2015

Call to action urges global leaders to put adolescent girls at the heart of the post-2015 development agenda... Read More

Four Grassroot Soccer Coaches Complete Selective EPL and British Council Training

May 9, 2015

Recently four Grassroot Soccer Coaches, two from Khayelitsha, South Africa and two from Johannesburg, South Africa, graduated from the British Council and English Premier League’s… Read More

PUGG Becomes Exclusive Goal Sponsor of Grassroot Soccer 3v3 PickUP Tournaments Presented by Positive Tracks

May 1, 2015

Boston, MA (May 1, 2015) – Grassroot Soccer, an international nonprofit that uses the power of soccer to educate, inspire, and empower youth to… Read More

Grassroot Soccer Partner IDYDC Marks World Malaria Day in Tanzania with Community Event

April 28, 2015

Malaria testing, bed net distribution, and community education accompany soccer tournament... Read More

Coach Sony Changes the Game for Girls

April 26, 2015

Editor’s Note: Sonwabise (Sony) Dick is a Grassroot Soccer Caring Coach in Khayelitsha, South Africa who has worked with GRS since 2011. Sony grew up… Read More