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FOOTBALL FOR LIFE (F4L) Tacloban
Believing that children deserve more than food and shelter, FundLife conceptualised and presented a strategic relief and development programme to UNICEF that would restore childhood to Typhoon Haiyan survivor-children. FundLife’s flagship programme Football for Life (F4L) is an innovative and dynamic approach that could adapt and react to the real-time needs of the children it was supporting. It is aimed to restore childhood to children through organised and regularly scheduled 'play' sessions. F4L reached nine communities across Tacloban, developing the capacity of locally sourced coaches to cultivate an authentic community ownership model that works with civic, private, and public stakeholders. Originally developed to provide the first line of psychosocial support to children after a post-disaster, the adaptability and popularity of F4L has made it a crucial long-term support system in ensuring public and private agencies can 'build back better'. |
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CONCENTRATED RESPONSE
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F4L’s first site was San Jose, the community that saw the highest number of child fatalities from the typhoon. After establishing itself at San Jose Elementry school, the project expanded to neighbouring communities, benefiting children in the most affected areas. The needs-based expansion took the programme to bunkhouses for displaced families and to remote and underserved communities. For many of the children in the F4L programme, the sessions were - and still are - their first and only organised play activity. |
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Journey of Change to Cebu
20 children earned the chance to see a new world: traveling outside of their province for the very first time to represent their city! Thirsty Football Cup 2015 || Thirsty Football Cup 2016 |
Team Building
9 community Football Clubs were created, giving children purpose and identity. |
F4L Light Up Tacloban
Restored lights damaged by the typhoon, giving children much-needed safe space to play, learn, and just be children. Light Up Tacloban 2015 |
Local Capacity Building
Delivered 20 seminar days on the use of sport as a tool for development to over 100 school teachers and coaches by bringing global experts, Coaches Across Continents, to Tacloban. CAC 2015 || CAC 2016 |
