55 new children’s projects approved

55 new children’s projects approved

This Friday, the UEFA Foundation for Children celebrates World Children’s Day, using the magic of football to support the children who need it most.

On Wednesday 18 November, the foundation’s board of trustees, chaired by the UEFA president, Aleksander Čeferin, met via videoconference to discuss new projects and the institution’s future.

The foundation’s fifth anniversary, this year, is an opportunity to review its past activities and reflect on the future. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the new challenges it has brought with it, the UEFA Foundation for Children was able to rely on its partners’ commitment to help it safeguard children’s rights.

The most anticipated decision of this session was the allocation of the 2020/21 budget of €4,812,021 to new projects or an extension of existing projects, in line with its mission to protect children’s fundamental rights in health and protection, children with disabilities, education and personal development, access to sport, integration of minorities and protection for victims of conflicts.

Approximately half of the foundation’s budget is earmarked for projects in Europe while the rest supports projects in other continents. In all, 55 projects are supported along with three new pitch constructions in Europe in partnership with Lay’s.

 

“The Foundation views the pandemic as an opportunity to continue to use the beautiful game of football to assist so many organisations, in Europe and around the world, that focus on the needs of children and help them to keep their hopes and dreams alive. Thanks to the support we and our sponsors provide, children are helped to develop and reach their full potential, with dignity and in full protection of their rights.”

Norman Darmanin Demajo, member of the board of trustees

 

55 NGO projects were selected for financial support from the UEFA Foundation for Children: 24 in Europe; 16 in Africa; 8 in America, 6 in Asia; and 1 in Oceania.

Organisation	Project Name	in Europe
ActionAid Hellas	Beyond goals 2	Greece
Ayuda en Acción	Fairplay4life	Spain
Barça Foundation	FutbolNet	Greece
Bellevue di Monaco	Intercultural rooftop sports court	Germany
Syndrome of Love	Football for Children with Down Syndrome	Russia
European Football for Development Network (EFDN)	EFDN STEM & Football Education Programme	Bulgaria, Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Fondation Arménienne Pour le Développement Durable	Génération Sport	Armenia
Football Association of Moldova	Let’s play outside	Moldova
Foundation Just for Smiles	Smiles for Children	Switzerland
Impala Performance ASBL	Mbo Mpenza Challenge	Belgium
Katamon Moadon Ohadim	Hapoel Katamon’s Neighborhood League	Israel
Kicken Ohne Grenzen	Football Without Borders	Austria
Liverpool School Sport Partnership (LSSP) Foundation	Finding my potential	United Kingdom
Młodzieżowe Stowarzyszenie Inicjatyw Sportowych (MSIS)	Football3 empower girls	Poland
Oltalom Sport Association	New challenges, new opportunities	Hungary
	Adopt a ball	150 countries worldwide
Peres Center for Peace & Innovation	Sport in the Service of Peace	Israel
Rio Ferdinand Foundation	Youth in Action	Northern Ireland
Sport Against Racism Ireland (SARI)	Football versus Discrimination	Republic of Ireland
Sport dans la Ville	Vocational Centre	France
Sportske Igre Mladih	Youth Sports Games 2021	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia
Stichting het Gehandicapte Kind	Bijzondere Eredivisie	Netherlands
streetfootballworld GmbH	Safeguarding children certification programme	Europe
Ukraine Football Development Charitable Foundation	Cup of Trust	Ukraine

 

Organisation	Project Name	in Africa
Aliguma Foundation	Sports for Resilience & Empowerment Project	Uganda
Georges Malaika Foundation	Future Leaders of Kalebuka	Republic Democratic of Congo
Grootbos Green Futures Foundation	Football Foundation: Sports for Good	South Africa
iACT	Refugee-led sport and early Childhood Education Programme	Chad
Kick4Life	Good Health & Climate Action through Football	Lesotho
La balle aux prisonniers	Sport for reintegration	Ivory Coast
Libre Vue	Solidarité Aveugle	Mali
Light for the World	We are the Champions	South Sudan
Médecins du Monde	Bophelo Ke Kgwele (The game, the Life)	South Africa
Right to Play	Girls on Track	Tanzania
Samusocial International	Promote social inclusion through sport for street children and youth in Pointe-Noire	Republic of Congo
Solidarité Marathon des Sables	Sport Centre in Ouarzazate	Morocco
Street Child	Improving the psychosocial well-being of conflict affected displaced children	Mozambique
Triangle Génération Humanitaire	Strengthen protection, socio-educational activities and social reintegration of vulnerable minors	Central African Republic
Unis vers le Sport	Les gazelles de la Teranga	Senegal
Water4wildlife Maasai Mara	Kick the ball, Save our wildlife	Kenya

 

Organisation	Project Name	in America
Fabretto Children's Foundation Inc.	Promoting sports to build resilience in rural Nicaragua	Nicaragua
Fight for Peace	Unity & Peace	Jamaica
Fundación Empate	Empate for Argentina	Argentina
Global Outreach And Love of Soccer (GOALS)	Team Goals	Haiti
Johan Cruyff Foundation	A safe space to play for children in Cabreúva, Brazil	Brazil
Mama Alice	Football, fun and friends camp	Peru
Rêves Passion Montreal	Soccer Urbain pour le rêve et l'espoir	Canada
Starfinder Foundation	Senior Leaders	USA

 

Organisation	Project Name	in Asia
Action for Development	Street children back to school	Afghanistan
Asia Football Development Programme	Kick for hope	Jordan
Baan Dek Foundation	Football4good	Thailand
Cross Cultures Project Association	Bringing Fun Football to Children in Syria	Syria
Fundlife International Inc.	Football for Peace Academy	Philippines
Indochina Starfish Foundation	Playing for Equality	Cambodia

 

Organisation	Project Name	in Oceania
Just Play	Just Play programme	American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Samoa, Solomon Island, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, India