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Soccer Without Borders
- Jan 31, 2017
Soccer Without Borders: a Global Family Full of the Deepest Love
For a year and a half, I spent my Friday afternoons with Soccer Without Borders Oakland’s coaches and high school girls. When I started volunteering with SWB in January 2015, I already had a great deal of respect and admiration for what SWB was doing. Every week, those feelings grew deeper — and along the way, love joined the party. SWB is a one-of-a-kind organization run with massive amounts of smarts and heart. It doesn’t take long to realize that. There’s a great deal of m
Soccer Without Borders
- Sep 20, 2016
Reuters: Soccer helps young refugees take a shot at a new life in the U.S.
This week, global leaders are convening in New York City for the U.N. Summit on Refugees and Migrants. With more than 65 million people across the world displaced, there are few, if any, nations unaffected by this growing trend. The United States has the largest permanent resettlement program in the world, which involves a lengthy (1-2 year) vetting process before arrival in the U.S.. We are fortunate to know and serve over 1,000 refugee youth through our U.S. programs in Bal
Soccer Without Borders
- Jun 20, 2016
Soccer as a Refuge: Building Community in Kampala
For World Refugee Day 2016, we interviewed Olivier Matanda, Director of Soccer Without Borders Uganda. Olivier has been with the program from the start, and is a refugee from the South Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that borders Rwanda. Uganda is home to more than 512,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers, with more than 200,000 living in Kampala alone. After serving as a coach and leader, Olivier became Director of SWB Uganda in 2013 after the progr
Soccer Without Borders
- Jun 17, 2016
SWB Alumna and Coach to speak at Beyond Soccer
On June 23, Soccer Without Borders' coach Hel Say will speak alongside U.S. Women's National Team members Hope Solo and Megan Rapinoe at the Beyond Soccer Player Perspectives Panel in San Francisco. Powered by streetfootballworld, the Beyond Soccer Series is an evening of collaboration, discussion, and connection that will explore the power of soccer to break down barriers and affect sustainable change in communities worldwide. The player perspectives panel with focus on the
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