About Grassroot Soccer
To give a brief overview of Grassroot Soccer, here is some information taken from the Grassroot Soccer Organization website:
Mission:
Using the power of soccer in the fight against AIDS, Grassroot Soccer provides African youth with the knowledge, skills and support to live HIV free.
Goals:
1. To put 1.25 million African youth through the GRS program by the end of 2010 and leave a lasting legacy in Southern Africa
2. To utilize soccer and powerful role models to their maximum potential to reduce HIV transmission among youth
3. To have the most effective HIV prevention education and life-skills curriculum in Africa
Tactics:
1. To continually improve our innovative, culturally sensitive and fun HIV/AIDS life-skills curriculum
2. To effectively share our curriculum and concept with local implementing partners, allowing us to achieve scale in a sustainable way while making use of local capacity and infrastructure
3. To empower local community role models (professional soccer players, youth sport coaches, teacher, peer educators, etc.) with the tools to educate the youth in their communities
Additional Resources
http://www.grassrootsoccer.org/
http://losetheshoes.blogspot.com/
