FANT SL - Football for A New Tomorrow Sierra Leone
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10 Percival Street Freetown +232 30 50 46 82 richardjimmy60@gmail.com, bahmamadu001@gmail.com, bobbenhummel@gmail.com http://www.fant.sl |
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Grants: |
Seriefodboldens Ballon d'Or Securing Monjasa Park Freetown as a useful, safe and enjoyable community space |
FANT SL had its founding general assembly in April 2015 but has been operation at an unformal level since 2012. The aim of FANT SL is to support children and young adults through sports associations in local communities which include activities like - The founding of a civil society organization (General Assembly, community meetings, board meetings, the making of constitutions, registration at state level etc.). - Membership management (guidelines for members, education, communication, workshops etc.). - Election of youth leaders. - Workshops in human rights, SDG's etc. - Advocating for female involvement in sport - Planning and organizing daily activities. - Rehabilitation of marginalized groups through football and sport. - Organizing bigger football tournaments with all that it entails, e.g. transportation of teams, food and other logistics. - Organizing other bigger events with far-reaching awareness and communication work in the local communities, through media and together with ministries, CSOs and other stakeholders. - Visibility and awareness work through radio programmes, newspapers and television (around 50 radio interviews, 10 television interviews and several articles in the Sierra Leonean newspapers). - Cooperation with the Ministry of Sport regarding football activities organized for criminal youth hanging out at Lumley Beach, Freetown.