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“The Highest Example”: Quinton Fortune Shares Thoughts on GRS Coaches, Positive Masculinity (Video)

June 29, 2018

About the campaign: You can help equalize the game for boys and girls in southern Africa who face significant adolescent health challenges, perpetuated by harmful gender… Read More

Thank You, Arsenal! (A Coach’s Note)

April 27, 2018

Thanks to generous support from The Arsenal Foundation, hundreds of adolescents in Zimbabwe have gained life-saving health knowledge through Grassroot Soccer holiday camps. Read More

Worth 1,000: ‘Changing the World Through Soccer’ Photo Essay

October 13, 2017

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Where in the world is Ethan Zohn? Tracking down the Grassroot Soccer co-founder can be a tricky task. His latest… Read More

Grassroot Soccer Presents at International HIV Adolescence Workshop

October 13, 2017

JOHANNESBURG — In early October, 125 adolescent health advocates from 25 countries gathered in South Africa for the first International HIV Adolescence workshop. The… Read More

“Young People Can Change South Africa”: On International Youth Day, a Call to Action

August 11, 2017

There’s a chance you’ve heard the name Yamkela Nqweniso. The seventeen-year-old Grassroot Soccer graduate and volunteer is, among other accomplishments, an HIV youth ambassador,… Read More

Grassroot Soccer Co-Founder Ethan Zohn Launches ‘Two Guys Marathon for Millions’ Campaign with Running Legend

October 24, 2011

Grassroot Soccer Co-Founder Ethan Zohn and ING NYC Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi are challenging themselves to a crowd-fundraising duel to benefit their favorite charities –… Read More

Generation Skillz Program Featured on BBC Radio’s “Health Check”

May 23, 2011

Grassroot Soccer's Generation Skillz program was recently featured on BBC Radio's Health Check. Read More

Win a Special THOR Prize Pack!

May 9, 2011

If you missed your chance to win a free screening of THOR, we’ve got a little bit more for you THOR fans. From May… Read More

Ulwazi Cup HIV Counseling and Testing Tournament a Big Success

May 5, 2011

Youth and community members in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, spend a day filled with football, fun, and HIV awareness. Read More

Grassroot Soccer Takes the Win at NYFEST

April 26, 2011

Grassroot Soccer, led by GRS co-founder Ethan Zohn, took home the winner’s trophy in the 1st Annual NYFEST. Read More