Category: South Africa 146 posts found
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?… 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
USAID Southern Africa features Grassroot Soccer in Photo Essay
How can sport save lives? Grassroot Soccer and its mission aim to help answer to that. We are honored to be featured in the vibrant… Read More
Dreams Have No Gender
Grassroot Soccer Coach Zeze’s story explores how gender norms and stereotypes in a typically gendered sport such as soccer can be harmful to girls, and… Read More
Celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace While Creating Opportunities for Girls
The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) on April 6 is an annual celebration of the power of sport to drive… Read More
Success Story: DREAMS, A Life Changing Opportunity
The DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe) Initiative is an ambitious $385 million partnership to reduce HIV infection among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in HIV… Read More
International Day of the Girl Child: What’s Sport Got to Do With It?
October 11th marks the International Day of the Girl Child, an opportunity to reflect and seek… Read More
Join Us at AIDS 2016!
We'll be at the International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa to share and learn... Read More