Football For Hope

"20 Centres for 2010” is the Official Campaign of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. The objective of the Football for Hope Movement is to establish a quality seal for sustainable social and human development programmes working with football as the central tool in the areas of Health Promotion, Peace Building, Anti-Discrimination & Social Integration, Children's Rights & Education and the Environment, thus supporting best practice in the field.
Learn more about the Football for Hope Program.

Program Updates:

May 5, 2010

Football for Hope team meeting in CPT

The team is meeting this week in Cape Town. More centers are underway as we gear up for next month's World Cup kick-off.

Check out the latest project:
Lesotho Football for Hope Centre

Looking forward to next month's festivities.

Apr 16, 2010

Construction starts on the next Football for Hope centres

It's been a busy couple of weeks for the Football for Hope projects.
Construction is underway on the Kenya , Namibia and Mali projects.

Dec 5, 2009

Khayelitsha Football for Hope Centre Opens.

The first football for hope center designed by ARG Design with support from the Architecture for Humanity team in Cape Town for Grassroot Soccer. The center is part of the Football for Hope movement, a partnership between FIFA and streetfootballworld and one of many centers opening as legacy projects for the 2010 World Cup.

The center is an anchor site of an urban upgrading program for the Khayelitsha development zone. It features a solar water heater and solar powered lighting. Already more than 100 youth have been tested for HIV/AIDS at the center.

A huge kilo to streetfootballworld, Grassroot soccer, ARG Design, our contractor Drucon, the AFH team and all those who helped make today's opening possible.

Nov 29, 2009

Are you ready for some football?

Later this week the first of a number of Football for Hope Centres opens. The center, located on the outskirts of Cape Town in Khayelitsha, was designed by local architects ARG Design, engineered by Henry Flanagan and Associates Engineers and built by Drucon Building and Roofing. Additional support from VPUU and LDM and the team of Architecture for Humanity design fellows and staff.

On 5 December, the center will undergo a symbolic unveiling with FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, local partner Grassroot Soccer, project partner streetfootballworld and former players.

Jun 12, 2009

Football For Hope

Construction for the first Football for Hope Centre in the Khayelitsha township of Cape Town has started in May. This 200 square meter building and adjacent 20x40 meter artificial turf pitch, constructed by Drucan, will enable local organisations in underprivileged communities to promote education and public health through football-related programmes. The Centre Host is the South Africa-based organisation Grassroot Soccer that uses football as a tool to fight HIV/AIDS. The centre, designed by local Cape Town architects arG Design, is slated to be completed in November 2009, in time for the Football for Hope Centre Kick Off inauguration ceremony on December 5th immediately following the 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaTM Final Draw.

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