OFFS in South Sudan hosts UEFA Foundation for Children
The Open Fun Football Schools in South Sudan had the pleasure of hosting Mr Urs Kluser, the director of UEFA Foundation for Children, from the 1st-4th of November 2019. At the debriefing meeting with the South Sudan Football Association, Mr Kluser congratulated the national staff of Cross Cultures and South Sudan Football Association, “The visit […]
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Cross Cultures is celebrating Universal Children’s day
Universal Children’s Day is celebrated by Cross Cultures and by our partners in 17 countries as we join hands with and for children in improving child welfare and children’s rights. This year is extra special as it marks 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child – 30 years of child rights […]
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Social Responsibility in Football in Moldova
The collaboration between the Police, the Football Federation of Moldova and Cross Cultures is taking a new step to advance social responsibility in Football in Moldova during the visit of Hanne Lund Madsen, Global Programme Director of Cross Cultures. First of all the focus is given to safeguarding children in sports through training of the […]
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H.R.H Crown Princes Mary of Denmark opens youth festival in Morocco
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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