20,000 7th graders in Zimbabwe will participate in the Grassroots Soccer AIDS Curriculum helping them avoid this deadly disease.

AIDS education for 20,000 7th graders in Zimbabwe

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Summary

The project brings Grassroot Soccer’s AIDS education curriculum to 400 classrooms in Zimbabwe, encouraging 20,000 kids to adopt healthy behaviors and act as role models within their local communities.

How You Can Help

	$50 - Enables 5 7th graders to complete the GRS curriculum, in addition to providing them with the Extra Time AIDS program and a graduation certificate
	$200 - Produces 40 copies of Extra Time AIDS program, enough for an entire 7th grade class. Students cherish the magazine and bring it home after participation in program
	$1,000 - Sponsors a graduation ceremony at a central community landmark (town center, halftime at a soccer match), including team buses for the families of the children
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Received $861 from 11 donations from people like:

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BETTE CLARK

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Grassroot Soccer harnesses the power of soccer in the fight against AIDS. GRS uses the popularity of soccer to reach adolescents through its effective AIDS prevention curriculum. GRS offers adolescents a soccer and games-based program that teaches HIV awareness and prevention, and one that empowers the children to break down cultural barriers and bring their communities together around this important issue. GRS programs are currently running in Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Activities

We will recruit and train professional soccer players and community leaders in the Grassroot Soccer AIDS curriculum to act as peer educators, implementing a proven activity-based education program that will reach all 7th graders in Bulawayo.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $861
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $219,139
Total Funding Goal: $220,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project will provide crucial education for the 20,000 7th grade students in Zimbabwe, helping them avoid HIV infection and encouraging them to break down cultural barriers to bring their communities together around the important issue of AIDS.

Project Message

“Every child has a right to the knowledge about HIV/AIDS prevention that could save his or her life. If your childhood idol had something important to tell you...you would listen.”
- Dr. Thomas S. Clark, Executive Director and Founder, Grassroot Soccer

Who is Running This Project

Contact

David Harrison,
Administrative Assistant
2456 Christian Street, Suite 102
White River Junction, VT 05001
United States
1-802-295-2004
Email:

Project Sponsor

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Organization

Grassroot Soccer (GRS)
2456 Christian Street, Suite 102
White River Junction, VT 05001
United States
1-802-295-2004
http://www.grassrootsoccer.org

Learn more about Grassroot Soccer (GRS) and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Zimbabwe and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Zimbabwe, read the Human Development Report on Zimbabwe or the Wikipedia entry for Zimbabwe.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on October 18, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 12, 2006.

Latest Update from the Field

Progress in Zimbabwe

By David Harrison - Administrative Assistant, October 18, 2007 05:58 PM

With the support received from many, we have graduated more than 7,700 children from the program in the past four years.
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Recognizing our graduates

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