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Investing in Youth Leadership
At SWB Uganda, our assistant coach program supports older participants to hone their coaching and leadership skills.
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Stories from
the Field
With year-round activities happening across our hubs in Nicaragua, Uganda, and the United States, there is no shortage of inspiring stories to share. Stay up to date with all of the latest news around Soccer Without Borders through our blog, newsletters, and social media.
Soccer without Borders
- Nov 11, 2019
A Month of Learning & Exchange at Soccer Without Borders Uganda
SWB collaborated with women and girls across the country to grow the game of football for ourselves, our peers, and our communities.
Soccer without Borders
- Oct 31, 2019
Soccer Without Borders Featured by FIFA
FIFA has shown the spotlight on Soccer Without Borders, bringing attention to SWB's presence working with refugees in Kampala, Uganda.
Soccer without Borders
- Oct 17, 2019
My Week at Women Take The Lead
SWB Uganda hosted the 2nd Women Take the Lead coach training. Women's Sports Corps Fellow, Lauren Zarefoss, shares her reflections.
Soccer without Borders
- Jul 25, 2019
SWB Uganda partners with AFDP Global
The time in between semesters at Soccer Without Borders Uganda is an opportunity for our coaches and teachers to focus on their own professional development and planning, to bring new strategies and ideas to the next semester. Last month, with support of our new partners AFDP Global, SWB Uganda coaches and coordinators participated in a trauma-informed coaching exchange. The Exchange brought program coordinators from Soccer Without Borders USA sites to Kampala for over a week
Soccer without Borders
- Mar 4, 2019
SWB Uganda Coach Featured by Common Goal
"It was an opportunity to give back to my fellow refugees that came to Uganda and faced the same obstacles that I was facing. It's what pushes me to work harder and harder every day." — Jules, Program Coordinator, SWB Uganda After fleeing the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jules arrived in Uganda as a refugee where he soon joined Soccer Without Borders as a participant. Now 8 years later, Jules works as a full-time Program Coordinator at SWB where he wears many hats and se
Soccer without Borders
- Dec 8, 2018
Women Take the Lead at SWB Uganda
In November, SWB teamed up with streetfootballworld the German Federal Foreign Office to host the, “Women Take the Lead,” conference that brought 25 young women together for a week of coaches’ trainings and workshops. The purpose of this conference was to empower women and girls to grow the game of football for themselves, their peers, and communities in Uganda. Leading this event, we had two extremely qualified and talented individuals; Coach Petra Landers, a former German N
Soccer without Borders
- Oct 11, 2018
A Day with SWB Kampala's Girls Empowerment Program
When it comes to accessing and participating in sport, girls world-wide report facing a number of barriers. Of these barriers, the most significant are parental permission, financial and material resources, and access to safe spaces. In 2015, Soccer Without Borders—Kampala, launched our Girls Empowerment Program to address these barriers for our growing number of female participants. Since then, the Girls Empowerment Program has evolved to include an entire day where our comm
Soccer without Borders
- Oct 4, 2018
SWB Celebrates International Peace Day 2018
Check out how some of our programs celebrated International Peace Day 2018! Baltimore, MD On Friday, September 21st, over 65 students gathered together to celebrate International Day of Peace through soccer stations, art activities, and friendly scrimmages! Thanks to ‘Welcoming America’ and ‘Peace One Day’, everything throughout the day challenged students to think about the small steps we can take to all be peacemakers and agents of change with our friends, families, and wit
Soccer without Borders
- Aug 30, 2018
The Language of Soccer
“So, where are you all from?” “I’m from Haiti!" “Puerto Rico!” “Venezuela!” “Costa Rica!” “Panama!” And it doesn’t stop there; El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Morocco and Cape Verde were also represented on August 6th by the almost 40 participants of the FHI 360 Youth Soccer and ESL Sports Visitor program and SWB Boston soccer clinic. These participants would spend the next 5 mornings together developing their soccer skills by participating in drills and scrimmages
Soccer without Borders
- Jul 9, 2018
SWB Celebrates World Refugee Day 2018
Baltimore, MD SWB Baltimore celebrated World Refugee Day by inviting all of our high school, middle school, and elementary school participants to our World Cup Soccer Camp! The camp kicked off on June 20th (World Refugee Day) and lasted 3 days. Throughout the camp, many discussions arose about unity and the importance of community. Some teams also talked about remembering the Refugee team in the Olympics and how they wished the World Cup had a refugee team. One SWB team named
Soccer without Borders
- Jun 28, 2018
Join the Soccer Without Borders Team
At Soccer Without Borders, we use soccer as a tool for growth, inclusion, and personal success among newcomer refugee and immigrant youth and girls playing on their first-ever team. A service year at Soccer Without Borders is at the intersection of sport, education, community-building, and everyday advocacy for some of the world's most vulnerable young people. We are hiring in fellowship and service positions at four Soccer Without Borders locations for full-time and part-tim
Soccer without Borders
- Jun 6, 2018
Game Day with Tackle Africa
It’s 7:30am on a Saturday morning in the middle of May. The sun may have just risen above Lake Victoria to the East, but there are already nearly 75 young refugees from our u12, u16 and u23 boys teams, and our u14 and u16 girls teams, pacing around the SWB Youth Center, eagerly awaiting the day’s Tackle Africa Tournament! Tackle Africa, one of our regional partners, uses football to teach youth and adults critical information about HIV, Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (
Soccer without Borders
- Apr 19, 2018
Volunteer Spotlight: Ana Tantum
Ana Tantum has been a part of the Soccer Without Borders family since 2011. As she prepares to step onto the field this spring with the U10 Coed Program in East Boston, we were able to catch up with Coach Ana about her experiences working with several of SWB’s programs through the years. Here, Ana shares how she first got involved with SWB and what she sees as a common thread across SWB programs from her experiences in Granada, Nicaragua, Boston MA, and Kampala, Uganda. Coach
Soccer without Borders
- Feb 22, 2018
A look back at the 2018 Youth Festival
Each year, SWB’s team in Kampala hosts the annual Youth Festival, bringing together our community for week of team building and cultural exchange before launching into a new season and academic year. Youth in SWB’s program come from South Sudan, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda. And while most of our student athletes attending the festival are participants in SWB’s year-round programming, many more join SWB for the first time during the festi
Soccer without Borders
- Dec 21, 2017
How Do We Measure Impact?
The end of the year always marks a time of reflection, celebration, and visioning for the year ahead. One of the defining characteristics of Soccer Without Borders is our commitment to learning and adapting our model to meet new challenges, needs, and contexts. As each of our programs grow to support higher numbers of participants, provide more program offerings, and expand to new locations, so do our Monitoring & Evaluation systems. In 2017, we made significant investments i
Soccer without Borders
- Nov 2, 2017
Soccer Without Borders Wins FIFA Diversity Award 2017
Cambridge, MA - The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has announced today that Soccer Without Borders is honored with 2017 FIFA Diversity Award. The FIFA Diversity Award aims to use the global platform of football to promote anti-discrimination. The award was given to Soccer Without Borders for our work using soccer as tool to bring people together, supporting immigrant and refugee youth to integrate into their new communities in the United States and a
Soccer without Borders
- Oct 18, 2017
Senda Athletics and Soccer Without Borders Partner Toward A Common Goal
Cambridge, MA— Senda Athletics, a global leader in producing premium quality Fair Trade Certified soccer balls, has renewed its partnership as the “Official Game Ball” of Soccer Without Borders. Senda was started with a clear goal: disrupt the industry by embracing Fair Trade, bringing back craftsmanship, promoting joyful play, and improving lives along the way. Since its very beginning, Senda has built its B-Corps business model around “1% for the game” providing equipment a
Soccer without Borders
- Mar 27, 2017
Why We Measure- An Inside Look at M&E at SWB Uganda
As Soccer Without Borders continues to evolve, we are constantly asking ourselves two major questions: How much of an impact are we making? And how can we improve our program? This is where Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) comes into the picture, and why I got to spend four months in Uganda alongside the incredibly dedicated program staff working to make a difference in the lives of refugees in Kampala. By keeping track of who our program participants are- which country they a
Soccer without Borders
- Feb 21, 2017
New Short Film: SWB Kampala, Uganda
In 2016, Soccer Without Borders was selected as the Shoot Europe charitable project through a partnership with Global Giving UK. Produced and photographed by Tim Marsella, this short film uses a mix of still photos and video to tell the story of our work with refugees in Kampala, Uganda. Thank you to Shoot Europe for lending your time and talents to Soccer Without Borders! Check out more imagery from this project here. Watch at the link above or click here>>> #Kampala #Uganda
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