Our football projects are designed to realize the following goals:
To learn how to play soccer
Participants of soccer training teams are to learn basic
techniques as well as team tactics.
They are to be encouraged to make active sports part of their lifestyle.
The skills of a sport augment their internal resources,
improve their behavioural resources and their problem solving ability.
Placement of children into local soccer clubs
Teaching of social skills
We attempt to improve participants' discipline, team
skills, their willingness to accept responsibility and to
stimulate their conflict solving ability
and boost their self-esteem by soccer.
These values and social skills are after all important
for their careers and integration into society.
Specific initiatives are:
to build up and to support soccer training associations who offer training under
competent guidance for children and young people free of charge.
to support the set up of soccer teams or informal training possibilities for this
target group.
to ensure financial support of soccer projects for this target group by local football
associations.
to promote the integration of Romani children and young people into local sports
associations.
We also focus our attention on strengthening girls' football.
Our initiatives are, due to structures and realization, open to all
children and young people (Romani and non-Romani).
The practice of a sport is an important resource for children!
Today's life situation of a great number of Romani children and young
people in Europe is characterized by discrimination, exclusion, poverty,
precarious housing situation, lack of educational
opportunities and either poor or lack of public health care.
There seems to be no way out of this vicious circle.
We want all children to be able to choose a career that will help them to find their place
in society , to enjoy financial security and to get the possibility to develop their skills and
talents. Organized sport is a positive step towards integration.
Young people should be encouraged, to begin and to complete an apprenticeship,
enabling them to earn a living.
Our goal is to assist them, together with other initiatives and organizations,
on their path to a successful integration.
