FAIR Play Football
New dates coming soon
Aim
To use sport as a tool for conflict resolution and peacebuilding. We will use football as a means to bring people of different cultures, backgrounds and faiths together, with the aim of dispelling cultural misunderstandings and developing knowledge and skills to make changes in their own communities.
Using the knowledge and experience of local community leaders, peace building and conflict resolution experts, the project will explore successful strategies already implemented in the UK in co-operation with professional footballers and anti-racism organisations.
At a glance
Length of programme: 7 days
Time of year: October 2015
Group size: 10
Accommodation: Host family/hostel
Objectives
- Integrate into a new community and explore issues around racism/discrimination in sport
- Development of positive attitudes and openness
- Experience a warm welcome from a host family
- Develop integration skills via multi-national, multi-faith football related activities
- Create and promote your own anti-racism campaign
- Share your culture
- Have fun!
Activities
- Kick It Out Anti-racism workshop
- Visit Aston Villa Football Club
- 5-a-side tournament and skills training at Villa Academy
- Meet footballers involved in anti-racism campaign
- Work with ‘Villa in the Community’ development officers
- Walk the ‘Mile of Tolerance’ visiting Sikh Temple, Cathedral and Mosque
- Meet with leading experts in conflict resolution
- Deliver anti-racism campaign at a premiership game
- Disability awareness – play blind football
Map
Gallery
Watching FAIR Play 2014 anti-racism film on big screen at Villa Park
Training at Worcester University
FAIR Play 2014 Participants at Hindu Temple
Promoting anti-racism message in Villa's family fun zone
Presenting Villa in Harmony & Kick it Out flags to the crowd FAIR Play part 2, Feb 2015
