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From the Soccer Pitch to the Artist’s Studio: A Portrait of Impact
In honor of Grassroot Soccer’s 20th anniversary, we are spotlighting former participants from over the past two decades, where they are now, and how participating… Read More
Introducing Grassroot Soccer’s 2021 Annual Report
Dear Friends, When I founded Grassroot Soccer (GRS) with three former teammates during the height of the AIDS crisis in Zimbabwe two decades ago, we… Read More
Training a New Cohort of Game-Changers in the Pearl of Africa
Imagine a six-hour flight to a nation with the world’s youngest population? A nation with 45 million strong, hospitable, and generous inhabitants whom you would… Read More
A Changemaker at Home and in the Community: My Experience as a SKILLZ Coach
Praise (left) with GRS colleagues in 2022. Back in 2016, Grassroot Soccer (GRS) trained more than 100 young people to become SKILLZ Coaches at the… Read More
Announcing the Grassroot Soccer Youth Advisory Committee
As a leader in youth engagement, Grassroot Soccer (GRS) is excited to announce the formation of the inaugural GRS Youth Advisory Committee: an advisory and… Read More
Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Joins Grassroot Soccer Global Board of Directors
Grassroot Soccer (GRS) is delighted to announce that former U.N. Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of U.N. Women Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has been elected to the… Read More
Building a Community of Knowledge and Hope for Youth Living with HIV in Zambia
Of the nearly 2 million adolescents living with HIV around the world, over 60% are girls and young women ages 10-24 and 80% live in… Read More
Changing the Game in Adolescent Health: 2021 in Review
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a major part of our lives, 2021 carried into it many challenges of the previous year. But Grassroot… Read More
Grassroot Soccer’s Seventh Annual World AIDS Day Gala Raises Over
$1.6 Million to Change the Game in Adolescent Health
On November 30, Grassroot Soccer (GRS) brought its community of supporters together at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City — and around the… Read More
How It Started, How It’s Going: Celebrating Youth Development and Empowerment Initiative (YEDI) at 10
Since Youth Development and Empowerment Initiative (YEDI) was founded a decade ago, YEDI and Grassroot Soccer (GRS)… Read More