PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Football for Hope Centres:
Grassroot Soccer - South Africa
Mathare Youth Sports Association - Kenya
Association Malienne pour la Promotion de la Jeaune et de la Femme - Mali
Association des Jeunes Sportifs de Kigali “Espérance” - Rwanda
The Football for Hope Movement is the key element of the strategic alliance between FIFA and streetfootballworld. It was created to enhance dialogue and collaboration between locally active organizations advancing social development and football associations, committed clubs and players, professional leagues as well as involved commercial partners. The Movement aims to utilize the role of football in society in order to contribute to the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals.
The objective of the Football for Hope Movement is to establish a quality seal for sustainable social and human development programmes working with football as the central tool in the areas of Health Promotion, Peace Building, Anti-Discrimination & Social Integration, Children's Rights & Education and the Environment, thus supporting best practice in the field.
As a key component of this movement, Streetfootballworld is supporting the development of Football for Hope Centres in partnership with our streetfootballworld network members.
Each Football Hope Centre will consist of a youth football pitch and a gathering space to house community-based social and economic programs. The programmes must be aimed at children and young people, and use football as an instrument to promote participation and dialogue.
The scope and budget of each center will vary depending upon the programming proposed by the local network partner. A typical center will consist of a 20m x 40m youth football pitch, a pavilion or small community structure, and access to services such as water, power and sanitation. The size of each centre will range between 100 and 200m2.
Streetfootball world has entered into strategic partnerships with development partners to support football members throughout the design and construction process. Four partners will be selected to develop pilot centres across Africa to open in conjunction with the 2010 World Cup.
Read the Concept Design Invitation here
