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Introducing Grassroot Soccerâs 2020 Annual Report
Today, Grassroot Soccer (GRS) is releasing our 2020 Global Annual Report, which details GRSâs 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 âYouth Run the World: Sustainable Empowerment in Gorongosa National Parkâ, 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 Presidentâs 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) Itâs been a tough year for all of us;… Read More
Ensuring the Rights of Girls Through the Grassroot Soccer 3A’s Approach
On International Day of the Girl and amid an ongoing global pandemic, Grassroot Soccer (GRS) affirms its commitment to advancing the rights of adolescent girls… Read More
Grassroot Soccer Innovates in Response to COVID-19
COVID-19 has called for resilience, compassion, and adaptability from all of us. The world as we know it has changed, and youth in Africa are… Read More
New SKILLZ Magazines Reaching Thousands of Youth In Zimbabwe
With COVID-19 precautions forcing the closing of schools throughout Zimbabwe, the GRS team knew that it was critical to ensure that youth were still able… Read More
Grassroot Soccer Celebrates a Decade of Partnering with FIFA
By Haley Wigglesworth, Senior Business Development Coordinator This year, Grassroot Soccer (GRS) celebrates a decade of partnership with FIFA along with… Read More