FA refugees & asylum seekers

Action accessible to all including newly-arrived migrants

PROJECT OWNER

Name of the project owner: The Football Association (England)
Status of the project owner:  National NGO - National Governing Body of Sport
Area of work of the project owner: Sport / Social integration / Intercultural exchange
Website of The Football Association

PROJECT

United Kingdom
Geographic scope of project: National
Project objectives: Promote social diversity / Educate and transmit values through sport / Practice a physical activity for physical/mental health / Develop intercultural relations and /or intercultural competency / Promote access to volunteering in sport
Type of sport or physical activity carried out: Football
Partnership / supports: UNHCR
Project duration: 3 years
Project status: Underway
Supervising staff: Professionals
Summary of the project: We are the governing body of football in  England, and try and make it a sport that is accessible for everyone and want everyone to benefit from the power of football. We have seen a lot of football clubs and NGOs trying to engage with Refugees & Asylum Seekers through football and have a group which tries to network and align those people and groups for their mutual benefit.

TARGET GROUP

Country of origin: All refugees and asylum seekers
Type of migration: Refugee / Asylum seeker
Target beneficiary: Families / Men only / Women only / Children / Teenager-Young people / Elderly
Target age group: 5-10 / 11-20 / 21-30 / 31-60 / 60 +