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From SKILLZ Participant to Youth Advocacy Leader: Longweās Story
Longwe Mtongais is a childās rights advocate, climate change activist, UNICEF Young Reporter, and currently the youngest Regional Advisor from Zambia for… Read More
Youth Leading the Conversation on the HIV Response
In December 2023, a delegation of Grassroot Soccer (GRS) team members attended the 22nd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (… Read More
World Cup Winners Christen Press and Tobin Heath Visit Zambia with Grassroot Soccer
In November 2023, 2x World Cup Winners and Grassroot Soccer (GRS) Global Ambassadors Christen Press and Tobin Heath traveled to Lusaka, Zambia to spend time… Read More
Ninth Annual World AIDS Day Gala Celebrates Adolescent Mental Health; Raises Nearly $2 Million for Grassroot Soccer
On November 30, the Grassroot Soccer (GRS) community came together at Lindley Hall in London for GRSās Ninth Annual World AIDS Day Gala and raised… Read More
Star Supporters for Life: A Bond Formed Through Grassroot Soccer
Fortune Sibanda and Lucky Ndlela first met when they joined Grassroot Soccer (GRS) as SKILLZ participants in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe in 2008. In the SKILLZ program,… Read More
Unleashing Inner Strengths: Patience’s Journey with MindSKILLZ
In Kenya, where the vibrant energy of youth meets the challenges of growing up, mental health is a topic that can’t be ignored. Recent statistics… Read More
Coach Perspectives: āI am now the hopeā for youth living with HIV
Last month, as part of Grassroot Soccerās partnership with Bantwana Zimbabwe, GRS trainers worked with 30 Bantwana Coaches in Bulawayo to… Read More
Introducing Grassroot Soccerās 2022 Annual Report
Dear Friends, 2022 was a milestone year for Grassroot Soccer (GRS): our 20th anniversary. Twenty years is a humbling feat for any organization, and Iām… Read More
Sister Support through SKILLZ Girl
Connections between siblings can be some of the strongest that individuals have in their lives. Phaless, a 20-year-old young woman residing in Chipata, Zambia, and… Read More
Efharisto, Athens: A Time to Refocus on Mental Health
It is often said that the map of Greece is like an outstretched hand with the fingers being the land that reaches into the Mediterranean… Read More