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Leiato: "It allows us to not engage ourselves in drug use and other bad activities. The centre helps us build our community in Harare and Khayelitsha. It especially gives us access and ownership to things we don't have, like the soccer field." Leiato: "It allows us to not engage ourselves in drug use and other bad activities. The centre helps us build our community in Harare and Khayelitsha. It especially gives us access and ownership to things we don't have, like the soccer field."
Vuyolwethu: "The centre gives me a platform to affect the lives of children and community members of Khayelitsha. I love to see the joy of kids involved with the Football for Hope Centre’s community league." Vuyolwethu: "The centre gives me a platform to affect the lives of children and community members of Khayelitsha. I love to see the joy of kids involved with the Football for Hope Centre’s community league."
Gcina: "I enjoy working at the centre because it allows me to make a positive impact on my community and my peers in Khayelitsha. This is where I am from, this is where I need to be." Gcina: "I enjoy working at the centre because it allows me to make a positive impact on my community and my peers in Khayelitsha. This is where I am from, this is where I need to be."
Kamva: "It's a place to build our future. Programmes like the community league give us an opportunity to play football, but also gives us help and information." Kamva: "It's a place to build our future. Programmes like the community league give us an opportunity to play football, but also gives us help and information."
Emmerentia ('Moms'): "I love many things about working at the centre: I love children, I love people around me always and I love to be involved with HIV/AIDS and TB because I came from working with the Health Department." Emmerentia ('Moms'): "I love many things about working at the centre: I love children, I love people around me always and I love to be involved with HIV/AIDS and TB because I came from working with the Health Department."
Lunga: "The centre is a powerful source of knowledge, activities and a home for those who are looking for strength and hope in life." Lunga: "The centre is a powerful source of knowledge, activities and a home for those who are looking for strength and hope in life."
Dumisani: "The centre is a place that changes attitudes through sport. It keeps children busy and off of the streets." Dumisani: "The centre is a place that changes attitudes through sport. It keeps children busy and off of the streets."
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