2011
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streetfootballworld are honoured by UEFA, winning the Annual Monaco Charity Award.
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| Jun. |
Jürgen Griesbeck, founder and CEO of streetfootballworld, announced as the European Social Entrepreneur of the Year by the Schwab Foundation.
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A new Network Board takes the reins at streetfootballworld. It is the first time a Network Board has been democratically elected by the streetfootballworld General Assembly.
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| 2010 |
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Representatives of 42 network members build capacity and develop their coaching skills at the adidas Exchange Programme in Argentina, India, Israel and Ghana.
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| Nov. |
The first Latin American Congress on Social Development through Football takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Organised by streetfootballworld’s regional coordination Fu.De., the event unites coordinators and young leaders from all 20 network members in the region, as well as numerous experts and partners.
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| July |
streetfootballworld establishes not-for-profit organisations in Brazil and UK.
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| July |
Representatives from 60 network members meet in Johannesburg, South Africa for the first streetfootballworld network General Assembly, where a new Network Board is elected. |
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The Football for Hope Festival 2010 brings together 32 teams of young people from disadvantaged communities around the world in Alexandra-Johannesburg. For the first time, the social dimension of the game is celebrated as an official element of the FIFA World Cup. |
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streetfootballworld publishes ‘Football for the Social Integration of Young People in Europe‘, a publication developed with the network members Street League, Sport dans la Ville, SARI and CCPA and supported by the Council of Europe and UEFA. |
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Sony and streetfootballworld launch two capacity development programmes: the European Graduate Programme and the Leadership Development Programme bring together Sony employees and network members to develop innovative marketing and income generation projects.
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2009
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Dec.
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The Football for Hope Centre Kick Off celebrates the inauguration of the first Football for Hope Centre in the Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa.
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| Oct. |
streetfootballworld USA is established as a charitable organisation with 501(c)(3) status.
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| Sep. |
The for-profit organisation streetfootballworld plus GmbH is established in Germany to offer consultancy services for commercial partners.
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June
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streetfootballworld and FIFA bring key players in the field of Development through Football together for the first time at the Football for Hope Forum.
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| May |
Foča 09 continues the success of Foča 08 as teams gather for the second European Street Football Tournament |
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streetfootballworld partners with Sony Europe to bring Sony employees into streetfootballworld network member organisations to share their expertise in areas such as marketing and communications
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2008
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Dec.
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The Football for Hope Festival South America 2008 kicks off as an official element of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2008
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Nov.
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Germany - Land of Ideas names streetfootballworld one of its 365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas
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Nov.
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Relaunch of www.streetfootballworld.org. The new site sees improvements in the presentation and accessibility of information regarding streetfootballworld network members
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| Oct. |
streetfootballworld establishes a not-for-profit organisation in South Africa.
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Aug.
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Germany's first Street Football Festival takes place in Nuremberg with 16 teams coming together for a successful tournament based on Fair Play ideals
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Aug.
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Grand finale of EUROSCHOOLS 2008, the EUROSCHOOLS Youth Camp
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July
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The Football for Hope Monitoring & Evaluating (M&E) Workshop is held in Cape Town, South Africa to kick off the development of the system, an element of Football for Hope
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July
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Launch of the provisional set of statutes for the streetfootballworld Network
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May
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Foča 08, the first European Street Football Festival, takes place in Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Twenty-four teams (12 from the Balkans and 12 from the rest of Europe) unite for the tournament
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2007
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The official campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ is launched at the World Cup Qualification Group Draw in Durban
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Nov.
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The second Encuentro Sudamericano de Fútbol Callejero (South American Street Football Encounter), organised by the Red Sudamericana de Fútbol Callejero, is held in Asunción, Paraguay
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June
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Kick-off of EUROSCHOOLS 2008, the official schools project to mark the UEFA EURO 2008 in Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein
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Apr.
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$US 900,000 is distributed among 25 streetfootballworld Network members following the first Football for Hope Call for Proposals
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Mar.
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The Football for Hope Movement, the key element of the strategic alliance between FIFA and streetfootballworld, is launched
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2006
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Nov.
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Publication of "the streetfootballworld", vol.04, documenting the story of the streetfootballworld festival 06
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July
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The streetfootballworld festival 06 is awarded the FIFA Fair Play Trophy
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July
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The streetfootballworld festival 06 is held during the final week of the FIFA World Cup in Berlin, Germany
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June
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The finals of World Cup Schools – Fair Play for Fair Life take place in Potsdam, Germany
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May
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Managing Director Jürgen Griesbeck and streetfootballworld are recognised with the Laureus Sport For Good Award
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Apr.
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FIFA and streetfootballworld organise their first collaborative meeting in the field of Development through Football
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2005
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Dec.
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FIFA and streetfootballworld establish a strategic alliance to promote the field of Development through Football
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Nov.
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The first Encuentro Sudamericano de Fútbol Callejero (South American Street Football Encounter), organised by the Red Sudamericana de Fútbol Callejero, is held in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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May
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Publication of “the streetfootballworld“, vol.03, presenting festival 06 to the world
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Apr.
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Network member Street League hosts the second streetfootballworld Network meeting in London, UK
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Feb.
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First meeting of the Red Sudamericana de Fútbol Callejero (South American Street Football Network), the first regional network to form within the streetfootballworld Network
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2004
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Nov.
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World Cup Schools – Fair Play for Fair Life kicks off in 204 schools across Germany, linking football and global learning
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Sept.
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streetfootballworld becomes a non-profit limited company, based in Berlin, Germany
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Apr.
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Publication of "the streetfootballworld", vol.02, continuing the thematic focus of the first edition of the journal
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Apr.
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Re-launch of the internet platform www.streetfootballworld.org, providing network members the opportunity to present their work to the world
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Apr.
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The network is launched! Inaugural meeting of the streetfootballworld Network takes place in Witzenhausen, Germany
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2003
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Apr.
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Publication of "the streetfootballworld", vol.01, the first ever journal on Development through Football and football culture
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2002
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Sept.
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A global study on Development through Football is conducted in cooperation with the International Council for Sports Science and Physical Education
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Aug.
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Launch of www.streetfootballworld.org, the leading internet platform on Development through Football
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Apr.
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streetfootballworld is founded as a project of the German Youth Football Foundation
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2000
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Straßenfußball für Toleranz (Street Football for Tolerance) starts in Brandenburg, Germany, based on the Medellín experience
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1996
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Jürgen Griesbeck develops Fútbol por la Paz (Football for Peace), a project using football to combat violence and drugs on the streets of Medellín, Colombia
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