The Open Fun Football Schools (OFFS) season has started in Georgia and is functioning according to the Corona guidelines. Normally an OFFS has 200 kids playing in 12 groups on 1 pitch. As this is not possible at the moment, Cross Cultures Georgia have come up with a way to break the football school into […]
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Dani Olmo supports Cross Cultures
”We must be conscious of the impact football can have” – Dani Olmo, RB Leipzig From now on Dani Olmo, RB Leipzig supports Cross Cultures activities by donating 1% of his wages. The 22-year old Spanish midfielder Dani Olmo says; “Through Common Goal I will support a project run by the NGO Cross Cultures Projects […]
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Summer E-camp – providing valuable experiences
As Cross Cultures has challenges in fulfilling our vision “bringing people together” physically due to the corona situation, the whole organisation has developed the Cross Cultures Virtual clubhouse as a platform for bringing people together virtually. To provide us with valuable experiences, a summer E-camp was completed in Jordan and Tunisia on the same dates […]
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Stories of postive change from OFFS in Ukraine
In a report made by Cross Cultures in 2019/2020 on the Open Fun Football Schools (OFFS) and the School+Sport+Police (SSP) project season 2 in Ukraine, several stories of change were collected by regional coach coordinators. The stories cover positive changes taking place at several levels in society – Children involved, voluntary coaches, changes within the […]
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Cross Cultures Virtual Clubhouse
Cross Cultures Virtual Clubhouse is an initiative developed in light of the Covid-19 crisis as a result of the shutdown of all Cross Cultures activities. The shutdown provided a challenge of getting access to and being in connection with children and youth. We concluded that we had to find a way to communicate with children […]
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Cross Cultures Jordan starts fun outdoor-training
In Jordan, everyday training-sessions have been established according to the local authorities recommendations and Cross Cultures re-opening guidelines. The sessions are in different regions with 10 children at a time. We are pleased to see the children having fun training again. Photo-album from different sessions last week:
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The first Cross Cultures E-coach Online Education
12 young coaches from 12 different countries are now educated as Cross Cultures e-coach educators by participating in an online education that lasted over 6 hours. E-coach instructors, associated with the Danish FA – Copenhagen Department, Asger Nissen and Daniel Barnewitz together with Poul Duus Gilling, Head of Education at Cross Cultures, have created a […]
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Evaluation of; Playing for a Common Future – Dialogue through Sports in Jordan
Street Football World (SFW) has conducted a technical evaluation of the project: Playing for a Common Future, Dialogue Through Sports, Jordan. The evaluation summarizes key findings under the criteria advised by SFW and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The project was implemented from June 2017 to May 2019 and was evaluated […]
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Hotline For Children – Safeguarding Children in Tunisia
The reports on violence and abuse of children at home have increased during the Covid-19 pandemic and the number of children and youth seeking help at the free hotline has also tripled. “Le numéro vert 1899” is a free hotline for children and women in Tunisia established by the government. Cross Cultures Focal Point for […]
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Corona-guidelines for the re-opening of Open Fun Football Schools
You can read the full report here or see the guidelines on the photos below! First, an introduction: Severa Open Fun Football School partner countries are now considering to allow children to play and practice sport again. But it must be done in a responsible way. Cross Culture’s stance is clear: In the given situation Cross […]
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