Ines Österle starts a soccer training group for children,
who live in a Romani camp in Rho/Milano.
February 2009
Beginning of our cooperation with a training and soccer group for Romani in Freiburg
directed by Tom Peters. Founding of this joint blog:
www.roma-soccer.blogspot.com
...here and start of an informal cooperation under the
label of Soccer and Roma.
March 2010
Start of our cooperation with Padri Somatschi / Milano
and execution of the project Scuola di calcio Fair Play.
Participants were romanian Romani without appartments.
This project was supported by FARE, too.
April 2010
Founding of Football and Roma, a non-profit limited liability
organization based in Schorndorf/Baden-Württemberg/Germany
June 2010
During the Football World Championship various media reported nationwide
of the initiatives as an example of practical integration work.
August 2010
Ines Österle and Saskia Koger visit the largest Romani community, Suto Orizari,
in Skopje. They implement training afternoons and meet with members of Ambrela.
November 2010
The camp in Rho is closed down and the project Soccer and Roma discontinued.
March 2011
Beginning of a cooperation with Padri Somaschi/Milano and start of
the project FARE Play with homeless Romanian Romani.
August 2011
A frequent soccer training started in Shuto Orizari.
The NGO Ambrela was in charge of these events as well as
the participation in regional gaming business. Participants were
young people, 10 to 15 years old.
Targets are to support young soccer comers and to enable Romani children
to integrate in the society by exectuin of sports.
