On 10th December 2011, Vijana Amani Pamoja, VAP hosted the 1st Miss Mrembo, meaning (beauty) girls’ soccer tournament. An exciting day of soccer, hairdressing, awareness of gender based violence (GBV) and fashion show. The tournament was organized under the theme of “Kujiamini” a Swahili word meaning self confidence. A total of 150 girls drawn from 12 teams […]
Archive | December, 2011
Slum Soccer
I first learned of Slum Soccer when I participated in the Homeless World Cup 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I can vividly recall the men’s and women’s teams proudly cheering each other on and constantly wearing smiles no matter the score and no matter the results of their matches. It was clear that I […]
Our great partnership with Beyond Sport
December 6th, 2011. Coaches Across Continents founder Nick Gates is in Cape Town this week speaking at the Beyond Sport Awards 2011. Coaches Across Continents won the award in 2009 and the two organizations have built an outstanding partnership in the past 2 years. Nick is speaking on, “Advancing the way sport is combined with […]
Coaches Across Continents Hat-Trick partners supporting World Aids Days, 2011.
December 1st, 2011. Our partners in 7 countries have chosen to use the Coaches Across Continents Football against HIV curriculum as part of World Aids Day 2011. In Tanzania, Coach Nico has launched a new initiative that has included young female sex workers who have formed a number of football teams and as well as playing […]
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