Hoang Thi Phuong Trinh, called Trinh by her friends, began participating in Football For All in Vietnam when she signed up for her school’s football club at 14 years old. “The more I play football, the more I love this game,” says Trinh, “That love keeps me with FFAV until today.” Soon after joining, she […]
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PeacePlayers International
PeacePlayers International
The mission of PeacePlayers International is to unite, educate, and inspire young people to be a part of a more peaceful world through basketball. The organization’s guiding principle is that young children who play together can learn to live together. Brendan and Sean Tuohey, two basketball-playing brothers from Washington, D.C, founded PPI in 2001. Shortly […]
Grassroot Soccer
Grassroot Soccer
There are 34 million people living with HIV in the world. Sixty nine percent of these live in sub-Saharan Africa. Roughly 50% of these are unaware they have the virus. HIV not only affects individuals, but their communities. HIV is %100 preventable however social stigma against the disease presents a roadblock to HIV education, testing, […]