On an average afternoon, the Khayelitsha Football for Hope Centre is alive with activity. Here's just a sample of the regular programmes that are on offer, as well as a look ahead at what streetfootballworld network member and Centre Host Grassroot Soccer has in store for the coming year.

The Community League is comprised of five divisions: Under 13, Under 15, Under 19, Seniors and Over 35. Each division consists of 8-16 teams. The league is played 6 days a week.

The Community League is effective because it uses football to reach the community directly. So far, Grassroot Soccer has been successful in linking the Community League with its HIV Counselling and Testing tournaments, which ensures that participants get tested and know their status.

The first champion will be crowned in mid-December 2010, and the second season will begin in February 2011.

Grassroot Soccer aims to develop the programme to include more messaging around social issues, for instance by featuring speakers during halftime or offering health education activities. The organisation would also like to increase female participation by incorporating a girls' division within the league.

The Preschool Programme is a partnership with three preschools in the area. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, full of smiles and laughter, the children come to the Khayelitsha Football for Hope Centre for an hour and a half of singing, dancing and, of course, football. They may also move inside to play board games, colour or watch an educational movie.

A key strength of the programme is the energy and enthusiasm that Grassroot Soccer coaches bring to the children.

Utshintsho is a club for graduates of Grassroot Soccer's Skillz curriculum in Khayelitsha. The programme provides a place for participants to continue and expand the powerful discussions that began in their Skillz courses. The difference? Utshintsho discussions go beyond HIV/AIDS to cover other pressing issues, such as violence, tuberculosis, gender roles and stigma.

The young people involved in Utshintsho are the future leaders of the community. They have a passion for change and want to be the ones who drive it. The Khayelitsha Football for Hope Centre will facilitate the programme's growth during the second year, with the goal of linking the young participants with more opportunities for development, either through partner organisations or by developing them as peer educators.

The Dance Club runs Monday and Wednesday and the Drama Club runs Tuesday and Thursday as after-school programmes for the young people of Khayelitsha. The majority of participants are graduates of Grassroot Soccer's Skillz curriculum.

The programme gives young people a great venue for self-expression and has an extra bonus: the Khayelitsha Football for Hope Centre is never without amazing live entertainment for special events or HIV Counselling and Testing tournaments!

The Khayelitsha Football for Hope Centre is proving to be popular with people of all ages, not just Grassroot Soccer's target group of young people aged 10-16. That's why Grassroot Soccer is looking at creating new programmes for a younger audience in the coming year, such as a literacy reading group for children aged 6-8. The organisation is also developing an adaptation of the Skillz curriculum that would bring schools to the Khayelitsha Football for Hope Centre during the day when fewer activities take place.