UEFA’s Foundation for Children has announced a raft of new projects on what is its fifth anniversary this year.
The Foundation’s board of trustees, chaired by the UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin, met via videoconference this week and agreed to allocate €4,812,021 to new initiatives or an extension of existing ones.
In all, 55 projects are supported – 24 in Europe, 16 in Africa, eight in the United States, six in Asia and one and in Oceania.
The Foundation views the pandemic as an opportunity to continue to use the beautiful game of football to assist so many organisations, in Europe and around the world, that focus on the needs of children and help them to keep their hopes and dreams alive. Thanks to the support we and our sponsors provide, children are helped to develop and reach their full potential, with dignity and in full protection of their rights
Norman Darmanin Demajo, member of the board of trustees
| Organisation | Project Name | in Europe |
| ActionAid Hellas | Beyond goals 2 | Greece |
| Ayuda en Acción | Fairplay4life | Spain |
| Barça Foundation | FutbolNet | Greece |
| Bellevue di Monaco | Intercultural rooftop sports court | Germany |
| Syndrome of Love | Football for Children with Down Syndrome | Russia |
| European Football for Development Network (EFDN) | EFDN STEM & Football Education Programme | Bulgaria, Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine, United Kingdom |
| Fondation Arménienne Pour le Développement Durable | Génération Sport | Armenia |
| Football Association of Moldova | Let’s play outside | Moldova |
| Foundation Just for Smiles | Smiles for Children | Switzerland |
| Impala Performance ASBL | Mbo Mpenza Challenge | Belgium |
| Katamon Moadon Ohadim | Hapoel Katamon’s Neighborhood League | Israel |
| Kicken Ohne Grenzen | Football Without Borders | Austria |
| Liverpool School Sport Partnership (LSSP) Foundation | Finding my potential | United Kingdom |
| Młodzieżowe Stowarzyszenie Inicjatyw Sportowych (MSIS) | Football3 empower girls | Poland |
| Oltalom Sport Association | New challenges, new opportunities | Hungary |
| Adopt a ball | 150 countries worldwide | |
| Peres Center for Peace & Innovation | Sport in the Service of Peace | Israel |
| Rio Ferdinand Foundation | Youth in Action | Northern Ireland |
| Sport Against Racism Ireland (SARI) | Football versus Discrimination | Republic of Ireland |
| Sport dans la Ville | Vocational Centre | France |
| Sportske Igre Mladih | Youth Sports Games 2021 | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia |
| Stichting het Gehandicapte Kind | Bijzondere Eredivisie | Netherlands |
| streetfootballworld GmbH | Safeguarding children certification programme | Europe |
| Ukraine Football Development Charitable Foundation | Cup of Trust | Ukraine |
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| Organisation | Project Name | in Africa |
| Aliguma Foundation | Sports for Resilience & Empowerment Project | Uganda |
| Georges Malaika Foundation | Future Leaders of Kalebuka | Republic Democratic of Congo |
| Grootbos Green Futures Foundation | Football Foundation: Sports for Good | South Africa |
| iACT | Refugee-led sport and early Childhood Education Programme | Chad |
| Kick4Life | Good Health & Climate Action through Football | Lesotho |
| La balle aux prisonniers | Sport for reintegration | Ivory Coast |
| Libre Vue | Solidarité Aveugle | Mali |
| Light for the World | We are the Champions | South Sudan |
| Médecins du Monde | Bophelo Ke Kgwele (The game, the Life) | South Africa |
| Right to Play | Girls on Track | Tanzania |
| Samusocial International | Promote social inclusion through sport for street children and youth in Pointe-Noire | Republic of Congo |
| Solidarité Marathon des Sables | Sport Centre in Ouarzazate | Morocco |
| Street Child | Improving the psychosocial well-being of conflict affected displaced children | Mozambique |
| Triangle Génération Humanitaire | Strengthen protection, socio-educational activities and social reintegration of vulnerable minors | Central African Republic |
| Unis vers le Sport | Les gazelles de la Teranga | Senegal |
| Water4wildlife Maasai Mara | Kick the ball, Save our wildlife | Kenya |
| Organisation | Project Name | in America |
| Fabretto Children’s Foundation Inc. | Promoting sports to build resilience in rural Nicaragua | Nicaragua |
| Fight for Peace | Unity & Peace | Jamaica |
| Fundación Empate | Empate for Argentina | Argentina |
| Global Outreach And Love of Soccer (GOALS) | Team Goals | Haiti |
| Johan Cruyff Foundation | A safe space to play for children in Cabreúva, Brazil | Brazil |
| Mama Alice | Football, fun and friends camp | Peru |
| Rêves Passion Montreal | Soccer Urbain pour le rêve et l’espoir | Canada |
| Starfinder Foundation | Senior Leaders | USA |
| Organisation | Project Name | in Asia |
| Action for Development | Street children back to school | Afghanistan |
| Asia Football Development Programme | Kick for hope | Jordan |
| Baan Dek Foundation | Football4good | Thailand |
| Cross Cultures Project Association | Bringing Fun Football to Children in Syria | Syria |
| Fundlife International Inc. | Football for Peace Academy | Philippines |
| Indochina Starfish Foundation | Playing for Equality | Cambodia |
| Organisation | Project Name | in Oceania |
| Just Play | Just Play programme | American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Samoa, Solomon Island, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, India |
