Location and general information
Access to Sport - 
Children with disabilities - 
Conflict victims - 
Gender Equality - 
Healthy lifestyle - 
Personal development - 
Strengthening partnershipsContext
Only 44% of young people (and 41.9% of girls) from low-income households in the UK currently meet the government’s physical activity guidelines. Physical and mental health is therefore being put at risk, while systemic health and social inequalities are being exacerbated. Many young people simply cannot afford to play football, with girls, child refugees and asylum-seekers, and children with disabilities facing additional barriers.
Project goals
- Improve mental and physical health, social mobility and life opportunities for children in London’s most disadvantaged and deprived areas.
- Enable participants to form positive relationships with young people from other national, ethnic or socio-economic backgrounds
- Help participants feel more integrated into their communities
- Improve participants’ ability to understand and control their emotions
Project content
The project will provide opportunities for young people, including refugee and disabled children, to take part in football programmes in housing estates, schools and community centres in deprived areas of London, creating hyper-localised ‘football communities’. The charity’s financial assistance and the accessible nature of activities will ensure that no child is turned away.
Partners
