Oakland, CA - The five Soccer Without Borders activities are soccer, educational support, civic engagement, team building, and cultural exchange. Since graduating from Oakland International High School in 2013, SWB Oakland alumnus Yohannes has managed to excel in all five. Captain of his SWB team at OIHS, he’s continued his educational journey at Holy Names University in Oakland, California, where he is captain of the Men’s Soccer Team and has been selected as an Academic All

At Soccer Without Borders, we end every practice by putting our hands in and chanting 1, 2, 3, TOGETHER! This may sound like a routine practice ritual that teams do without thinking about it. But here, it’s different. The players shout it at the top of their lungs and listen as the sound echoes off the school walls. The players at SWB have come from all over the world and are now finding their path in a new country. They share similar challenges and are truly facing these