CALENDAR: Recent and Future Events
- CELEBRATE PEACE THROUGH SPORT: Join the PLAY SOCCER Network to celebrate the United
Nations International Day of Peace with the Global Peace Games for Children and Youth.
The Games, held annually in the fall, on or around the UN International Day of Peace,
gather children and youth in grassroots communities around the world to show their
solidarity and support for peaceful solutions and the drive to achieve the United Nations
Millennium Development Goals.
DateLocationEventMay 27New YorkSouth African consulate hosts an event to showcase PLAY SOCCER Nonprofit International, the 20 Centres for 2010 campaign, the Football for Hope Festival and the 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaJune 11South Africa2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa begins!July 4South AfricaThe Football for Hope Youth Festival opens in Alexandra, Johannesburg; PLAY SOCCER South Africa is the host team for the festivalJuly 11South AfricaWorld Cup final match in Johannesburg
PARTNERSHIPS:
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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE WITH "JANEEMO" IN MALAWI: PLAY SOCCER
has launched a social enterprise partnership in Malawi with JANEEMO,
an innovative new project for sustainable medicine and biofuels in
Chikwawa, Malawi. PLAY SOCCER Malawi reports that community
members in Ndirande, Malawi are enthusiastically selling and promoting
neem firewood as an alternative to illegal, unsustainable sources like
charcoal. Other Janeemo products include light, gas, power, firewood,
nutritious food, soap, fertilizer, organic pesticide, medicine and
mosquito repellents. The project is led by Scotland’s Macaulay Institute
in collaboration with Climate Futures, Entech (Environmental
Technology Limited), and the European Union’s Improved Forest Management Sustainable
Livelihood Program.
READ MORE at www.janeemo.org
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TRAINING WITH “COACHES ACROSS CONTINENTS” (CAC): In July, PLAY SOCCER Malawi began
an intensive 5-week football training course contributed by COACHES ACROSS
CONTINENTS (CAC). A team of four CAC coaches, headed by CAC founder Nick Gates, delivered this
important training opportunity, working alongside PLAY SOCCER volunteer youth instructors to assess
the Network’s soccer/football curriculum.
LEARN MORE at www.coachesacrosscontinents.com and www.sportingcommunities.com
AWARDS:
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PLAY SOCCER AWARDED TROPHY AT GLOBAL SPORTS FORUM BARCELONA: On March 9, 2010, PLAY SOCCER Non Profit International (PSNI) was awarded the 2010 Trophy for "Sport and Education" at the second Global Sports Forum in Barcelona. The Trophy for Sport and Education honored PLAY SOCCER's 10-year old "Play for Fun, Learn for Life" program as "the sports initiative that has best promoted the values of citizenship education, training and vocational integration through sport."
READ MORE: Press Release
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PLAY SOCCER AWARDED "SPORTS NGO FOR PEACE OF THE YEAR": PLAY SOCCER Non Profit International was awarded the prestigious "Sports NGO for Peace of the Year" at the 3rd Annual Peace and Sport International Forum in Monaco, in the presence of H.S.H Prince Albert II and more than 400 decision-makers from 85 nations, representing sport, politics, business and civil society
READ MORE: Press Release
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PLAY SOCCER SHORTLISTED FOR 2009 UNICEF CHILDREN’S
RIGHTS AWARD: The PLAY SOCCER Network was one of four finalists
for the 2009 UNICEF Children’s Rights Award. The award was
granted by Beyond Sport, a new global initiative to unite and promote
the world’s most innovative projects for change. PLAY SOCCER
benefited from participation at the July 7-9 Beyond Sport Summit in
London, an opportunity to network with media, corporations,
organizations, and individuals who support our achievements.
MORE at www.beyondsport.org
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US DEPARTMENT OF STATE AWARDS GRANT TO OHIO UNIVERSITY & PLAY SOCCER
PARTNERSHIP: The US Department of State has awarded a three-year grant of $225,000 to support
a partnership between Ohio University and PLAY SOCCER that furthers cultural interaction and
education through sport in underserved areas in the US, Senegal, Ghana and South Africa. The grant,
issued by the Sports United Office, will fund a holistic training program for youth sport coaches that
teaches the crucial link between sport and health. The PLAY SOCCER- Ohio University partnership
kicks off in December at PLAY SOCCER South Africa, where a Ohio U’s expert coaches will deliver
clinics, training and field sessions. PLAY SOCCER’s country programs in Ghana and Senegal will
benefit from visits in 2010 and 2011. In exchange, during summer 2010 and 2011, PLAY SOCCER
youth coaches from South Africa, Ghana, and Senegal will travel to the US to participate in Ohio
University’s “Kids On Campus,” an enrichment program for children in the surrounding Appalachian
communities.
MORE at www.ohiou.edu/rsps/ or www.ouwb.ohiou.edu/coaching
