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Bringing Research Insights Back to Stakeholders and Participants: GRS and Desmond Tutu Health Foundation’s 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
United for Hope: Grassroot Soccer Virtual World AIDS Day Gala Raises Over $1 Million to Improve the Lives of Youth
“18 years ago it would have been hard to imagine that today we’d 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 Coordinator Of the 2.7 million young people Grassroot Soccer (GRS) has reached globally with comprehensive health and life skills education, 55%… 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
GRS Joins More Than 10,000 Delegates at ICASA 2019
Left to right: GRS Soccer Zambia Managing Director Boyd Mkandawire, Programs Coordinator Taonga Kennedy, SKILLZ Coach Bernard Chanda Chimbele, and GRS Zimbabwe Managing Director Bheki… Read More
How Soccer Can Stop HIV: The Three C’s
Curriculum, Coaches, and Culture Combine to Change the Game Grassroot Soccer program in Zimbabwe. Adolescents, particularly in Africa, are among those hardest hit by… Read More
Grassroot Soccer World AIDS Day Gala Raises More than $1M, Uniting Stars, Supporters in Action Against AIDS
Pictured: GRS Co-Founder Ethan Zohn, Amellia Chifodya, Sir Alex Ferguson, Fiona Ferguson, and GRS Founder & CEO Dr. Tommy Clark. “The ambition behind World… Read More
Peace Corps Perspective: Unpacking Vital Adolescent Health Topics Through Sport
The following piece was contributed by Caroline Kupchella, a Peace Corps Volunteer currently serving as a Health Educator in Lesotho. Ms. Kupchella is originally from… Read More