Focus on the laureates of the “Sport for Mental Health and Social Cohesion” programme

• AFRIQUE

Alive and Kicking – Kenya

The project « Mental Health Through Football Coaching» uses football coaching to integrate mental health education in young people physical education classes.

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Golden Boots – Uganda

The project « The Youth Mind Fitness Project » aims to organise sport activities and workshops addressed at young people with experts and sport icons to raise awareness about mental health issues and increase access to the support services available.

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Special Olympics Senegal – Senegal

The project « Unified Women’s Football for Health, Mutual Aid and Equity » aims to organise a unified football tournament featuring discussion sessions on the benefits of sport and inclusion, on violence against women and on sexual health. It will also set up medical screening to foster beneficiaries’ access to health.

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Tackle Africa – Côte d’Ivoire

The project « Head in the Game » aims at providing mental health training and follow-up through football sessions and workshops targeted at high-risk key population (YKP) who are more likely to be concerned by HIV/SRHR issues.

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• AMERIQUE DU SUD

FUDELA – Ecuador

The project “Active Minds Active Futures” uses sport to encourage the integration of young migrants and refugees within the Provinces of Carchi ; Imbabura ; and Pichincha in Ecuador.

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Fútbol Más Foundation – Ecuador

The project “Mental Healthcare for Children and Community using Football” is rooted in the heart of the neighborhoods of Guayaquil, with the aim of working on mental healthcare through football.

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Fundación Sidoc – Colombia

The project “Using sports to help improve social cohesion in conflictive environments” aims at strengthening the capacities of children in Magdalena and improve the social climate in the region through football.

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• ASIE

ASA Foundation (Yayasan ASA Asia) – Indonesia

The project “Inclusive Football – based Health, Hygiene, Sanitation & Virus Prevention Education for Vulnerable Youth” uses football to educate and empower vulnerable teachers and youth about health, sanitation and virus topics to mitigate the effects of COVID-19.

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Reclaim Childhood – Jordan

The project “Mental Wellness for Girls in Jordan trough Sport and Social Cohesion” seeks to use the power of basketball and football to foster gender equality, refugee integration in society and mental health education.

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Youth Football Club Rurka Kalan – India

The project “Rehabilitation & Empathy of Special Children through Football” will build capacities for specialised educators and football coaching to provide specific sport session for children with disabilities to improve their mental health and raise awareness on disabilities to change mentalities.

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• EUROPE

Center For Youth Progress – Albania

The project “Social inclusion through football and traditional sports” will create a football league and different traditional sport and game sessions to foster interactions between youth.

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Epoka e Re (New Epoch) – Albania

The project “Stay Active – Live Healthy” consists in organising a 3 days National Sport Championship Festival to promote sport as key tool for youth development and quality life.

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TogetherAdvancing Common Trust -TAKT – North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The project “PLAY2INCLUDE” will organise a regional Play2Unite football summer camp to promote football for health and development and develop youth’s soft skills.

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