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the future of the Philippines
Community Impact Coach (CIC), Patty Caceres from Football for Life, joined CAC in Baybay, Philippines to assist in the training of educators as sport for social impact coaches. As she breaks down the program, we get a true snapshot of a CAC training from the perspective of an incredible CIC.
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coaches training Seminar in tacloban: an interview with Nora Dooley of coaches across continents
At the beginning of May, Football 4 Life welcomed Nora, a head coach trainer from Coaches Across Continents (CAC) to lead a 4-days Coaches Training Seminar in Leyte Normal University, Tacloban.
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little champions, big victories
When we got their room assignment, all the kids rushed into the elevator, leaving some of them behind. I told the ones left that we should just take the stairs but one little girl looked up to me and said, “Coach it’s my first time taking an elevator.” I just couldn't deny her of it and so we waited. Read her full story here.
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REBUILDING TACLOBAN WITH F4L AND UNICEF
Most people have only heard of Tacloban, Philippines because of Typhoon Haiyan (called Yolanda in the Philippines) which struck on November 8th, 2013. It was one of the strongest tropical typhoons ever recorded to strike a populated area with the official death toll reaching well over 6,000. Read More.
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sama sama games 2014
Gazasia were proud to sponsor this year’s Sama-Sama Games, which aimed to foster equal access to opportunity for all young people. The message was made even more significant after the devastatingimpacts of Typhoon Yolanda on some of the player’s lives. Read More.
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SAMA-SAMA GAMES UNITE FOOTBALL PLAYERS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE
Though no prize at stake, more than 100 football players from all walks of life battled in the four-day beach soccer event here in Boracay Island. Dubbed the Sama-Same Games, the event gathered 16 teams last May 8 to 11 at Boracay Terraces Resort. Read More.
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OPEN-FOR-ALL BEACH FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT REELS OFF
DHL-Deutsche Post, a world-leading logistics company, has given its full support to the open-for-all beach football tournament from May 9 to 11 in Boracay, Aklan. Billed as “Sama-Sama” Games because participants will come from both the affluent and the poor, the event promotes equal opportunity for all through football. Read More.
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Sama-Sama beach soccer up in Boracay
MANILA, Philippines - A total of 16 teams, led by the highly touted Futkaleros United of Tondo, will see action in a beach soccer tournament in the paradise island of Boracay on May 8-11, an event aimed to provide equal opportunities and develop the younger generation through “The Beautiful Game.” Read More.
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Sama-Sama Games beach football cup announced for Boracay
Marko Kasic is a Croatian who grew up in England. His earliest memories of the game were not always pleasant.“We were schooled in England to believe that football could divide people” says Kasic, the director of Fundlife foundation. Read More.
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Sama Sama Games brings football to Boracay to unite players from all walks of life
FOR three days this May, the white sands of Boracay will host a unique football tournament to prove that "we are all one." Read More.
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David Beckham brings joy to typhoon-ravaged Tacloban
TACLOBAN, Philippines - Football superstar David Beckham visited the Philippines on Thursday to give comfort to survivors of the Asian country's deadliest ever typhoon - although not everyone was sure of his identity. Read More.
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AFDP Supports Sama Sama Games in Philippines!
The Asian Football Development Project (AFDP) has lent its support to the 3rd Annual Sama Sama Games through the donation of 250 footballs to be used in the open-for-all tournament, which is organized by FundLife in Boracay, Philippines between May 8-11, 2014. Read More.
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The Sama-Sama Cup: Promoting unity and providing opportunities through football
The Sama-Sama Cup aims to promote and defend social equality through football in the Philippines, and the second annual tournament took place on Boracay beach in December 2012. Here, sportanddev talks to founding partner Marko Kasic about the tournament and its impact. Read More
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