The UEFA Foundation for Children will receive an extra €3.8 million a year in funding from UEFA, following a decision made by the UEFA Executive Committee in September. “We are in a privileged position and we must use this to help children living in challenging and difficult circumstances around the …
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The AFC-UNHCR Programme Phase 2 participants competed in a mini football carnival to mark the closing of the second phase of this highly successful programme. Phase 2 of the football training programme kicked off in September 2018 and concluded with two of the leading students from the Rohingya Education Centre …
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The comprehensive social commitment of the DFL Foundation (DFL Stiftung) continues to receive international recognition. In 2015, the DFL Foundation received the “Humanitarian in Sport Award” in London for its contribution to the integration of young refugees. In 2017 it was nominated for the “Peace and Sport Award” as Foundation …
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It was a morning of fun-filled football activities as students from the AFC-UNHCR and Name Football Association of Petaling (NFAP) met in a friendly match at the SJK (T) Ladang Vallambrosa, Klang, Malaysia on Sunday, October 14. The event was officiated by representatives from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), NFAP, …
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Every year, during the #FootballPeople action weeks, the FARE network and UEFA join forces to focus on the fight for equality, diversity and inclusion in European football. From October 11 until 25, the joint aim is to reach as many fans as possible with the message that football is for …
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The urban poor and refugee community in Kuala Lumpur faces a multitude of challenges as they go by their daily life and for the youth, obtaining an education was once merely a dream. Addressing the importance of holistic care and education to pave the way for future leaders, the Asian …
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The power of football to promote social cohesion and empower vulnerable refugee communities was further emphasised in Lebanon with the recent conclusion of the Young Coach Education Programme Lebanon 2017/18. The first-of-its-kind six-month long coaching course was brought to fruition thanks to a global partnership between the Asian Football Confederation’s …
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The Asian Football Development Project (AFDP) and the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) Sport for Development program (S4D) will be celebrating the official launch of the “Yalla Riyada Bus” on 13 May, 2018 at Nusaiba bint Ka’ab school for girls. The ceremony will be held under the patronage of HRH Prince …
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Cristiano Ronaldo is supporting Save the Children’s Rohingya humanitarian response by urging people to help refugee children who have fled the violence in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State and are now living in camps and makeshift settlements in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. “I count my blessings. I have four beautiful children. I …
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The Chairman of The Football Association Greg Clarke visited on Thursday, February 15 the Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees in Northern Jordan, where he attended one of the football training sessions organised daily by the Asian Football Development Project (AFDP); a non-profit youth commission founded and chaired by HRH Prince …
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