Spirit Of Soccer

Mine Risk Education and Football Tournament for International Mine Action Day

spirito — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:35:08 +0000

streetfootballworld network member Spirit of Soccer has partnered with FIFA, Generation for Peace, the Jordanian National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation (NCDR) and the Jordanian Soccer Federation to host a festival for children, coaches, and mentors from communities in Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, and Lebanon affected by mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW).

During the first part of the festival, 30 young people from some of the most heavily mined places in the world will receive a five-day coaching and Mine Risk Education (MRE) course. Each delegation must send at least one female candidate.

The educational component will be followed by a two-day football festival for 64 female and male players under the supervision of the newly educated coaches.

International Mine Action Day
The festival will culminate in the celebration of International Mine Action Day on April 4th.

Under the slogan “Don’t play with Mines, Bombs, Guns… Play Football!”, Spirit of Soccer will promote its campaign to raise awareness in the international community on the threat of mines and ERW that children in the Middle East face on a daily basis.

The event will be attended by diplomats, members of Jordan’s royal family, and other special guests.

After the festival, the young participants will return to their local communities as coaches to organise football tournaments and to spread the MRE message, with continuous support in the form of expertise and material from Spirit of Soccer.

Written by Julia Schilling - http://www.streetfootballworld.org/

Spanish eye catches SOS in Iraq…

Kimberly Lee — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:00:03 +0000

Click to view: Ana Sanchez reports…

Back to Work

Kimberly Lee — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:43:14 +0000

From Battambang to Baghdad

MRE clinics expanding and new projects underway

Stay tuned for updates!

Kimberly Lee — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:31:12 +0000

Dame Tanni Grey Thompson and Scotty Lee

Beyond Sport Summit a success

Kimberly Lee — Sun, 17 May 2009 02:02:14 +0000

Beyond Sport seeks to celebrate and support any individual or group, from the grassroots to the global, with the goal to drive positive change through sport.

Hand picked by their judging panel of Ambassadors, the “Most Courageous Use of Sport Award” will go to the individual or project that has shown extraordinary acts of courage in delivering social change through sport.

Visit www.beyondsport.org for full details.

Football Legend inspired…

Kimberly Lee — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:48:24 +0000

Sir Bobby Charlton, member of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation and Director of Manchester United FC expresses outrage at conditions posed to children by ERWs and Land Mines, praises the work of Scotty Lee and Spirit of Soccer. Watch full interview on LAUREUSTV_SirBobbyCampaign

A Different Pitch to Play

Kimberly Lee — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:10:35 +0000

Kim Lee added ‘A Different Pitch to Play’

…Here’s a small excerpt from ‘A Different Pitch to Play’ at 11mm Footbal Film Festival ( 27/03/2009 )

http://www.scottishscreen.com/news/news_story.php?news_id=713&page_id=13

SoS on FIFA’s Futbol Mundial

spirito — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:06:03 +0000

FIFA - Futbol Mundial

Summary of the work and history of SoS

Watch to the end and hear about something really exciting - our plans for the world cup!

Click here to watch - Scotty on telly

Spirit of Soccer in action in Moldova

spirito — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:35:47 +0000

In June 2008 Spirit of Soccer held ten football skills camps in Moldova and the break away region of Transnistria.

Spirit of Soccer in action in Moldova

With the support of the UK Embassy in Moldova and the Laureus Foundation, Spirit of Soccer held the camps to coincide with the EURO 2008 Football Championship. The camps were targeted at youngsters from culturally diverse, poor and rural locations and were hosted by seven clubs in Moldova and three clubs in the disputed Transnistria region.

streetfootballworld is a global network of organisations which use football as a tool for social development. Spirit of Soccer has been a streetfootballworld Network Member since 2007.

To read their report on our visit to Moldova, follow the link below:

http://www.streetfootballworld.org/Projects/spiritofsoccer/p_news/News.2008-09-17.5786415323

Manchester United stars support Spirit of Soccer

spirito — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:55:53 +0000

Some of the biggest soccer stars in the world stand up for Spirit Of Soccer!

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