We’re thrilled to share that Grassroot Soccer has been selected as a grantee of the #ICONIQImpact Youth Mental Wellbeing Co-Lab — the largest grant in our more than 20-year history!

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At Grassroot Soccer, we're using the world's most popular sport and the power of coaches to mentor young people around their sexual and reproductive health, while also connecting them to youth-friendly health and support services.

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“We are not defined by our status. We are defined by how we rise above it and inspire others to do the same.”

Justina is a Grassroot Soccer Coach for youth living with #HIV in Petauke, Zambia through our SKILLZ Plus program.

Read about her inspiring story:

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Thank you to @oak-foundation.bsky.social for spotlighting our efforts to positively shift gender norms among boys and young men, ensuring that they make a healthy transition to adulthood and become advocates for their female peers in their communities.

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Sport has the power to break barriers! ⚽ That’s why Grassroot Soccer uses soccer to connect with young boys worldwide—helping them open up, build healthy relationships, and thrive on and off the field.

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Globally, poor #mentalhealth is the number one challenge facing young people. But #soccer can break the stigma and change the game.

Here's how we do it at Grassroot Soccer:

Soccer is the most popular and accessible sport across the globe. We are using the power of soccer to engage young people around their most pressing, but often taboo, health challenges during a critical time of their development.

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Through an exciting new campaign, we're leveraging the power of media to amplify critical conversations about mental health in Zimbabwe, bringing the lessons of MindSKILLZ – our flagship mental health promotion and prevention program – to a national audience.

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Meet our Youth Advisory Committee (YAC)!

Composed of 18 SKILLZ Coaches and Trainers from 7 countries, the YAC is a cohort of young leaders under 30 who provide a crucial advisory and advocacy perspective on Grassroot Soccer's global activities, approach, and thought leadership.

👋 Hello Bluesky! We're Grassroot Soccer, an adolescent health organization.

Learn a little about how we're #PlayingForLife: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jU8...