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Bringing Research Insights Back to Stakeholders and Participants: GRS and Desmond Tutu Health Foundationās Goals for Girls Study
Research is weaved throughout the Grassroot Soccer (GRS) approach. From integrating the latest evidence into our work to managing rigorous evaluations, we seek to contribute… Read More
Partnering for Healthy Behaviors: Reaching Youth in Zimbabwe through SKILLZ Magazines
Coach Cecilia (pictured right) with Gertrude, GRS SKILLZ participant Gertrude is a Form 4 student living in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. In March 2020, when the Government… Read More
Introducing Grassroot Soccerās 2020 Annual Report
Today, Grassroot Soccer (GRS) is releasing our 2020 Global Annual Report, which details GRSās activities and impact in 2020. Here, GRS Founder… Read More
Grassroot Soccer Launches a New Project to Scale Up SKILLZ in Mozambique in Partnership with Gorongosa National Park and the Cameron Schrier Foundation
Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique Grassroot Soccer (GRS) is launching āYouth Run the World: Sustainable Empowerment in Gorongosa National Parkā, a dynamic new project in Mozambique… Read More
Grassroot Soccer Zambia Celebrates Inaugural PEPFAR Program to Improve HIV Service Delivery Among People Living with HIV
Grassroot Soccer Zambia (GRS) is excited to announce the launch of its first direct award from the Presidentās Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) that… Read More
Grassroot Soccer Celebrates 10 Years of Partnering with the ExxonMobil Foundation and Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative
A game of bed net ball helps participants understand how bed nets keep people safe from mosquitoes. April 25 was World Malaria Day, when we… Read More
International Women’s Day: Collective Action and Communities
NHC Chairperson Margaret Phiri (left) and Lead Mentor/SKILLZ Plus Coach Tandose Banda (right) Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents in Africa faced the greatest burden… Read More
Above All, Hope: 2020 in Review
Grassroot Soccer Coach Nomthandazo Ndlovu in Bulawayo, Zimababwe (Photo captured by Slingshot Media prior to COVID-19) Itās been a tough year for all of us;… Read More
United for Hope: Grassroot Soccer Virtual World AIDS Day Gala Raises Over $1 Million to Improve the Lives of Youth
ā18 years ago it would have been hard to imagine that today weād have the support of so many world class athletes, a Nobel… Read More
In Conversation on International Day of the Girl: GRS and a Gorongosa Game Changer
By Nicole Banister, Partnerships CoordinatorĀ Of the 2.7 million young people Grassroot Soccer (GRS) has reached globally with comprehensive health and life skills education, 55%… Read More