Timeline: 23-26 June 2009

Location: Vanderbiljpark, South Africa

Over 140 experts in the field of Development through Football came together at the Football for Hope Forum 2009 to share ideas, expand their horizons and discuss the future of the field. Representatives from streetfootballworld network members and other grassroot organisations joined selected experts from the corporate and academic sectors in workshops, training sessions and talks on various topics in Development through Football. Sessions focused on football’s role in areas such as leadership, education, gender equality, HIV/AIDS prevention and peace building. The groundbreaking event, which will take place every four years, was the first of its kind in the field.

Current and former network members involved: WhizzKids United, Al Quds Association, Granja Andar, AMPJF, BUSA, BSA, CDI, Colombianitos, Dads Against Drugs, Defensores del Chaco, Delta Cultura Cabo Verde,  Diambars, Elena NGO, EMIMA, Football Friends, Espérance, Football United, Formação, Grassroot Soccer, Kalim Sports Council, Kick4Life, KICKFAIR, The Kids League, KVSN, MYSA, MTGK, The Peres Center for Peace, Play Soccer, SLASC, SEP, SAHSS, SARI, Street League, VAP, YASAL

Partners: FIFA, Local Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa

June 28, 2009: The whistle has blown, but the game is not over

June 23, 2009: Old friends and new faces at the Football for Hope Forum 2009

June 23, 2009: streetfootballworld celebrates a significant goal

May 7, 2009: The Football for Hope Forum is just around the corner

 
Download the presentations held at the forum:

Results of Football for Hope Forum 2009 (Overview of discussions and highlights)

Official report on the Football for Hope Forum 2009

Workshop Session I: Education, empowerment, health promotion and peacebuilding through football

WS 1-I: Football’s contribution to achieving sustainable HIV/AIDS prevention in Africa.
Bathsheba Okwenje (UNAIDS) and Marcus McGilvray (WhizzKids United)

WS 1-II: Enhancing school enrolment and complimentary education through football.
Sibulele Sibaca (Play Soccer South Africa), Marta Segú (FC Barcelona Foundation) and Alex Kent (Global Campaign for Education) 

WS 1-III: Challenging taboos and empowering girls and young women to achieve their goals through football.
Soudaou Diabaté (Association Malienne pour la Promotion de la Jeune Fille et de la Femme) (in French) and Anita White (ICSSPE)

WS 1-IV: Peacebuilding through football: practical applications
Albert Mustapha (Single Leg Amputee Sports Club), Bassam Aramin (Al Quds Association) and Anita Schmidt (CASPEA) 

Workshop Session II: Capacity development and management

WS2-I: Organisational sustainability through leadership development.
Peter Karanja (MYSA) and Denver Hendricks (University of South Africa/CIES)

WS2-II: International learning partnerships: cooperation in development through football.
Steffi Biester (KICKFAIR e.V.) and Luis Ramírez (Centro para el Desarollo de la Inteligencia)

WS2-III: Success through partnerships:cooperation between NGO’s, football associations and public authorities in development through football.
Cyril Loisel (FIFA Development) and Donatien Nsengimana (Espérance)

WS2-IV: Monitoring and evaluation: demonstrating the impact.
Marianne Meier (Swiss Academy for Development) and Malanga Jeff Mposha (Breakthrough Sports Academy)

Training Sessions

TS-1: Fundraising techniques
Charlotte Obidairo (Coxwain Social Investment)

TS-3: Social networks and communities of practice- how can the Internet strengthen development organisations?
Sarah Bagel (streetfootballworld)