To warm up and prepare for the Youth Dialogue Festival in Rabat, Morocco October 4th HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark participated in the Fun Run organized by Cross Cultures and our strategic partner in the Danish-Arab Partnership Programme, Association Femme, Réalisations et Valeurs (AFVR) . HRH was greeted in the Park Hassan II by […]
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Youth Dialogue Festival in Copenhagen
In September 2019 Cross Cultures attended The Youth Dialogue Festival (Ungdommens Folkemøde)in Copenhagen. At the festival, the Danish-Arab Partnership Programme (DAPP) hosted a tent where Cross Cultures organised a creative workshop for the youth visiting the festival. To help with this, six Cross Cultures volunteers from Morocco, Jordan and Tunisia joined the fun workshop. The […]
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293 participants at OFFS in Morocco
In collaboration with the association Women, Achievements and Values, a special sports day was organized at the family camp on the white beach of Guelmim in southern Morrocco, 850 km. from Rabat. Here 293 participants took part in the various sports, educational and recreational activities dedicated to the concept of sport for all, indifferent […]
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Cross Cultures is pioneering sports initiatives for safeguarding children in Moldova
From the 31st of July till the 4th of august two seminars for 168 volunteer leaders and coaches from the Open Fun Football Schools in Moldova was held in cooperation between PGI-representatives and the Moldovan Football Federation at the Training Center of the Moldavian selections from Vadul lui Vodă. Here theoretical and practical lessons were […]
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Migrant children participate in OFFS
In the municipalities of Bužim, Cazin, and Bihać, migrant children from the Middle East participated in the Open Fun Football Schools, side by side with local children. One of the parents who assist as coach said: “They don’t understand each other, but they found a way to break the language barrier, just by playing together.” […]
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Vnuci Sport Project brings people together
The implementation of project Vnuci sport, supported by International Olympic- Committee Development Grant 2019, kicked off on the 22nd-23rd of May 2019 at Forest Park in Gazi Baba, Macedonia. In total 120 children with 60 parents and grandparents from kindergartens in the Gazi Baba municipality – a divided community inhabited by people of Macedonian, Albanian […]
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New life of OFFS Georgia
By Mamuka Kvaratskhelia Since March 2019 Open Fun Football Schools (OFFS) Georgia became part of Georgia Football Federation Grassroots department. Mamuka Kvaratskhelia, UEFA Media Officer, was appointed as the coordinator of the Georgia OFFS. Only one month after signing the contract, Georgian OFFS organized a joint seminar with leaders from Azerbaijan and Armenia in Tbilisi […]
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South Sudan embraces the Open Fun Football Schools
“Thank you very much coach. I really liked the seminar from the first minute. The topics have been new and exciting. We are not used to being involved and listened to in our own learning in the same way as here. It has also been exciting and fun to be on the playground and learn […]
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Open Fun Football Schools in South Sudan
By South Sudan Football Association* The Open fun football schools project supported by the UEFA Foundation for Children has opened in South Sudan with a capacity building workshop. “We are very happy that this project has come to South Sudan because it will help children come together and enjoy football,” said Francis Amin Michael, […]
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12th Victory Race in Morocco
Our Moroccan partner, the Association Women, Achievements and Values, have had their 12th edition of the famous Victory Race. Cross Cultures’ youth leaders participated in the organization of the event where thousands of women of all ages and different social strata participated. By Mohammed Benchrif Women of all ages participates in the Victory Races. Nezha Bidouane, […]
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