Coaches Across Continents is a UK and US based NGO aimed at improving the quality of life in low-income countries through soccer for social development.
4-612: Coaches Across Continents was launched in June 2008 based on first-hand research in 60 countries. [1] In its first year, the organization implemented programs at a site in Tanzania. In 2009, it expanded its program to sites in Malawi and Zambia. Since then it has expanded. According to the 2021 Annual Report it was by then working with 131 organisations in 113 countries and had three main brands: creating legacies, choice for women and coaching. According to
8-1025: A global Board of Directors and a Youth Advisory Board. Board of Directors : - Jean Afterman, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager, The New York Yankees - David Becker, International Sports and Entertainment Lawyer - Alexandra (Lex) Chalat, Executive Director, Partnerships and Strategic Alignment - Qatar Foundation - John Gleasure, Non-Executive Director - Nick Keller, Founder and Chair, Beyond Sport - Kely Nascimento, Founder and CEO, The Impact Game;Documentary filmmaker - Melissa Potter, Executive Director, Content for Change and Vice President, Strategy and Impact - Paramount - Cameron Rogers, Private Wealth Advisor, Ellevest - Ambassador A. Shabazz, Diplomat, Lecturer, Consultant and Professor Youth Advisory Board : - Siham Abdullahi, UK - Carolina Agurcia, Honduras - Tyrel Butler, Trinidad - Nuth Chork, Cambodia - Andrea Golli, US - Laiba Masoud, Pakistan - Daniel Ocenar, Philippines - Ferdnand Wakalile, Uganda This sports-related article
12-725: The 2009 SCORE4africa Football for Diversity Award [4] Beyond Sport#Awards Beyond Sport is a UK-registered global foundation, having the role of promoting sustainable social change through sports. Over the past 14 years, the Foundation has given out grants totaling $ 6.7 million and supported over 490 projects in 150 countries. Its support has gone to a diverse range of organizations and individuals using sports ranging from yoga to martial arts to football to tackle social issues head-on. It works in partnership with other organizations including NBA, ESPN , Comic Relief, Sport England, The North Face, Unilever, MLB, MLS, NHL, and UK Sport. It has
16-672: The 2022 Annual Report submitted to the Charity Commission for England and Wales - the organisation comprises two sister organisations: Coaches Across Continents Ltd (UK based) and Coaches Across Continents Inc (US based). 2010 Featured Finalist Global Sports Forum Football for Education in Barcelona. [2] 2009, the project won the Best New Project for Sport and Development at the inaugural Beyond Sport Awards in London. [3] Finalist for
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