Sports4Good

Empowering children and youth through sport

Blue graphic of a dog's face with a soccer ball as nose, featuring heart-shaped ears, and the text 'Dogs4Cures' in playful font.

Sports4Good (S4G) is a project that delivers meaningful sports education to children and youth living in construction site camps and urban slums. It aims to create an inclusive and safe space for children and youth, with a focus on building positive interpersonal relationships through showing respect and working together towards a shared goal.

Two young boys are playing with soccer balls behind a net, with one boy holding a ball and the other trying to hit it, surrounded by several yellow and black soccer balls on the ground.

S4G targets children of all ages to improve their overall development

Activities include organizing weekly football sessions in communities that BDF supports and at local schools, monthly community matches, and improving community spaces for sports and recreation.

Children participating in outdoor activities, some running and jumping around orange cones, near a building with metal siding, during daytime.

Boys and girls play sports together, fostering teamwork and equality

Through this unique access to sports, S4G promotes social integration, breaking down barriers of origin and social backgrounds, disseminates knowledge on the physical and mental benefits of sports, spreads healthy habits, and fosters integration by teaching life skills, instilling values of respect and sportsmanship, and empowering children and youth.

Children and adults playing soccer and running in an outdoor dirt area with small cones arranged in pattern, next to a rustic house with a tin roof and trees in the background.

Children get professional coaching for improved overall well-being