Location
Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Iraq, United States
Key achievement
Most Courageous Use of Sport Award (2009) and Dream Asia Individual Award (2014)
Spirit of Soccer
Network Member
Every day, children are killed or severely injured by landmines, or weapons left from present and past conflicts. Landmine remnants and unexploded ordnances cause injury and death for years after conflicts have been ended. Civilians living in less affluent regions are particularly at risk, as these areas are often left untouched after conflicts.
Spirit of Soccer uses the power of football to unify communities and educate young people on the dangers of these weapons.
Young people are given interactive lessons on the present dangers in high-risk regions to better prepare and educate the community on how to identify and proceed, when they discover these explosive remnants of war.
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