Every week in Football for Change, Nutmeg Radio will highlight the work being done by organizations across the globe using soccer to promote development. This week we focus on Grassroot Soccer (GRS), a charitable organization that uses soccer as a tool to fight HIV and AIDS in Africa. GRS targets and trains African soccer stars, coaches, teachers, and peer educators in a specialized curriculum to deliver an interactive HIV prevention and life skills curriculum to youth. To date, GRS has educated over 270,000 kids and has no plans to stop.
Soccer has a unique place in the hearts and minds of people across the globe. Our staff has spent a significant amount of time living in and traveling through numerous developing nations and we all believe that football can play a pivotal roll in transforming the lives of those who love the sport. It is great to see organizations like GRS recognizing the value of the game outside of the lines. But there is always more to be done. By highlighting organizations like GRS, we hope to lend support to the growing sport for development movement, and introduce organizations doing amazing work around the world to those who may not otherwise come across them. There are so many ways to help those in need, but awareness is the first step.
GRS, keep doing what you’re doing. And readers, keep following their progress as they transform lives.
[...] learn more about Grassroots Soccer, who we featured in our Football For Change segment, please visit them at the GRS [...]