For no particular reason at all on this particular day of February 14, we here in Cape Town are feeling a little sentimental.
We'd like to take a moment to celebrate our love for building in Africa where our commitment to Football for Hope began in 2008. It was love at first sight. Architecture meets health promotion meets peace building meets anti-discrimination meets football. A baby was born and we couldn't be more proud to see how she's grown over the years.
Here's a little album we put together to capture some of those special moments, and our love, while building on a continent that can't be summed up in one word. Africa.
Profound thanks to our partners streetfootballworld, FIFA and all the game changing Centre Hosts for realizing the promise of sports for social change.
PHASE ONE
Mural building at the very first center, Khayelitsha Football for Hope Centre, Khayelitsha, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Lining the well, Baguinéda Football for Hope Centre, Baguinéda, Bamako, Mali
And streeeeeeeetch, Katutura Football for Hope Centre, Katutura , Windhoek, Namibia
This might hurt later, Mathare Football for Hope Centre, Kangundo Road, Komarock, Kenya
PHASE TWO
Design Fellows in action, Lesotho Football for Hope Centre, Maseru, Lesotho
Awesomeness, Kimisagara Football for Hope Centre, Kimisagara, Kigali, Rwanda
Resource conservation, Oguaa Football for Hope Centre, Oguaa, Cape Coast, Ghana
Respect for local icons, QwaQwa Football for Hope Centre, Qwaqwa, Witzieshoek, Free State, South Africa
Patience, Edendale Football for Hope Centre, Edendale Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
All sketched up, Alexandra Football for Hope Centre, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
PHASE THREE
Team building, Manica Football for Hope Centre, Bairro Vumba, Manica, Mozambique
Delivering the two shipping containers should be fun, Besongabang Football for Hope Centre, Besongabang, Cameroon
Cross check. Check, Iringa Football for Hope Centre, Iringa, Tanzania
You, in the pink, back to work! South East Football for Hope Centre, Ramotswa, Botswana
Nearing completion, Mogalakwena Football for Hope Centre, Dudu Madisha Drive, Mokopane, Limpopo, South Africa
Making way for football, Tarrafal Football for Hope Centre, Tarrafal, Santiago Island, Cape Verde
Site analysis, Bulawayo Football for Hope Centre, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Nice ditch, Kalebuka Football for Hope Centre, Kalebuka, Lubumbashi, Katanga, Congo (Kinshasa)
Laundry time, Addis Ababa Football for Hope Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
