Location and general information
Access to Sport - 
Environmental protection - 
Gender Equality - 
Healthy lifestyle - 
Personal development - 
Strengthening partnershipsContext
In Senegal, strong territorial disparities persist between urban and rural areas. In Casamance and in some rural parts of the southern Thiès region, many young people have limited access to structured sport, informal education and economic opportunities. These rural areas lack of suitable sports infrastructure, community-based organisations are fragile and access to qualified supervision is limited. This situation contributes to social disengagement, increased vulnerability among young people and a rural exodus towards major cities or abroad. In addition, these territories face significant environmental challenges, particularly related to plastic waste management. The lack of local systems for awareness-raising, collection, sorting and recycling leads to the degradation of living environments and limited engagement with ecological issues.
Project goals
Overall objective:
Promote social inclusion, empowerment and resilience among young people in rural Senegal through a structured programme using football as an educational, environmental and economic lever
Specific goals:
- Support ten new rural villages in Casamance and Thiès, while continuing follow-up in the seven villages supported during the previous phase
- Ensure equitable and structured access to sport for girls and boys
- Strengthen the skills of local educators, volunteers and community leaders
- Raise awareness of environmental, health and civic issues
- Support the structuring of football clubs and schools with educational and social components
- Encourage the creation of local micro-projects linked to the circular economy
- Contribute to the creation of sustainable local jobs relating to sport and the environment
Project content
The project is based on comprehensive village support over a two-year period and includes the following actions:
- Deliver training pathways in club management, sports coaching, communication, the circular economy, environmental awareness and first aid
- Implement environmental and civic awareness activities adapted to local realities
- Organise educational and mixed-gender tournaments (FM Cup) in the ten villages, as well as regional tournaments
- Distribute sports and educational equipment to the supported local structures
- Provide tailored monitoring and support through Football Mission local coordinators
- Create a support fund to back community micro-projects that generate income
- Install and operate two recycled football pitches in Ziguinchor, serving both as a base for activities and logistics and as an economic lever to finance jobs and local actions
Partners
