On Saturday, January 31, we celebrated a momentus occasion in the evolution of SWB Nicaragua: the transition to local Nicaraguan Directors. I feel fortunate to have been able to attend in person, and wanted to share this speech from Saturday's event (español abajo): Welcome and thank you all for coming! I am so grateful to be here and for this moment. First, I'd like to thank Hotel Con Corazon for this beautiful space, and for their help with this celebration. Today, we cele

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Official press release: This Friday, January 16 at 3pm in the National Stadium in Managua, the Nicaraguan Women’s National Football Team will compete against a team of American college soccer players representing Soccer Without Borders, or Fútbol Sin Fronteras (“FSF”). The game marks the 6th year that FSF and FENIFUT will come together for a friendly match to raise awareness and support for girls’ soccer in Nicaragua. This year, the game will be held in conjunction with a U.

By Mary McVeigh - Program Director The Brazil games have all wrapped up, the trophy has been awarded, and players are headed home. There has been much talk surrounding the legacy of this World Cup and other mega events, and their impact on the communities and nations in which they are hosted. That discussion is both warranted and complicated, but for Soccer Without Borders Nicaragua one of the most powerful legacies of this World Cup lies in the hearts, minds, and abilities o

Today, June 20, 2014 is World Refugee Day. World Refugee Day was established by the United Nations to honor the men, women, and children who have been forced to flee their homes under threat of persecution, violence and conflict. Did you know? According to the UN, as of mid-2013 there were 11.1 million refugees globally, which includes 600,000 additional refugees in the first half of 2013. There are currently about 262,000 refugees living in the U.S. today. More than 70% of S

By Cathlene Webster, Team Leader, SWB Nicaragua For those who are counting, there are less than fifty days left until the men's World Cup in Brazil. However, did you know that the U-17 Women's World Cup was just last month? Seven members of Futbol Sin Fronteras Granada have just returned from the celebration of this amazing event in San Jose, Costa Rica. SEPROJOVEN, an organization that uses soccer as a platform to combat gender-based violence and oppression in San Jose, team

What do former Lord Jeff players Allie Horwitz and Jill Kochanek and former Bantam player-turned-Assistant-Coach Leigh Howard have in common? In addition to being amazing soccer players and coaches, they all spent significant time as SWB coaches in Nicaragua. Inspired by the trio, the Amherst and Trinity women’s soccer teams rallied together to play for change in honor of SWB. They donned SWB t-shirts during pre-game warmups, sold merchandize throughout the game, and shared t