Category: Implementing Partners 54 posts found
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
MINDSET: Aberdeen FC Community Trust and Grassroot Soccer Team Up to Enhance Mental Health for Adolescents
According to the WHO, “Promoting psychological wellbeing and protecting adolescents from adverse experiences and risk factors that may impact their potential to thrive are critical… Read More
Teamwork in Action: Partners Come Together for Rapid Translations of SKILLZ COVID-19 RESPONSE Curriculum
As soon as GRS launched our SKILLZ COVID-19 RESPONSE Curriculum in early April, we heard from partners around the globe who were eager to get… Read More
GRS Priority Partner RV United Celebrates Programming Success
Junior Development team photo courtesy RV United. (Editor’s note: This piece has been adapted from content written by GRS South Africa Communications Specialist Jenn Warren.)… Read More
New Study Demonstrates Potential for Soccer to Turn Boys into Gender Advocates
By: Chukwidike Akanegbu, YEDI and Devyn Lee, Grassroot Soccer A new study out of Nigeria… Read More
Grassroot Soccer at SA AIDS: Talking Points and Takeaways
Grassroot Soccer staff assemble on the first day of the biannual SA AIDS Conference, held in Durban. It was with great… Read More
Grassroot Soccer and Special Olympics Teach SKILLZ For Life
“Soccer has had a huge positive impact on me and it feels amazing to be able to participate in a sport that teaches… Read More
We’ve Done Our Research: Highlights from HIV and Adolescence Workshop
CAPE TOWN, South Africa —Â Over 200 participants attended the International Conference on HIV and Adolescence in Cape Town in mid-October. Grassroot Soccer (GRS) was… Read More
Welcome to the SKILLZ Team: New Partner Announcements
Grassroot Soccer continues to grow through collaborations and innovative partnerships across the globe. Please check out the new partnerships helping young people build… Read More
SKILLZ Guyz Success Stories: “I’m a Changed Person”
About the Dreams Have No Gender campaign: You can help equalize the game for boys and girls in southern Africa who face significant adolescent health… Read More