Youth
Empowerment Project (YEP) and National Sports Council organized a day long
football festival for kids at the FIFA Goal Project in Yundum.
The
festival brought together over hundreds of school children who take part in the
football festival.
In
June 2019, the UEFA Foundation for Children and International Trade Centre
(ITC) signed a partnership for the new initiative dubbed “Kick for Trade” with
the objective to use football to boast inclusive development and support youth
employment.
Babucarr
Sallah, Operations and Finance office at YEP who doubles as the focal person
for kick for Trade implemented by the International trade Centre said the
objective is bringing together kids for a day session and introduce them to
kick for trade initiative.
GFF
manager for youths and grassroots football Alhagie Nyassi thanked initiators of
the project adding that the role of GFF is to develop and promote football that
was why they partner with initiators of the project.
He
added that training the kids at this stage will help them develop and be able
to earn a living in future.
Haddy
Daffeh a participant said she was excited to be part of the training, saying
she learned a lot during the training and will make best use of it as well as
train others.
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