The Football for Hope adidas Exchange Programme commenced in the central
city of Hue on November 26, with the participation of 16
non-governmental organisations from Asia and Australia (continent).
Launched in 2010 by FIFA and adidas group, the
programme provides a platform for organisations active in social
development through football to exchange and develop expertise and
capacities vital for effective programme delivery and their overall
operation.
The event in Vietnam this year,
hosted by Football For All in Vietnam (FFAV), features a workshop on
“Development through football in schools” and a coaching seminar using
the Coerver coaching method.
Participants will also visit local social welfare centres and join disabled children in a football festival.
Over the past decade, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has
run a number of football events for children thanks to support from the
FFAV, Pham Van Hai, a representative from the provincial Department of
Education and Training said.
The province is now
home to 140 football clubs, gathering more than 17,000 children, many of
them from disadvantaged background.-VNA