streetfootballworld network member Spirit of Soccer has partnered with FIFA, Generation for Peace, the Jordanian National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation (NCDR) and the Jordanian Soccer Federation to host a festival for children, coaches, and mentors from communities in Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, and Lebanon affected by mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). During the first ...

During the final week of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, 32 teams from across the globe will converge on Alexandra in Johannesburg for a very different festival of football. For the first time ever, the “social dimension” of the game will be integrated into an official event of the FIFA World Cup™. Showcasing development through football The Football for Hope Festival 2010 will showcase and ...

Representatives from streetfootballworld network members around the globe will meet in Johannesburg, South Africa for the very first General Assembly of the streetfootballworld network. The event will be a major milestone for the network of 82 organisations, as members join streetfootballworld in South Africa to discuss the future of their common work and the development of the network. ...

Sports, a Matter of Peace? is an international workshop held by the University Centre Saint-Ignatius Antwerp (UCSIA). The aim of the conference is to analyse the claim that sport has a constructive mission in contributing to social cohesion, education and global welfare and to examine how this may be achieved. Four topics will be discussed over two days: sports and community ...