CAC is experiencing some bursts of energy at the end of a challenging year thanks to our new community partners!! Many of these groups applied months, some years, ago and we are excited to have new consultancy systems in place to support them into 2021 and well beyond.
Association BRIGHT is a new organization in Cameroon led by an incredible woman who fled with her family from Rwanda during the genocide. Her vision is a world where all refugee and disadvantaged people can access education that enables them to thrive and make positive change. Often, our decisions on who we select as new partners are based on the people behind the partnership application. We are delighted to supported Association BRIGHT as they build their new initiative.
Facebook: choco unido cf
Community Health Education Sports Initiative Zambia is an organization based in Kabwe, Zambia. Their mission is to create an innovative community and enable participation in the development process. They are particularly keen to have CAC’s support in gaining more tools to serve women, girls and people with different abilities- and we are looking forward to meeting this challenge!
https://www.facebook.com/communityhealtheducationsportsin…
FireFly Syria is an organization based in Turkey that serves Syrian refugees through various educational programs. They are excited to learn from the CAC global collaboration and gain new tools to deliver Purposeful Play programs. And we are excited to learn with them!
https://www.facebook.com/fireflysyria/
Kigezi Soccer Academy is a small organization in Kigezi, Uganda and we are delighted to accept them into our global collaboration. We particularly love their emphasis on creating opportunities for girls to play! And we are already planning an on-field training with their leaders in December, led by our incredible Community Impact Coach, Salim, from long-time CAC partner, Mbarara Soccer Academy.
Instagram: Kigezi Soccer Academy
LionHeart in the Community (LITC) is an organization based in England and Cameroon. Thanks to SoccerEx for the introduction! LITC aims aim is to harness the power of sports to create opportunities for young people in the community. They are dedicated to underpinning intergenerational engagement of people from all backgrounds and encouraging them to positively contribute to their local and global communities. After our first few conversations we know this can be a long-term impactful partnership and we are excited to get started!
https://www.instagram.com/lionheartlitc
Querés Jugar is a fun organization based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We met them at SoccerEx and we are excited about the ideas and visions we already share! They aim to offer young people access to their rights through sports in recreational ways where they are at the center of all organizational decisions.
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyY5gsbxCibimJwftVPjWdg
Rwanda Youth Clubs for Peace Organization (RYCPO) has an amazing story and history with CAC! They first participated in a CAC training with another partner (our trainings are always open!) in 2016. Since then they have grown and continued to share with CAC to the point where we are now entering into an official partnership. RYCPO works with local youth to empower them in peace building, human rights, good governance, unity and reconciliation. We are excited to support and learn from this small organization in Rubavu, Rwanda!
https://www.facebook.com/Ryclupo/
South End Soccer, an organization based in Boston, MA, USA, gives urban youth the opportunity to play soccer regardless of prior experience or economic means; and use the sport as a tool to connect their diverse community. This partnership is close to home for some of our CAC team leaders and we are excited to work together with this amazing organization to challenge harmful cultures in the US!
FB: @SouthEndSoccerBoston
Insta: southendsoccer
Sports for Hope and Independence (SHI) is an organization based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Their mission is to run sustainable sports for development programs by providing access to opportunities to participate in sporting activities while contributing to the sustainable development goals, especially the economic empowerment of underserved communities. They were also one fo the first groups to engage the displaced Rohingya community through sport. We are looking forward to working with them!!
https://www.facebook.com/shiBangladesh/
The Little Volunteer Organization is based in Khartoum, Sudan and offers many different types of activities to develop children’s skills, talents and potential as well as promote and support children’s full participation in the political, social, and economic development of their communities. The team of leaders is supported by UNICEF and full of fun energy and we are excited to learn and share with them in this new partnership!
https://m.facebook.com/little.volunteer1
Topos FC is a unique new partnership for the CAC global collaboration! They aim to contribute to the development of children, youth and adults with visual disabilities through the practice of adapted futsal, and to promote training processes to achieve their full inclusion in society. We are excited to work together with Topos to develop and share tools locally and internationally that support all people with different abilities to engage in sport and play.
Wallrunners of Gaza. A late and brilliant addition to our new partner cohort for 2021, CAC is delighted to welcome Wallrunners of Gaza, Palestine. Wallrunners is an inclusive sports and culture community that use parkour to create safe spaces for young people to play and develop their skills. We can’t wait to add this new energy to our global collaboration and learn together as Wallrunners expands beyond Gaza to vulnerable communities in Kenya, India and Afghanistan.
Yoga and Sport for Refugees (YSFR) was founded in 2017 in Lesbos, Greece as a response to the Mediterranean humanitarian crisis, in which thousands of people fleeing the war risk their lives to reach European coasts. YSFR seeks to accompany refugees, defend human rights that are continually violated in camps, to empower refugees and migrants through sport, integrate them into the community, and improve their physical and mental health. CAC is delighted to welcome YSFR into our global collaboration and learn together moving forward.
https://twitter.com/sport4refugees?lang=en
Fundación de las Américas (FUDELA) is an Ecuadorian NGO founded in 2005 with the aim to transform lives by promoting educational, cultural, economic and social inclusion of children, teens, youths and families at risk with a holistic human development and rights based approach. FUDELA uses sports, art and other tools to develop and strengthen human and technical skills.
Raya34 Sports is a Barbados organization that we met during a pilot event with Concacaf W. And now we will be working together to support Raya34’s mission: To empower and develop young people through the blending of sports and education.
https://www.facebook.com/raya34sports
https://www.instagram.com/raya34sports/
https://twitter.com/Raya34Sports
FutboLISTAS is a new organization based in Sevilla, Spain that works to teach English and life skills to girls through soccer and mentorship. We are thrilled to welcome them to our network and work to support them with curriculum, training and other year-round resources for the development of organizations and coaches.
links:
https://www.futbolistassevilla.es/
https://www.facebook.com/futboLISTASsevilla/
https://instagram.com/futbolistassevilla
https://twitter.com/futbolistassvq
https://www.linkedin.com/company/futbolistassevilla
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Hello am from Kenya am a coach for girls team can we work with you