20th June. Teams wishing to enter should contact Desbon Bushiri at FURD. at Bushiri Desbon contact should enter to wishing Teams June. 20th
will take place at Goodwin Sports Centre, Northumberland Road, on Saturday Saturday on Road, Northumberland Centre, Sports Goodwin at place take will Aymen Tahar (left) with Kyle Naughton Kyle with (left) Tahar Aymen
The 2009 All Nations will form part of Refugee Week activities in Sheffield, and and Sheffield, in activities Week Refugee of part form will Nations All 2009 The or at [email protected]. at or
you can contact Keith at FURD FURD at Keith contact can you
come true.’ true.’ come project which starts in summer 2009. summer in starts which project
in the nal, while Sudan won the Fair Play Award. Play Fair the won Sudan while nal, the in
Broomhall and Shirecli e. For details, details, For Shirecli e. and Broomhall
been a dream dream a been of Sheffield. We’re very excited about this this about excited very We’re Sheffield. of Galeed Giants, a team of di erent nationalities, but mainly Liberians. They beat Bangladesh FC 2-0 FC Bangladesh beat They Liberians. mainly but nationalities, di erent of team a Giants, Galeed
around She eld including Sharrow, Sharrow, including She eld around
I’d be going. This has This going. be I’d She eld's Chinese and Bangladeshi communities. Twelve teams participated and the winners were were winners the and participated teams Twelve communities. Bangladeshi and Chinese She eld's people in the Sharrow and Parson Cross areas areas Cross Parson and Sharrow the in people
Sessions are held in several areas areas several in held are Sessions including Kurdistan, Iraq, Sudan, DR Congo, Eritrea and Liberia, as well as local players from from players local as well as Liberia, and Eritrea Congo, DR Sudan, Iraq, Kurdistan, including a kid; I never believed believed never I kid; a on developing musical initiatives with young young with initiatives musical developing on
can someone get involved? get someone can eeing violence and trauma in their homelands. In 2008, players took part from many countries countries many from part took players 2008, In homelands. their in trauma and violence eeing at FURD or join FURD’s facebook group. group. facebook FURD’s join or FURD at on the TV when I was was I when TV the on with both Sheffield United and Wednesday Wednesday and United Sheffield both with
young people’s group, contact Mehrun Ahmed Ahmed Mehrun contact group, people’s young them having arrived as asylum-seekers after asylum-seekers as arrived having them coaching sessions and how how and sessions coaching
the European Championships Championships European the , which will see FURD work work FURD see will which , Kickers’ ‘Sound as
FURD since about 2003. about since FURD
If you’d like to know how to join the Myplace Myplace the join to how know to like you’d If
new home in the She eld area, with many of of many with area, She eld the in home new
When and where are your your are where and When I can remember watching watching remember can I for a Youth Music Power Play project, known known project, Play Power Music Youth a for
I’ve been doing some paid coaching work for for work coaching paid some doing been I’ve
from across the world who have made their their made have who world the across from
a team - I love football. football. love I - team a local organisations has been successful in bidding bidding in successful been has organisations local
group is being set up. set being is group League Cup last year, which Sharrow won. won. Sharrow which year, last Cup League
The event brings together football lovers lovers football together brings event The
become a coach for a local team. team. local a for coach a become
events and setting up up setting and events Finally FURD Positive Futures, in partnership with other other with partnership in Futures, Positive FURD Finally process and a Myplace young people’s steering steering people’s young Myplace a and process
and played in the nal of the Meadowhall Meadowhall the of nal the in played and
tournament in She eld for the last six years. years. six last the for She eld in tournament
a professional. Stay involved; involved; Stay professional. a
Young people are central to the decision-making decision-making the to central are people Young participating in football football in participating
Community Days. I also play for Sharrow United United Sharrow for play also I Days. Community Football Unites has run an annual All Nations Nations All annual an run has Unites Football
the opportunity to make it as as it make to opportunity the
a number of years now, now, years of number a honours, for England and Algeria respectively. Algeria and England for honours,
I’ve helped out at most of FURD’s annual annual FURD’s of most at out helped I’ve refugees and new immigrants new and refugees
plans of the proposed centre. proposed the of plans
a semi-professional and still have have still and semi-professional a
involved with FURD for for FURD with involved . Both Kyle and Aymen have won international youth youth international won have Aymen and Kyle Both . Tahar Aymen referral, FURD fellow and
I went on to get my Level 3 coaching badge. badge. coaching 3 Level my get to on went I Integration through football for football through Integration 70 local young people aged 8-25, using design design using 8-25, aged people young local 70
You might be able to play as as play to able be might You
It’s been great. I’ve been been I’ve great. been It’s recommended to Sheffield United by FURD coaches, was joined in the Hull game by substitute substitute by game Hull the in joined was coaches, FURD by United Sheffield to recommended
get to the nal one year. year. one nal the to get All Nations Festival: Nations All programme of activities were carried out with with out carried were activities of programme
Keep training, do not give up. give not do training, Keep
‘This is an experience I will never forget. forget. never will I experience an is ‘This City, and later in an imposing league debut against Swansea City. Kyle, the first player to be be to player first the Kyle, City. Swansea against debut league imposing an in later and City, Consultations regarding facilities and the the and facilities regarding Consultations Cup Tournament, and helped the Somali Blades Blades Somali the helped and Tournament, Cup
footballer?
Sheffield United at Leyton Orient, before going on to impress further in an FA Cup tie at Hull Hull at tie Cup FA an in further impress to on going before Orient, Leyton at United Sheffield
Italy twice to take part in the Anti-Racist World World Anti-Racist the in part take to twice Italy
Somali-born volunteer Ahmed Mohamed said Mohamed Ahmed volunteer Somali-born
will be open by the end of 2011. of end the by open be will
a professional professional a
who debuted for for debuted who Walker Kyle of emergence the by buoyed were team coaching FURD’s
Volunteers in North Yorkshire. I also went to to went also I Yorkshire. North in Volunteers
changing rooms and offices. We hope the facility facility the hope We offices. and rooms changing
three primary schools in the town of Baraka Baraka of town the in schools primary three
quarter nals. nals. quarter
not made it as as it made not
I went on a residential for Millennium Millennium for residential a on went I
conferences and training events, IT suite, suite, IT events, training and conferences
at FURD for further details. further for FURD at FIC is now supporting orphaned children in in children orphaned supporting now is FIC
Austrian capital Vienna during the tournament tournament the during Vienna capital Austrian
team since its first season in 2000-1. in season first its since team
someone who has has who someone
also to sign for Worksop Town Football Club. Club. Football Town Worksop for sign to also
performing arts space, library, space for small small for space library, space, arts performing
to learn more about FIC, or phone Desbon Desbon phone or FIC, about more learn to
African Network of Sport for Peace. Peace. for Sport of Network African The nal leg of the tour took place in the the in place took tour the of leg nal The
clinched the 2-0 win over Wadsley Bridge was scored by Tariq Akhtar, a regular in the the in regular a Akhtar, Tariq by scored was Bridge Wadsley over win 2-0 the clinched
helped me get my level 2 coaching badge and and badge coaching 2 level my get me helped you give to to give you The building will include a dance studio, gym, gym, studio, dance a include will building The If you’re interested, visit www.furd.org www.furd.org visit interested, you’re If
It’s also in discussions about joining the the joining about discussions in also It’s
were local young people cheering on Sharrow. It was especially fitting that the goal which which goal the that fitting especially was It Sharrow. on cheering people young local were
and The Hub African-Caribbean Centre. Centre. African-Caribbean Hub The and where I stayed for about 8 months. FURD FURD months. 8 about for stayed I where and Austrian fans. fans. Austrian and
What advice would would advice What
their own airfare! own their development to the east of the country. country. the of east the to development
League Cup in front of a crowd of over a thousand at Bramall Lane, the majority of which which of majority the Lane, Bramall at thousand a over of crowd a of front in Cup League will provide a much-needed new home for FURD FURD for home new much-needed a provide will with German, Turkish, Swedish, Spanish, Russian Russian Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, German, with
Through FURD I got a trial with She eld United, United, She eld with trial a got I FURD Through
experience – although they’ll have to find find to have they’ll although – experience programme to bring peace and and peace bring to programme
The facility – currently named the People’s Place – – Place People’s the named currently – facility The football pitch, putting on events that engaged engaged that events on putting pitch, football won the Meadowhall Sheffield and District Sunday Sunday District and Sheffield Meadowhall the won United Sharrow field football the On
and train hard. train and
had with FURD since then? since FURD with had
or two for what could be a life-changing life-changing a be could what for two or Congolese government to take part in its its in part take to government Congolese
The second leg utilised FURD’s own in atable in atable own FURD’s utilised leg second The
Stay out of trouble trouble of out Stay
him for a week week a for him of peace. FIC has since been invited by the the by invited been since has FIC peace. of What involvement have you have involvement What at The Stables. The at
posters, books, DVDs, exhibitions and more. and exhibitions DVDs, books, posters,
footballer? a volunteer to go with go to volunteer a of all communities and ethnicities in a spirit spirit a in ethnicities and communities all of the ski resort of Innsbruck in the Austrian Alps. Alps. Austrian the in Innsbruck of resort ski the
off Queens Road, close to our current base base current our to close Road, Queens off
an opportunity for for opportunity an on things like Streetkick events. events. Streetkick like things on festival which brought together people people together brought which festival a professional professional a Portuguese and Czech fans the tour moved to to moved tour the fans Czech and Portuguese and resource centre full of inspiring anti-racist anti-racist inspiring of full centre resource and The building will be adjacent to Lowfield School, School, Lowfield to adjacent be will building The
2009. There may be be may There 2009. In September 2008 it held a big Unity Unity big a held it 2008 September In into FURD and sign up as a volunteer, and work work and volunteer, a as up sign and FURD into Geneva. After a week engaging with Swiss, Swiss, with engaging week a After Geneva.
who hopes to become to hopes who
prisons and workplaces, and an information service service information an and workplaces, and prisons
containing two five-a-side pitches. five-a-side two containing in Bukavo in August August in Bukavo in
on the Place du Rhone, slap-bang next to Lake Lake to next slap-bang Rhone, du Place the on
She eld United, who suggested that I came came I that suggested who United, She eld
you give to someone someone to give you
country.
a floodlit all-weather enclosed playing area area playing enclosed all-weather floodlit a
marathon to be held held be to marathon
of Geneva, with a purpose-built Streetkick pitch pitch Streetkick purpose-built a with Geneva, of
education work to schools, colleges, youth groups, groups, youth colleges, schools, to work education
Archer, who was coaching both for FURD and and FURD for both coaching was who Archer, displaced both from inside and outside the the outside and inside from both displaced What advice would advice What
financial support from the Football Foundation for for Foundation Football the from support financial plan a peace peace a plan
The Streetkick tour kicked o in the Swiss city city Swiss the in o kicked tour Streetkick The
orphaned by war, conflict and disease, and and disease, and conflict war, by orphaned Low eld in 2000. My parents contacted Paul Paul contacted parents My 2000. in Low eld
FURD continues to offer tailor-made anti-racist anti-racist tailor-made offer to continues FURD supportive setting. We hope the award will attract attract will award the hope We setting. supportive
Desbon is helping to helping is Desbon
local young people. people. young local
which has huge numbers of children children of numbers huge has which
I started with Luis at his coaching sessions at at sessions coaching his at Luis with started I nations to mix and play together in positive ways. ways. positive in together play and mix to nations
can take part in positive activities in a safe and and safe a in activities positive in part take can
in Africa in
The project is based in the Sud Kivu region, region, Kivu Sud the in based is project The gave me onto other other onto me gave
message and encourage fans from competing competing from fans encourage and message
involved with FURD? with involved to provide modern facilities where young people people young where facilities modern provide to
opportunities that FURD FURD that opportunities
network, the aims being to spread the anti-racist anti-racist the spread to being aims the network, Between Communities’ in English). in Communities’ Between the increasing numbers of young women becoming involved with FURD. with involved becoming women young of numbers increasing the
opportunity opportunity
government’s Myplace programme which aims aims which programme Myplace government’s
How did you first get get first you did How
To pass the kinds of kinds the pass To in the ‘Football Against Racism in Europe’ (FARE) (FARE) Europe’ in Racism Against ‘Football the in Inter-Communautaire’ (FIC, or ‘Football ‘Football or (FIC, Inter-Communautaire’
and ethnic minorities involved in volunteering, and also also and volunteering, in involved minorities ethnic and The award of over £2million is from the the from is £2million over of award The
Volunteer Volunteer
The work linked in with FURD’s involvement involvement FURD’s with in linked work The He has set up a project there called ‘Football ‘Football called there project a up set has He
as FURD’s head coach? head FURD’s as our targets both in relation to the percentage of black black of percentage the to relation in both targets our
how FURD can help people to develop. to people help can FURD how
Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. Africa. in Congo the of Republic Democratic
What do you hope to achieve achieve to hope you do What fully underway: we have exceeded exceeded have we underway: fully volunteering youth of
Millennium Volunteers, and his story illustrates illustrates story his and Volunteers, Millennium in recent times. times. recent in
through football to the war-torn war-torn the to football through on the FURD website. website. FURD the on
Vinvolved programme Vinvolved FURD’s seen has year past The since he was 15, becoming one of our rst rst our of one becoming 15, was he since hard work they have given to the FURD cause cause FURD the to given have they work hard
the FURD philosophy of peace and unity unity and peace of philosophy FURD the
Read Sophina’s full account of her trip trip her of account full Sophina’s Read
local young people. people. young local
of the support and and support the of people. Keith has been involved with FURD FURD with involved been has Keith people.
FURD coach Desbon Bushiri has taken taken has Bushiri Desbon coach FURD
Being a Dad and helping helping and Dad a Being
special”. very is supporting am I project The
chosen in recognition recognition in chosen
Read more about it further in this newsletter. this in further it about more Read provides sporting opportunities for local young young local for opportunities sporting provides spreads to Africa to spreads
should experience what I’ve experienced. experienced. I’ve what experience should
achievement so far? so achievement
Volunteers were were Volunteers
young people’s centre including a new home for FURD. FURD. for home new a including centre people’s young
as Co-ordinator for the Kickz Project which also also which Project Kickz the for Co-ordinator as
and what I stand for. I believe everyone everyone believe I for. stand I what and
involved in the tour. tour. the in involved
What is your proudest proudest your is What
Council has secured funding to build a new world-class world-class new a build to funding secured has Council
Keith combines his FURD post with working working with post FURD his combines Keith FURD’s message message FURD’s
Congo has reinforced the way I live my life life my live I way the reinforced has Congo
into two teams were were teams two into
with the most heartening news being that the City City the that being news heartening most the with
Positive Futures Under-18 team. team. Under-18 Futures Positive
“an amazing experience… My time at D R R D at time My experience… amazing “an
and volunteers split split volunteers and
as the FURD Coaching Coordinator. Coaching FURD the as
It’s been a year full of exciting developments for FURD, for developments exciting of full year a been It’s Identi cation O cer and manager of FURD’s FURD’s of manager and O cer Identi cation
running. Eleven sta sta Eleven running.
her trip as as trip her stead when I applied for the jobs with Kickz and and Kickz with jobs the for applied I when stead
working part-time with FURD as the Talent Talent the as FURD with part-time working
for the third time time third the for
to plan the Unity festival. She described described She festival. Unity the plan to
to gain quali cations. All this stood me in good good in me stood this All quali cations. gain to
semi-retirement of Luis Silva. Luis is now now is Luis Silva. Luis of semi-retirement to combat racism and increase understanding between different communities. different between understanding increase and racism combat to a major tournament major a
FURD, spent five weeks there helping helping there weeks five spent FURD,
local area, and it’s given me lots of opportunities opportunities of lots me given it’s and area, local
centre has been successful. successful. been has centre the post of Head Coach following the the following Coach Head of post the football pitch to to pitch football In 2008 Sophina Hanif, a volunteer with with volunteer a Hanif, Sophina 2008 In
charity based in Sheffield which works locally, nationally and internationally and nationally locally, works which Sheffield in based charity
other organisations and young people in the the in people young and organisations other
news that a bid to build a new young people’s people’s young new a build to bid a that news
Streetkick mobile mobile Streetkick We have recently appointed Keith Ward to to Ward Keith appointed recently have We
please contact us. us. contact please Football Unites, Racism Divides (FURD) is a community project and and project community a is (FURD) Divides Racism Unites, Football
It’s helped to build my con dence to work with with work to con dence my build to helped It’s
coach Keith Ward Keith coach people have received a major boost with the the with boost major a received have people FURD take their their take FURD
a long way out there so if you can help, help, can you if so there out way long a
FURD helped you? helped FURD
Council, Lowfield Junior School and local young young local and School Junior Lowfield Council, Euro 2008 saw saw 2008 Euro
- the newsletter of Football Unites, Racism Divides. Racism Unites, Football of newsletter the -
Desbon stresses that a little mo ney goes goes ney mo little a that stresses Desbon
FURD’s new head head new FURD’s How has volunteering and working for for working and volunteering has How
FURD, together with The Hub, Sheffield City City Sheffield Hub, The with together FURD,
continue the good work of the project. project. the of work good the continue (Streetkick tour of Austria and Switzerland) and 2008 Austria of tour (Streetkick EURO
centre coming to Sheffield to coming centre
of edition third the to Welcome but further funding is now needed to to needed now is funding further but unity
FIC was set up thanks to funding from FIFA FIFA from funding to thanks up set was FIC
New young people’s people’s young New
and football pitch to help develop its work. work. its develop help to pitch football and
has offered FIC space to build an office office an build to space FIC offered has where it’s based. The mayor of Baraka Baraka of mayor The based. it’s where
So you mentioned you go to sixth Kyle Walker form, what do you do there? I’m studying towards my A-Levels in speaks to FURD Chemistry, Biology and Psychology at sixth Kyle Walker, the first player form and hopefully I’m going to a medicine recommended by FURD coaches Youth Against Conflict to the Blades, has broken into the based subject for a degree. Being a V is like Some of FURD’s ‘V’ volunteers have set up a Youth against Conflict group. first team. the break I get away from my studies for that One of its members, Raheel, talks about The second video follows a girl in a hijab and FURD tracked Kyle down as he one afternoon. It’s really good actually if you travelled to the Championship think about it because you’re gaining life it here… she’s bullied in school for wearing it, she’s play-off game at Preston called stu like ‘terrorist’. experience, a possible quali cation and at So tell us about the Youth Against FURD: What did it feel like the same time you’re loving it and giving Conflict group, what is it? We’ve used these lms at a local primary school making your league debut back to the community. It’s a group of young people who’ve come and it’s successful because the kids can actually at Bramall Lane? together to try to improve relations between see it from a view that maybe they wouldn’t KYLE: I loved every What are you working on at the minute, every second ethnic groups. The main focus at the moment have thought about before. We try to make it of it. United are my moment? is to raise awareness about the di culties educational and fun; starting out with spider childhood club - I lived only The current project that I’m working on is faced by Black Minority Ethnic groups (BME). diagrams to make it simpler and then nish two minutes away – and it’s with a game. always been my childhood with the Youth Against Con ict group and How do you do this? dream to play at Bramall Lane we have organised a anti-racist day ‘Vibes We start o with workshops where we get the Do you have any future plans for the in front of 30,000 fans. and Unity’, on Devonshire Green on the 23rd youngsters to interact with each other by Youth Against Conflict group? I remember feeling that all of May 2009. What I’m involved with for that doing something to break the ice. Then we We want to take this group as far as it can go, the hard work had paid off, but it didn’t really sink in ‘09 at the moment is like designing posters, get them together to talk about issues that nationwide if they can handle us! till the following day. Conflict Resolution DVD and shirts and the decorations that are going they might not have thought about and We’re de nitely going to keep the school FURD: Can you teaching pack for sale to be used on the day. It feels so good when discuss problems associated with race, workshops going and some other schools are remember playing the “I played you contribute because like it’s YOU that religion and culture. approaching us which is great news. I want to original Streetkick “It’s Your Call” is a DVD and education pack FURD runs a volunteering Streetkick decides what colour to use and YOU decide Tell us about the work you have done take the group out of Yorkshire again to spread wooden game? when I was made by members of the Youth Against Conflict scheme for 16-25 year the theme and its decisions that your view the word more widely. KYLE: Sure, group with Maddy Pike of InterAct Theatre. It olds. Young people can and do you think it helps? wouldn’t have counted on before. We visited a group of 13-23-year-olds in I played Streetkick a little kid” looks at how to deal with conflict situations and do short term taster, Finally, what effect has it had when I was a little challenges youngsters to take responsibility for part-time or full time What has been the highlight for Barnsley in an area where the population was on you personally? kid: I especially remember playing when mainly white. We did a workshop looking at their actions. voluntary work with you so far? It does make a big di erence, rstly it gets you it was set up in the car park between The Stables FURD and get national stereotypes that people have of black and o the streets and doing something to help and The Hub The DVD, which is aimed at secondary school The newsletter of Football Unites, Racism Divides accreditation for it I haven’t actually been doing it for so long yet ethnic minorities. We nished it o having others makes you personally feel good. FURD: How did you get spotted by the Blades? students, includes two stories – one about gang through ‘V’, the but simple things like for example on one of a kick about and some friendly games. I mean I rst used to just come here to relax KYLE: A friend told me about the FURD coaching sessions violence and one about racist bullying - and the being run on a Saturday morning at Abbeydale Grange INSIDE national youth the days there were some boys trying to get We did something similar in Manchester but action is paused at critical points so viewers can with some friends School by Paul Archer and Luis Silva. They must have unity in one of the buildings and I told them that volunteering charity. with younger people and that was a bigger and when Mehrun thought I had potential because Paul straightaway discuss different possible outcomes. your not allowed in, I was in that success. They wanted more from us so Youth Against Conflict One of FURD’s approached me arranged for me to have a trial with United. I’ve been The supporting notes also include ideas for authoritative position where I could tell it must be working! and I got involved with them ever since. volunteers, Amal, them that “nope you’ve gotta go”. I’m also drama activities and background information. tells us what it’s like. What do you think the community with the Youth FURD: Do you see yourself as an inspiration to local Sheffield United’s Kyle Walker Amal really looking forward to this anti-racist event benefits are? Against Con ict young people? The pack can be ordered from FURD because it’s something I feel passionately Communities such as Manchester and Barnsley programme I just KYLE: I hope so. I’ve proved that you can achieve in life, – please send a cheque for £25 made payable regardless of racial origin or where you come from. Myplace - new home for FURD about and it just feels so good to actually have appreciated the workshops we have couldn’t turn away, to Youth Against Conflict. Also, contact us if FURD: What factors made the difference for you? Firstly how did you get involved in do something about it. delivered. It just shows the youths that it’s easy it’s really addictive. you’d like us to work with you on using the KYLE: My mum and dad always stuck by me – dad has resource with a group. Football in Africa volunteering? Finally, can you tell us of any to mix when you’ve found a common interest, You get to meet never missed a match – plus working hard and the personal benefits? for example football. I recall one boy saying ‘its new people,make determination to succeed. I actually got into FURD through my sixth orite you know to play with Asian lads’. new friends and have form college. I was looking to do some work FURD: How about helping out at FURD coaching sessions? Young Volunteers in action Con dence just goes sky high! It makes you a whole other KYLE: I am looking forward to helping out at local Contact: experience with a people organisation really feel so important because you actually are so Could you tell us about ‘It’s Your Call’? Football Unites, Racism Divides Some of the group have made 2 lms to social life. Raheel receiving training sessions in the future, including Kickz. and one of the career advisors suggested this important for that group that you’re working The Stables Connexions Centre Euro 2008 demonstrate the e ects of segregation, either his ‘V’ certificate Keith Ward (Kickz coordinator) has to me. At rst I was a bit taken aback by it but with. It gives me a chance to get away from asked me to come along and we’ll sort Sharrow Lane, SHEFFIELD S11 8AE by religion or race. once you get here that totally disappears the study side and get out into the real world something out soon... Tel: 0114 255 3156 and it feels good to be a “V” (volunteer), because that is what it really is. There’s loads The rst is about a guy who gets involved in Email: [email protected] A big THANK YOU to our volunteers you get more out of it than you think. to do like call designers and have group a gang and stabs someone. He is sent to prison www.furd.org 34 designed by www.turnandface.co.uk - basically, it’s showing how it’s not worth Samiera Aslam and Ulfat Sabir who meetings, the type of real life situations that carried out the interviews with Amal and messing your whole life up for a gang. you have to deal with once you are educated. Raheel as part of their V placements. www.furd.org
20th June. Teams wishing to enter should contact Desbon Bushiri at FURD. at Bushiri Desbon contact should enter to wishing Teams June. 20th
will take place at Goodwin Sports Centre, Northumberland Road, on Saturday Saturday on Road, Northumberland Centre, Sports Goodwin at place take will Aymen Tahar (left) with Kyle Naughton Kyle with (left) Tahar Aymen
The 2009 All Nations will form part of Refugee Week activities in Sheffield, and and Sheffield, in activities Week Refugee of part form will Nations All 2009 The or at [email protected]. at or
you can contact Keith at FURD FURD at Keith contact can you
come true.’ true.’ come project which starts in summer 2009. summer in starts which project
in the nal, while Sudan won the Fair Play Award. Play Fair the won Sudan while nal, the in
Broomhall and Shirecli e. For details, details, For Shirecli e. and Broomhall
been a dream dream a been of Sheffield. We’re very excited about this this about excited very We’re Sheffield. of Galeed Giants, a team of di erent nationalities, but mainly Liberians. They beat Bangladesh FC 2-0 FC Bangladesh beat They Liberians. mainly but nationalities, di erent of team a Giants, Galeed
around She eld including Sharrow, Sharrow, including She eld around
I’d be going. This has This going. be I’d She eld's Chinese and Bangladeshi communities. Twelve teams participated and the winners were were winners the and participated teams Twelve communities. Bangladeshi and Chinese She eld's people in the Sharrow and Parson Cross areas areas Cross Parson and Sharrow the in people
Sessions are held in several areas areas several in held are Sessions including Kurdistan, Iraq, Sudan, DR Congo, Eritrea and Liberia, as well as local players from from players local as well as Liberia, and Eritrea Congo, DR Sudan, Iraq, Kurdistan, including a kid; I never believed believed never I kid; a on developing musical initiatives with young young with initiatives musical developing on
can someone get involved? get someone can eeing violence and trauma in their homelands. In 2008, players took part from many countries countries many from part took players 2008, In homelands. their in trauma and violence eeing at FURD or join FURD’s facebook group. group. facebook FURD’s join or FURD at on the TV when I was was I when TV the on with both Sheffield United and Wednesday Wednesday and United Sheffield both with
young people’s group, contact Mehrun Ahmed Ahmed Mehrun contact group, people’s young them having arrived as asylum-seekers after asylum-seekers as arrived having them coaching sessions and how how and sessions coaching
the European Championships Championships European the , which will see FURD work work FURD see will which , Kickers’ ‘Sound as
FURD since about 2003. about since FURD
If you’d like to know how to join the Myplace Myplace the join to how know to like you’d If
new home in the She eld area, with many of of many with area, She eld the in home new
When and where are your your are where and When I can remember watching watching remember can I for a Youth Music Power Play project, known known project, Play Power Music Youth a for
I’ve been doing some paid coaching work for for work coaching paid some doing been I’ve
from across the world who have made their their made have who world the across from
a team - I love football. football. love I - team a local organisations has been successful in bidding bidding in successful been has organisations local
group is being set up. set being is group League Cup last year, which Sharrow won. won. Sharrow which year, last Cup League
The event brings together football lovers lovers football together brings event The
become a coach for a local team. team. local a for coach a become
events and setting up up setting and events Finally FURD Positive Futures, in partnership with other other with partnership in Futures, Positive FURD Finally process and a Myplace young people’s steering steering people’s young Myplace a and process
and played in the nal of the Meadowhall Meadowhall the of nal the in played and
tournament in She eld for the last six years. years. six last the for She eld in tournament
a professional. Stay involved; involved; Stay professional. a
Young people are central to the decision-making decision-making the to central are people Young participating in football football in participating
Community Days. I also play for Sharrow United United Sharrow for play also I Days. Community Football Unites has run an annual All Nations Nations All annual an run has Unites Football
the opportunity to make it as as it make to opportunity the
a number of years now, now, years of number a honours, for England and Algeria respectively. Algeria and England for honours,
I’ve helped out at most of FURD’s annual annual FURD’s of most at out helped I’ve refugees and new immigrants new and refugees
plans of the proposed centre. proposed the of plans
a semi-professional and still have have still and semi-professional a
involved with FURD for for FURD with involved . Both Kyle and Aymen have won international youth youth international won have Aymen and Kyle Both . Tahar Aymen referral, FURD fellow and
I went on to get my Level 3 coaching badge. badge. coaching 3 Level my get to on went I Integration through football for football through Integration 70 local young people aged 8-25, using design design using 8-25, aged people young local 70
You might be able to play as as play to able be might You
It’s been great. I’ve been been I’ve great. been It’s recommended to Sheffield United by FURD coaches, was joined in the Hull game by substitute substitute by game Hull the in joined was coaches, FURD by United Sheffield to recommended
get to the nal one year. year. one nal the to get All Nations Festival: Nations All programme of activities were carried out with with out carried were activities of programme
Keep training, do not give up. give not do training, Keep
‘This is an experience I will never forget. forget. never will I experience an is ‘This City, and later in an imposing league debut against Swansea City. Kyle, the first player to be be to player first the Kyle, City. Swansea against debut league imposing an in later and City, Consultations regarding facilities and the the and facilities regarding Consultations Cup Tournament, and helped the Somali Blades Blades Somali the helped and Tournament, Cup
footballer?
Sheffield United at Leyton Orient, before going on to impress further in an FA Cup tie at Hull Hull at tie Cup FA an in further impress to on going before Orient, Leyton at United Sheffield
Italy twice to take part in the Anti-Racist World World Anti-Racist the in part take to twice Italy
Somali-born volunteer Ahmed Mohamed said Mohamed Ahmed volunteer Somali-born
will be open by the end of 2011. of end the by open be will
a professional professional a
who debuted for for debuted who Walker Kyle of emergence the by buoyed were team coaching FURD’s
Volunteers in North Yorkshire. I also went to to went also I Yorkshire. North in Volunteers
changing rooms and offices. We hope the facility facility the hope We offices. and rooms changing
three primary schools in the town of Baraka Baraka of town the in schools primary three
quarter nals. nals. quarter
not made it as as it made not
I went on a residential for Millennium Millennium for residential a on went I
conferences and training events, IT suite, suite, IT events, training and conferences
at FURD for further details. further for FURD at FIC is now supporting orphaned children in in children orphaned supporting now is FIC
Austrian capital Vienna during the tournament tournament the during Vienna capital Austrian
team since its first season in 2000-1. in season first its since team
someone who has has who someone
also to sign for Worksop Town Football Club. Club. Football Town Worksop for sign to also
performing arts space, library, space for small small for space library, space, arts performing
to learn more about FIC, or phone Desbon Desbon phone or FIC, about more learn to
African Network of Sport for Peace. Peace. for Sport of Network African The nal leg of the tour took place in the the in place took tour the of leg nal The
clinched the 2-0 win over Wadsley Bridge was scored by Tariq Akhtar, a regular in the the in regular a Akhtar, Tariq by scored was Bridge Wadsley over win 2-0 the clinched
helped me get my level 2 coaching badge and and badge coaching 2 level my get me helped you give to to give you The building will include a dance studio, gym, gym, studio, dance a include will building The If you’re interested, visit www.furd.org www.furd.org visit interested, you’re If
It’s also in discussions about joining the the joining about discussions in also It’s
were local young people cheering on Sharrow. It was especially fitting that the goal which which goal the that fitting especially was It Sharrow. on cheering people young local were
and The Hub African-Caribbean Centre. Centre. African-Caribbean Hub The and where I stayed for about 8 months. FURD FURD months. 8 about for stayed I where and Austrian fans. fans. Austrian and
What advice would would advice What
their own airfare! own their development to the east of the country. country. the of east the to development
League Cup in front of a crowd of over a thousand at Bramall Lane, the majority of which which of majority the Lane, Bramall at thousand a over of crowd a of front in Cup League will provide a much-needed new home for FURD FURD for home new much-needed a provide will with German, Turkish, Swedish, Spanish, Russian Russian Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, German, with
Through FURD I got a trial with She eld United, United, She eld with trial a got I FURD Through
experience – although they’ll have to find find to have they’ll although – experience programme to bring peace and and peace bring to programme
The facility – currently named the People’s Place – – Place People’s the named currently – facility The football pitch, putting on events that engaged engaged that events on putting pitch, football won the Meadowhall Sheffield and District Sunday Sunday District and Sheffield Meadowhall the won United Sharrow field football the On
and train hard. train and
had with FURD since then? since FURD with had
or two for what could be a life-changing life-changing a be could what for two or Congolese government to take part in its its in part take to government Congolese
The second leg utilised FURD’s own in atable in atable own FURD’s utilised leg second The
Stay out of trouble trouble of out Stay
him for a week week a for him of peace. FIC has since been invited by the the by invited been since has FIC peace. of What involvement have you have involvement What at The Stables. The at
posters, books, DVDs, exhibitions and more. and exhibitions DVDs, books, posters,
footballer? a volunteer to go with go to volunteer a of all communities and ethnicities in a spirit spirit a in ethnicities and communities all of the ski resort of Innsbruck in the Austrian Alps. Alps. Austrian the in Innsbruck of resort ski the
off Queens Road, close to our current base base current our to close Road, Queens off
an opportunity for for opportunity an on things like Streetkick events. events. Streetkick like things on festival which brought together people people together brought which festival a professional professional a Portuguese and Czech fans the tour moved to to moved tour the fans Czech and Portuguese and resource centre full of inspiring anti-racist anti-racist inspiring of full centre resource and The building will be adjacent to Lowfield School, School, Lowfield to adjacent be will building The
2009. There may be be may There 2009. In September 2008 it held a big Unity Unity big a held it 2008 September In into FURD and sign up as a volunteer, and work work and volunteer, a as up sign and FURD into Geneva. After a week engaging with Swiss, Swiss, with engaging week a After Geneva.
who hopes to become to hopes who
prisons and workplaces, and an information service service information an and workplaces, and prisons
containing two five-a-side pitches. five-a-side two containing in Bukavo in August August in Bukavo in
on the Place du Rhone, slap-bang next to Lake Lake to next slap-bang Rhone, du Place the on
She eld United, who suggested that I came came I that suggested who United, She eld
you give to someone someone to give you
country.
a floodlit all-weather enclosed playing area area playing enclosed all-weather floodlit a
marathon to be held held be to marathon
of Geneva, with a purpose-built Streetkick pitch pitch Streetkick purpose-built a with Geneva, of
education work to schools, colleges, youth groups, groups, youth colleges, schools, to work education
Archer, who was coaching both for FURD and and FURD for both coaching was who Archer, displaced both from inside and outside the the outside and inside from both displaced What advice would advice What
financial support from the Football Foundation for for Foundation Football the from support financial plan a peace peace a plan
The Streetkick tour kicked o in the Swiss city city Swiss the in o kicked tour Streetkick The
orphaned by war, conflict and disease, and and disease, and conflict war, by orphaned Low eld in 2000. My parents contacted Paul Paul contacted parents My 2000. in Low eld
FURD continues to offer tailor-made anti-racist anti-racist tailor-made offer to continues FURD supportive setting. We hope the award will attract attract will award the hope We setting. supportive
Desbon is helping to helping is Desbon
local young people. people. young local
which has huge numbers of children children of numbers huge has which
I started with Luis at his coaching sessions at at sessions coaching his at Luis with started I nations to mix and play together in positive ways. ways. positive in together play and mix to nations
can take part in positive activities in a safe and and safe a in activities positive in part take can
in Africa in
The project is based in the Sud Kivu region, region, Kivu Sud the in based is project The gave me onto other other onto me gave
message and encourage fans from competing competing from fans encourage and message
involved with FURD? with involved to provide modern facilities where young people people young where facilities modern provide to
opportunities that FURD FURD that opportunities
network, the aims being to spread the anti-racist anti-racist the spread to being aims the network, Between Communities’ in English). in Communities’ Between the increasing numbers of young women becoming involved with FURD. with involved becoming women young of numbers increasing the
opportunity opportunity
government’s Myplace programme which aims aims which programme Myplace government’s
How did you first get get first you did How
To pass the kinds of kinds the pass To in the ‘Football Against Racism in Europe’ (FARE) (FARE) Europe’ in Racism Against ‘Football the in Inter-Communautaire’ (FIC, or ‘Football ‘Football or (FIC, Inter-Communautaire’
and ethnic minorities involved in volunteering, and also also and volunteering, in involved minorities ethnic and The award of over £2million is from the the from is £2million over of award The
Volunteer Volunteer
The work linked in with FURD’s involvement involvement FURD’s with in linked work The He has set up a project there called ‘Football ‘Football called there project a up set has He
as FURD’s head coach? head FURD’s as our targets both in relation to the percentage of black black of percentage the to relation in both targets our
how FURD can help people to develop. to people help can FURD how
Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. Africa. in Congo the of Republic Democratic
What do you hope to achieve achieve to hope you do What fully underway: we have exceeded exceeded have we underway: fully volunteering youth of
Millennium Volunteers, and his story illustrates illustrates story his and Volunteers, Millennium in recent times. times. recent in
through football to the war-torn war-torn the to football through on the FURD website. website. FURD the on
Vinvolved programme Vinvolved FURD’s seen has year past The since he was 15, becoming one of our rst rst our of one becoming 15, was he since hard work they have given to the FURD cause cause FURD the to given have they work hard
the FURD philosophy of peace and unity unity and peace of philosophy FURD the
Read Sophina’s full account of her trip trip her of account full Sophina’s Read
local young people. people. young local
of the support and and support the of people. Keith has been involved with FURD FURD with involved been has Keith people.
FURD coach Desbon Bushiri has taken taken has Bushiri Desbon coach FURD
Being a Dad and helping helping and Dad a Being
special”. very is supporting am I project The
chosen in recognition recognition in chosen
Read more about it further in this newsletter. this in further it about more Read provides sporting opportunities for local young young local for opportunities sporting provides spreads to Africa to spreads
should experience what I’ve experienced. experienced. I’ve what experience should
achievement so far? so achievement
Volunteers were were Volunteers
young people’s centre including a new home for FURD. FURD. for home new a including centre people’s young
as Co-ordinator for the Kickz Project which also also which Project Kickz the for Co-ordinator as
and what I stand for. I believe everyone everyone believe I for. stand I what and
involved in the tour. tour. the in involved
What is your proudest proudest your is What
Council has secured funding to build a new world-class world-class new a build to funding secured has Council
Keith combines his FURD post with working working with post FURD his combines Keith FURD’s message message FURD’s
Congo has reinforced the way I live my life life my live I way the reinforced has Congo
into two teams were were teams two into
with the most heartening news being that the City City the that being news heartening most the with
Positive Futures Under-18 team. team. Under-18 Futures Positive
“an amazing experience… My time at D R R D at time My experience… amazing “an
and volunteers split split volunteers and
as the FURD Coaching Coordinator. Coaching FURD the as
It’s been a year full of exciting developments for FURD, for developments exciting of full year a been It’s Identi cation O cer and manager of FURD’s FURD’s of manager and O cer Identi cation
running. Eleven sta sta Eleven running.
her trip as as trip her stead when I applied for the jobs with Kickz and and Kickz with jobs the for applied I when stead
working part-time with FURD as the Talent Talent the as FURD with part-time working
for the third time time third the for
to plan the Unity festival. She described described She festival. Unity the plan to
to gain quali cations. All this stood me in good good in me stood this All quali cations. gain to
semi-retirement of Luis Silva. Luis is now now is Luis Silva. Luis of semi-retirement to combat racism and increase understanding between different communities. different between understanding increase and racism combat to a major tournament major a
FURD, spent five weeks there helping helping there weeks five spent FURD,
local area, and it’s given me lots of opportunities opportunities of lots me given it’s and area, local
centre has been successful. successful. been has centre the post of Head Coach following the the following Coach Head of post the football pitch to to pitch football In 2008 Sophina Hanif, a volunteer with with volunteer a Hanif, Sophina 2008 In
charity based in Sheffield which works locally, nationally and internationally and nationally locally, works which Sheffield in based charity
other organisations and young people in the the in people young and organisations other
news that a bid to build a new young people’s people’s young new a build to bid a that news
Streetkick mobile mobile Streetkick We have recently appointed Keith Ward to to Ward Keith appointed recently have We
please contact us. us. contact please Football Unites, Racism Divides (FURD) is a community project and and project community a is (FURD) Divides Racism Unites, Football
It’s helped to build my con dence to work with with work to con dence my build to helped It’s
coach Keith Ward Keith coach people have received a major boost with the the with boost major a received have people FURD take their their take FURD
a long way out there so if you can help, help, can you if so there out way long a
FURD helped you? helped FURD
Council, Lowfield Junior School and local young young local and School Junior Lowfield Council, Euro 2008 saw saw 2008 Euro
- the newsletter of Football Unites, Racism Divides. Racism Unites, Football of newsletter the -
Desbon stresses that a little mo ney goes goes ney mo little a that stresses Desbon
FURD’s new head head new FURD’s How has volunteering and working for for working and volunteering has How
FURD, together with The Hub, Sheffield City City Sheffield Hub, The with together FURD,
continue the good work of the project. project. the of work good the continue (Streetkick tour of Austria and Switzerland) and 2008 Austria of tour (Streetkick EURO
centre coming to Sheffield to coming centre
of edition third the to Welcome but further funding is now needed to to needed now is funding further but unity
FIC was set up thanks to funding from FIFA FIFA from funding to thanks up set was FIC
New young people’s people’s young New
and football pitch to help develop its work. work. its develop help to pitch football and
has offered FIC space to build an office office an build to space FIC offered has where it’s based. The mayor of Baraka Baraka of mayor The based. it’s where
So you mentioned you go to sixth Kyle Walker form, what do you do there? I’m studying towards my A-Levels in speaks to FURD Chemistry, Biology and Psychology at sixth Kyle Walker, the first player form and hopefully I’m going to a medicine recommended by FURD coaches Youth Against Conflict to the Blades, has broken into the based subject for a degree. Being a V is like Some of FURD’s ‘V’ volunteers have set up a Youth against Conflict group. first team. the break I get away from my studies for that One of its members, Raheel, talks about The second video follows a girl in a hijab and FURD tracked Kyle down as he one afternoon. It’s really good actually if you travelled to the Championship think about it because you’re gaining life it here… she’s bullied in school for wearing it, she’s play-off game at Preston called stu like ‘terrorist’. experience, a possible quali cation and at So tell us about the Youth Against FURD: What did it feel like the same time you’re loving it and giving Conflict group, what is it? We’ve used these lms at a local primary school making your league debut back to the community. It’s a group of young people who’ve come and it’s successful because the kids can actually at Bramall Lane? together to try to improve relations between see it from a view that maybe they wouldn’t KYLE: I loved every What are you working on at the minute, every second ethnic groups. The main focus at the moment have thought about before. We try to make it of it. United are my moment? is to raise awareness about the di culties educational and fun; starting out with spider childhood club - I lived only The current project that I’m working on is faced by Black Minority Ethnic groups (BME). diagrams to make it simpler and then nish two minutes away – and it’s with a game. always been my childhood with the Youth Against Con ict group and How do you do this? dream to play at Bramall Lane we have organised a anti-racist day ‘Vibes We start o with workshops where we get the Do you have any future plans for the in front of 30,000 fans. and Unity’, on Devonshire Green on the 23rd youngsters to interact with each other by Youth Against Conflict group? I remember feeling that all of May 2009. What I’m involved with for that doing something to break the ice. Then we We want to take this group as far as it can go, the hard work had paid off, but it didn’t really sink in ‘09 at the moment is like designing posters, get them together to talk about issues that nationwide if they can handle us! till the following day. Conflict Resolution DVD and shirts and the decorations that are going they might not have thought about and We’re de nitely going to keep the school FURD: Can you teaching pack for sale to be used on the day. It feels so good when discuss problems associated with race, workshops going and some other schools are remember playing the “I played you contribute because like it’s YOU that religion and culture. approaching us which is great news. I want to original Streetkick “It’s Your Call” is a DVD and education pack FURD runs a volunteering Streetkick decides what colour to use and YOU decide Tell us about the work you have done take the group out of Yorkshire again to spread wooden game? when I was made by members of the Youth Against Conflict scheme for 16-25 year the theme and its decisions that your view the word more widely. KYLE: Sure, group with Maddy Pike of InterAct Theatre. It olds. Young people can and do you think it helps? wouldn’t have counted on before. We visited a group of 13-23-year-olds in I played Streetkick a little kid” looks at how to deal with conflict situations and do short term taster, Finally, what effect has it had when I was a little challenges youngsters to take responsibility for part-time or full time What has been the highlight for Barnsley in an area where the population was on you personally? kid: I especially remember playing when mainly white. We did a workshop looking at their actions. voluntary work with you so far? It does make a big di erence, rstly it gets you it was set up in the car park between The Stables FURD and get national stereotypes that people have of black and o the streets and doing something to help and The Hub The DVD, which is aimed at secondary school The newsletter of Football Unites, Racism Divides accreditation for it I haven’t actually been doing it for so long yet ethnic minorities. We nished it o having others makes you personally feel good. FURD: How did you get spotted by the Blades? students, includes two stories – one about gang through ‘V’, the but simple things like for example on one of a kick about and some friendly games. I mean I rst used to just come here to relax KYLE: A friend told me about the FURD coaching sessions violence and one about racist bullying - and the being run on a Saturday morning at Abbeydale Grange INSIDE national youth the days there were some boys trying to get We did something similar in Manchester but action is paused at critical points so viewers can with some friends School by Paul Archer and Luis Silva. They must have unity in one of the buildings and I told them that volunteering charity. with younger people and that was a bigger and when Mehrun thought I had potential because Paul straightaway discuss different possible outcomes. your not allowed in, I was in that success. They wanted more from us so Youth Against Conflict One of FURD’s approached me arranged for me to have a trial with United. I’ve been The supporting notes also include ideas for authoritative position where I could tell it must be working! and I got involved with them ever since. volunteers, Amal, them that “nope you’ve gotta go”. I’m also drama activities and background information. tells us what it’s like. What do you think the community with the Youth FURD: Do you see yourself as an inspiration to local Sheffield United’s Kyle Walker Amal really looking forward to this anti-racist event benefits are? Against Con ict young people? The pack can be ordered from FURD because it’s something I feel passionately Communities such as Manchester and Barnsley programme I just KYLE: I hope so. I’ve proved that you can achieve in life, – please send a cheque for £25 made payable regardless of racial origin or where you come from. Myplace - new home for FURD about and it just feels so good to actually have appreciated the workshops we have couldn’t turn away, to Youth Against Conflict. Also, contact us if FURD: What factors made the difference for you? Firstly how did you get involved in do something about it. delivered. It just shows the youths that it’s easy it’s really addictive. you’d like us to work with you on using the KYLE: My mum and dad always stuck by me – dad has resource with a group. Football in Africa volunteering? Finally, can you tell us of any to mix when you’ve found a common interest, You get to meet never missed a match – plus working hard and the personal benefits? for example football. I recall one boy saying ‘its new people,make determination to succeed. I actually got into FURD through my sixth orite you know to play with Asian lads’. new friends and have form college. I was looking to do some work FURD: How about helping out at FURD coaching sessions? Young Volunteers in action Con dence just goes sky high! It makes you a whole other KYLE: I am looking forward to helping out at local Contact: experience with a people organisation really feel so important because you actually are so Could you tell us about ‘It’s Your Call’? Football Unites, Racism Divides Some of the group have made 2 lms to social life. Raheel receiving training sessions in the future, including Kickz. and one of the career advisors suggested this important for that group that you’re working The Stables Connexions Centre Euro 2008 demonstrate the e ects of segregation, either his ‘V’ certificate Keith Ward (Kickz coordinator) has to me. At rst I was a bit taken aback by it but with. It gives me a chance to get away from asked me to come along and we’ll sort Sharrow Lane, SHEFFIELD S11 8AE by religion or race. once you get here that totally disappears the study side and get out into the real world something out soon... Tel: 0114 255 3156 and it feels good to be a “V” (volunteer), because that is what it really is. There’s loads The rst is about a guy who gets involved in Email: [email protected] A big THANK YOU to our volunteers you get more out of it than you think. to do like call designers and have group a gang and stabs someone. He is sent to prison www.furd.org 34 designed by www.turnandface.co.uk - basically, it’s showing how it’s not worth Samiera Aslam and Ulfat Sabir who meetings, the type of real life situations that carried out the interviews with Amal and messing your whole life up for a gang. you have to deal with once you are educated. Raheel as part of their V placements. www.furd.org
20th June. Teams wishing to enter should contact Desbon Bushiri at FURD. at Bushiri Desbon contact should enter to wishing Teams June. 20th
will take place at Goodwin Sports Centre, Northumberland Road, on Saturday Saturday on Road, Northumberland Centre, Sports Goodwin at place take will Aymen Tahar (left) with Kyle Naughton Kyle with (left) Tahar Aymen
The 2009 All Nations will form part of Refugee Week activities in Sheffield, and and Sheffield, in activities Week Refugee of part form will Nations All 2009 The or at [email protected]. at or
you can contact Keith at FURD FURD at Keith contact can you
come true.’ true.’ come project which starts in summer 2009. summer in starts which project
in the nal, while Sudan won the Fair Play Award. Play Fair the won Sudan while nal, the in
Broomhall and Shirecli e. For details, details, For Shirecli e. and Broomhall
been a dream dream a been of Sheffield. We’re very excited about this this about excited very We’re Sheffield. of Galeed Giants, a team of di erent nationalities, but mainly Liberians. They beat Bangladesh FC 2-0 FC Bangladesh beat They Liberians. mainly but nationalities, di erent of team a Giants, Galeed
around She eld including Sharrow, Sharrow, including She eld around
I’d be going. This has This going. be I’d She eld's Chinese and Bangladeshi communities. Twelve teams participated and the winners were were winners the and participated teams Twelve communities. Bangladeshi and Chinese She eld's people in the Sharrow and Parson Cross areas areas Cross Parson and Sharrow the in people
Sessions are held in several areas areas several in held are Sessions including Kurdistan, Iraq, Sudan, DR Congo, Eritrea and Liberia, as well as local players from from players local as well as Liberia, and Eritrea Congo, DR Sudan, Iraq, Kurdistan, including a kid; I never believed believed never I kid; a on developing musical initiatives with young young with initiatives musical developing on
can someone get involved? get someone can eeing violence and trauma in their homelands. In 2008, players took part from many countries countries many from part took players 2008, In homelands. their in trauma and violence eeing at FURD or join FURD’s facebook group. group. facebook FURD’s join or FURD at on the TV when I was was I when TV the on with both Sheffield United and Wednesday Wednesday and United Sheffield both with
young people’s group, contact Mehrun Ahmed Ahmed Mehrun contact group, people’s young them having arrived as asylum-seekers after asylum-seekers as arrived having them coaching sessions and how how and sessions coaching
the European Championships Championships European the , which will see FURD work work FURD see will which , Kickers’ ‘Sound as
FURD since about 2003. about since FURD
If you’d like to know how to join the Myplace Myplace the join to how know to like you’d If
new home in the She eld area, with many of of many with area, She eld the in home new
When and where are your your are where and When I can remember watching watching remember can I for a Youth Music Power Play project, known known project, Play Power Music Youth a for
I’ve been doing some paid coaching work for for work coaching paid some doing been I’ve
from across the world who have made their their made have who world the across from
a team - I love football. football. love I - team a local organisations has been successful in bidding bidding in successful been has organisations local
group is being set up. set being is group League Cup last year, which Sharrow won. won. Sharrow which year, last Cup League
The event brings together football lovers lovers football together brings event The
become a coach for a local team. team. local a for coach a become
events and setting up up setting and events Finally FURD Positive Futures, in partnership with other other with partnership in Futures, Positive FURD Finally process and a Myplace young people’s steering steering people’s young Myplace a and process
and played in the nal of the Meadowhall Meadowhall the of nal the in played and
tournament in She eld for the last six years. years. six last the for She eld in tournament
a professional. Stay involved; involved; Stay professional. a
Young people are central to the decision-making decision-making the to central are people Young participating in football football in participating
Community Days. I also play for Sharrow United United Sharrow for play also I Days. Community Football Unites has run an annual All Nations Nations All annual an run has Unites Football
the opportunity to make it as as it make to opportunity the
a number of years now, now, years of number a honours, for England and Algeria respectively. Algeria and England for honours,
I’ve helped out at most of FURD’s annual annual FURD’s of most at out helped I’ve refugees and new immigrants new and refugees
plans of the proposed centre. proposed the of plans
a semi-professional and still have have still and semi-professional a
involved with FURD for for FURD with involved . Both Kyle and Aymen have won international youth youth international won have Aymen and Kyle Both . Tahar Aymen referral, FURD fellow and
I went on to get my Level 3 coaching badge. badge. coaching 3 Level my get to on went I Integration through football for football through Integration 70 local young people aged 8-25, using design design using 8-25, aged people young local 70
You might be able to play as as play to able be might You
It’s been great. I’ve been been I’ve great. been It’s recommended to Sheffield United by FURD coaches, was joined in the Hull game by substitute substitute by game Hull the in joined was coaches, FURD by United Sheffield to recommended
get to the nal one year. year. one nal the to get All Nations Festival: Nations All programme of activities were carried out with with out carried were activities of programme
Keep training, do not give up. give not do training, Keep
‘This is an experience I will never forget. forget. never will I experience an is ‘This City, and later in an imposing league debut against Swansea City. Kyle, the first player to be be to player first the Kyle, City. Swansea against debut league imposing an in later and City, Consultations regarding facilities and the the and facilities regarding Consultations Cup Tournament, and helped the Somali Blades Blades Somali the helped and Tournament, Cup
footballer?
Sheffield United at Leyton Orient, before going on to impress further in an FA Cup tie at Hull Hull at tie Cup FA an in further impress to on going before Orient, Leyton at United Sheffield
Italy twice to take part in the Anti-Racist World World Anti-Racist the in part take to twice Italy
Somali-born volunteer Ahmed Mohamed said Mohamed Ahmed volunteer Somali-born
will be open by the end of 2011. of end the by open be will
a professional professional a
who debuted for for debuted who Walker Kyle of emergence the by buoyed were team coaching FURD’s
Volunteers in North Yorkshire. I also went to to went also I Yorkshire. North in Volunteers
changing rooms and offices. We hope the facility facility the hope We offices. and rooms changing
three primary schools in the town of Baraka Baraka of town the in schools primary three
quarter nals. nals. quarter
not made it as as it made not
I went on a residential for Millennium Millennium for residential a on went I
conferences and training events, IT suite, suite, IT events, training and conferences
at FURD for further details. further for FURD at FIC is now supporting orphaned children in in children orphaned supporting now is FIC
Austrian capital Vienna during the tournament tournament the during Vienna capital Austrian
team since its first season in 2000-1. in season first its since team
someone who has has who someone
also to sign for Worksop Town Football Club. Club. Football Town Worksop for sign to also
performing arts space, library, space for small small for space library, space, arts performing
to learn more about FIC, or phone Desbon Desbon phone or FIC, about more learn to
African Network of Sport for Peace. Peace. for Sport of Network African The nal leg of the tour took place in the the in place took tour the of leg nal The
clinched the 2-0 win over Wadsley Bridge was scored by Tariq Akhtar, a regular in the the in regular a Akhtar, Tariq by scored was Bridge Wadsley over win 2-0 the clinched
helped me get my level 2 coaching badge and and badge coaching 2 level my get me helped you give to to give you The building will include a dance studio, gym, gym, studio, dance a include will building The If you’re interested, visit www.furd.org www.furd.org visit interested, you’re If
It’s also in discussions about joining the the joining about discussions in also It’s
were local young people cheering on Sharrow. It was especially fitting that the goal which which goal the that fitting especially was It Sharrow. on cheering people young local were
and The Hub African-Caribbean Centre. Centre. African-Caribbean Hub The and where I stayed for about 8 months. FURD FURD months. 8 about for stayed I where and Austrian fans. fans. Austrian and
What advice would would advice What
their own airfare! own their development to the east of the country. country. the of east the to development
League Cup in front of a crowd of over a thousand at Bramall Lane, the majority of which which of majority the Lane, Bramall at thousand a over of crowd a of front in Cup League will provide a much-needed new home for FURD FURD for home new much-needed a provide will with German, Turkish, Swedish, Spanish, Russian Russian Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, German, with
Through FURD I got a trial with She eld United, United, She eld with trial a got I FURD Through
experience – although they’ll have to find find to have they’ll although – experience programme to bring peace and and peace bring to programme
The facility – currently named the People’s Place – – Place People’s the named currently – facility The football pitch, putting on events that engaged engaged that events on putting pitch, football won the Meadowhall Sheffield and District Sunday Sunday District and Sheffield Meadowhall the won United Sharrow field football the On
and train hard. train and
had with FURD since then? since FURD with had
or two for what could be a life-changing life-changing a be could what for two or Congolese government to take part in its its in part take to government Congolese
The second leg utilised FURD’s own in atable in atable own FURD’s utilised leg second The
Stay out of trouble trouble of out Stay
him for a week week a for him of peace. FIC has since been invited by the the by invited been since has FIC peace. of What involvement have you have involvement What at The Stables. The at
posters, books, DVDs, exhibitions and more. and exhibitions DVDs, books, posters,
footballer? a volunteer to go with go to volunteer a of all communities and ethnicities in a spirit spirit a in ethnicities and communities all of the ski resort of Innsbruck in the Austrian Alps. Alps. Austrian the in Innsbruck of resort ski the
off Queens Road, close to our current base base current our to close Road, Queens off
an opportunity for for opportunity an on things like Streetkick events. events. Streetkick like things on festival which brought together people people together brought which festival a professional professional a Portuguese and Czech fans the tour moved to to moved tour the fans Czech and Portuguese and resource centre full of inspiring anti-racist anti-racist inspiring of full centre resource and The building will be adjacent to Lowfield School, School, Lowfield to adjacent be will building The
2009. There may be be may There 2009. In September 2008 it held a big Unity Unity big a held it 2008 September In into FURD and sign up as a volunteer, and work work and volunteer, a as up sign and FURD into Geneva. After a week engaging with Swiss, Swiss, with engaging week a After Geneva.
who hopes to become to hopes who
prisons and workplaces, and an information service service information an and workplaces, and prisons
containing two five-a-side pitches. five-a-side two containing in Bukavo in August August in Bukavo in
on the Place du Rhone, slap-bang next to Lake Lake to next slap-bang Rhone, du Place the on
She eld United, who suggested that I came came I that suggested who United, She eld
you give to someone someone to give you
country.
a floodlit all-weather enclosed playing area area playing enclosed all-weather floodlit a
marathon to be held held be to marathon
of Geneva, with a purpose-built Streetkick pitch pitch Streetkick purpose-built a with Geneva, of
education work to schools, colleges, youth groups, groups, youth colleges, schools, to work education
Archer, who was coaching both for FURD and and FURD for both coaching was who Archer, displaced both from inside and outside the the outside and inside from both displaced What advice would advice What
financial support from the Football Foundation for for Foundation Football the from support financial plan a peace peace a plan
The Streetkick tour kicked o in the Swiss city city Swiss the in o kicked tour Streetkick The
orphaned by war, conflict and disease, and and disease, and conflict war, by orphaned Low eld in 2000. My parents contacted Paul Paul contacted parents My 2000. in Low eld
FURD continues to offer tailor-made anti-racist anti-racist tailor-made offer to continues FURD supportive setting. We hope the award will attract attract will award the hope We setting. supportive
Desbon is helping to helping is Desbon
local young people. people. young local
which has huge numbers of children children of numbers huge has which
I started with Luis at his coaching sessions at at sessions coaching his at Luis with started I nations to mix and play together in positive ways. ways. positive in together play and mix to nations
can take part in positive activities in a safe and and safe a in activities positive in part take can
in Africa in
The project is based in the Sud Kivu region, region, Kivu Sud the in based is project The gave me onto other other onto me gave
message and encourage fans from competing competing from fans encourage and message
involved with FURD? with involved to provide modern facilities where young people people young where facilities modern provide to
opportunities that FURD FURD that opportunities
network, the aims being to spread the anti-racist anti-racist the spread to being aims the network, Between Communities’ in English). in Communities’ Between the increasing numbers of young women becoming involved with FURD. with involved becoming women young of numbers increasing the
opportunity opportunity
government’s Myplace programme which aims aims which programme Myplace government’s
How did you first get get first you did How
To pass the kinds of kinds the pass To in the ‘Football Against Racism in Europe’ (FARE) (FARE) Europe’ in Racism Against ‘Football the in Inter-Communautaire’ (FIC, or ‘Football ‘Football or (FIC, Inter-Communautaire’
and ethnic minorities involved in volunteering, and also also and volunteering, in involved minorities ethnic and The award of over £2million is from the the from is £2million over of award The
Volunteer Volunteer
The work linked in with FURD’s involvement involvement FURD’s with in linked work The He has set up a project there called ‘Football ‘Football called there project a up set has He
as FURD’s head coach? head FURD’s as our targets both in relation to the percentage of black black of percentage the to relation in both targets our
how FURD can help people to develop. to people help can FURD how
Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. Africa. in Congo the of Republic Democratic
What do you hope to achieve achieve to hope you do What fully underway: we have exceeded exceeded have we underway: fully volunteering youth of
Millennium Volunteers, and his story illustrates illustrates story his and Volunteers, Millennium in recent times. times. recent in
through football to the war-torn war-torn the to football through on the FURD website. website. FURD the on
Vinvolved programme Vinvolved FURD’s seen has year past The since he was 15, becoming one of our rst rst our of one becoming 15, was he since hard work they have given to the FURD cause cause FURD the to given have they work hard
the FURD philosophy of peace and unity unity and peace of philosophy FURD the
Read Sophina’s full account of her trip trip her of account full Sophina’s Read
local young people. people. young local
of the support and and support the of people. Keith has been involved with FURD FURD with involved been has Keith people.
FURD coach Desbon Bushiri has taken taken has Bushiri Desbon coach FURD
Being a Dad and helping helping and Dad a Being
special”. very is supporting am I project The
chosen in recognition recognition in chosen
Read more about it further in this newsletter. this in further it about more Read provides sporting opportunities for local young young local for opportunities sporting provides spreads to Africa to spreads
should experience what I’ve experienced. experienced. I’ve what experience should
achievement so far? so achievement
Volunteers were were Volunteers
young people’s centre including a new home for FURD. FURD. for home new a including centre people’s young
as Co-ordinator for the Kickz Project which also also which Project Kickz the for Co-ordinator as
and what I stand for. I believe everyone everyone believe I for. stand I what and
involved in the tour. tour. the in involved
What is your proudest proudest your is What
Council has secured funding to build a new world-class world-class new a build to funding secured has Council
Keith combines his FURD post with working working with post FURD his combines Keith FURD’s message message FURD’s
Congo has reinforced the way I live my life life my live I way the reinforced has Congo
into two teams were were teams two into
with the most heartening news being that the City City the that being news heartening most the with
Positive Futures Under-18 team. team. Under-18 Futures Positive
“an amazing experience… My time at D R R D at time My experience… amazing “an
and volunteers split split volunteers and
as the FURD Coaching Coordinator. Coaching FURD the as
It’s been a year full of exciting developments for FURD, for developments exciting of full year a been It’s Identi cation O cer and manager of FURD’s FURD’s of manager and O cer Identi cation
running. Eleven sta sta Eleven running.
her trip as as trip her stead when I applied for the jobs with Kickz and and Kickz with jobs the for applied I when stead
working part-time with FURD as the Talent Talent the as FURD with part-time working
for the third time time third the for
to plan the Unity festival. She described described She festival. Unity the plan to
to gain quali cations. All this stood me in good good in me stood this All quali cations. gain to
semi-retirement of Luis Silva. Luis is now now is Luis Silva. Luis of semi-retirement to combat racism and increase understanding between different communities. different between understanding increase and racism combat to a major tournament major a
FURD, spent five weeks there helping helping there weeks five spent FURD,
local area, and it’s given me lots of opportunities opportunities of lots me given it’s and area, local
centre has been successful. successful. been has centre the post of Head Coach following the the following Coach Head of post the football pitch to to pitch football In 2008 Sophina Hanif, a volunteer with with volunteer a Hanif, Sophina 2008 In
charity based in Sheffield which works locally, nationally and internationally and nationally locally, works which Sheffield in based charity
other organisations and young people in the the in people young and organisations other
news that a bid to build a new young people’s people’s young new a build to bid a that news
Streetkick mobile mobile Streetkick We have recently appointed Keith Ward to to Ward Keith appointed recently have We
please contact us. us. contact please Football Unites, Racism Divides (FURD) is a community project and and project community a is (FURD) Divides Racism Unites, Football
It’s helped to build my con dence to work with with work to con dence my build to helped It’s
coach Keith Ward Keith coach people have received a major boost with the the with boost major a received have people FURD take their their take FURD
a long way out there so if you can help, help, can you if so there out way long a
FURD helped you? helped FURD
Council, Lowfield Junior School and local young young local and School Junior Lowfield Council, Euro 2008 saw saw 2008 Euro
- the newsletter of Football Unites, Racism Divides. Racism Unites, Football of newsletter the -
Desbon stresses that a little mo ney goes goes ney mo little a that stresses Desbon
FURD’s new head head new FURD’s How has volunteering and working for for working and volunteering has How
FURD, together with The Hub, Sheffield City City Sheffield Hub, The with together FURD,
continue the good work of the project. project. the of work good the continue (Streetkick tour of Austria and Switzerland) and 2008 Austria of tour (Streetkick EURO
centre coming to Sheffield to coming centre
of edition third the to Welcome but further funding is now needed to to needed now is funding further but unity
FIC was set up thanks to funding from FIFA FIFA from funding to thanks up set was FIC
New young people’s people’s young New
and football pitch to help develop its work. work. its develop help to pitch football and
has offered FIC space to build an office office an build to space FIC offered has where it’s based. The mayor of Baraka Baraka of mayor The based. it’s where
So you mentioned you go to sixth Kyle Walker form, what do you do there? I’m studying towards my A-Levels in speaks to FURD Chemistry, Biology and Psychology at sixth Kyle Walker, the first player form and hopefully I’m going to a medicine recommended by FURD coaches Youth Against Conflict to the Blades, has broken into the based subject for a degree. Being a V is like Some of FURD’s ‘V’ volunteers have set up a Youth against Conflict group. first team. the break I get away from my studies for that One of its members, Raheel, talks about The second video follows a girl in a hijab and FURD tracked Kyle down as he one afternoon. It’s really good actually if you travelled to the Championship think about it because you’re gaining life it here… she’s bullied in school for wearing it, she’s play-off game at Preston called stu like ‘terrorist’. experience, a possible quali cation and at So tell us about the Youth Against FURD: What did it feel like the same time you’re loving it and giving Conflict group, what is it? We’ve used these lms at a local primary school making your league debut back to the community. It’s a group of young people who’ve come and it’s successful because the kids can actually at Bramall Lane? together to try to improve relations between see it from a view that maybe they wouldn’t KYLE: I loved every What are you working on at the minute, every second ethnic groups. The main focus at the moment have thought about before. We try to make it of it. United are my moment? is to raise awareness about the di culties educational and fun; starting out with spider childhood club - I lived only The current project that I’m working on is faced by Black Minority Ethnic groups (BME). diagrams to make it simpler and then nish two minutes away – and it’s with a game. always been my childhood with the Youth Against Con ict group and How do you do this? dream to play at Bramall Lane we have organised a anti-racist day ‘Vibes We start o with workshops where we get the Do you have any future plans for the in front of 30,000 fans. and Unity’, on Devonshire Green on the 23rd youngsters to interact with each other by Youth Against Conflict group? I remember feeling that all of May 2009. What I’m involved with for that doing something to break the ice. Then we We want to take this group as far as it can go, the hard work had paid off, but it didn’t really sink in ‘09 at the moment is like designing posters, get them together to talk about issues that nationwide if they can handle us! till the following day. Conflict Resolution DVD and shirts and the decorations that are going they might not have thought about and We’re de nitely going to keep the school FURD: Can you teaching pack for sale to be used on the day. It feels so good when discuss problems associated with race, workshops going and some other schools are remember playing the “I played you contribute because like it’s YOU that religion and culture. approaching us which is great news. I want to original Streetkick “It’s Your Call” is a DVD and education pack FURD runs a volunteering Streetkick decides what colour to use and YOU decide Tell us about the work you have done take the group out of Yorkshire again to spread wooden game? when I was made by members of the Youth Against Conflict scheme for 16-25 year the theme and its decisions that your view the word more widely. KYLE: Sure, group with Maddy Pike of InterAct Theatre. It olds. Young people can and do you think it helps? wouldn’t have counted on before. We visited a group of 13-23-year-olds in I played Streetkick a little kid” looks at how to deal with conflict situations and do short term taster, Finally, what effect has it had when I was a little challenges youngsters to take responsibility for part-time or full time What has been the highlight for Barnsley in an area where the population was on you personally? kid: I especially remember playing when mainly white. We did a workshop looking at their actions. voluntary work with you so far? It does make a big di erence, rstly it gets you it was set up in the car park between The Stables FURD and get national stereotypes that people have of black and o the streets and doing something to help and The Hub The DVD, which is aimed at secondary school The newsletter of Football Unites, Racism Divides accreditation for it I haven’t actually been doing it for so long yet ethnic minorities. We nished it o having others makes you personally feel good. FURD: How did you get spotted by the Blades? students, includes two stories – one about gang through ‘V’, the but simple things like for example on one of a kick about and some friendly games. I mean I rst used to just come here to relax KYLE: A friend told me about the FURD coaching sessions violence and one about racist bullying - and the being run on a Saturday morning at Abbeydale Grange INSIDE national youth the days there were some boys trying to get We did something similar in Manchester but action is paused at critical points so viewers can with some friends School by Paul Archer and Luis Silva. They must have unity in one of the buildings and I told them that volunteering charity. with younger people and that was a bigger and when Mehrun thought I had potential because Paul straightaway discuss different possible outcomes. your not allowed in, I was in that success. They wanted more from us so Youth Against Conflict One of FURD’s approached me arranged for me to have a trial with United. I’ve been The supporting notes also include ideas for authoritative position where I could tell it must be working! and I got involved with them ever since. volunteers, Amal, them that “nope you’ve gotta go”. I’m also drama activities and background information. tells us what it’s like. What do you think the community with the Youth FURD: Do you see yourself as an inspiration to local Sheffield United’s Kyle Walker Amal really looking forward to this anti-racist event benefits are? Against Con ict young people? The pack can be ordered from FURD because it’s something I feel passionately Communities such as Manchester and Barnsley programme I just KYLE: I hope so. I’ve proved that you can achieve in life, – please send a cheque for £25 made payable regardless of racial origin or where you come from. Myplace - new home for FURD about and it just feels so good to actually have appreciated the workshops we have couldn’t turn away, to Youth Against Conflict. Also, contact us if FURD: What factors made the difference for you? Firstly how did you get involved in do something about it. delivered. It just shows the youths that it’s easy it’s really addictive. you’d like us to work with you on using the KYLE: My mum and dad always stuck by me – dad has resource with a group. Football in Africa volunteering? Finally, can you tell us of any to mix when you’ve found a common interest, You get to meet never missed a match – plus working hard and the personal benefits? for example football. I recall one boy saying ‘its new people,make determination to succeed. I actually got into FURD through my sixth orite you know to play with Asian lads’. new friends and have form college. I was looking to do some work FURD: How about helping out at FURD coaching sessions? Young Volunteers in action Con dence just goes sky high! It makes you a whole other KYLE: I am looking forward to helping out at local Contact: experience with a people organisation really feel so important because you actually are so Could you tell us about ‘It’s Your Call’? Football Unites, Racism Divides Some of the group have made 2 lms to social life. Raheel receiving training sessions in the future, including Kickz. and one of the career advisors suggested this important for that group that you’re working The Stables Connexions Centre Euro 2008 demonstrate the e ects of segregation, either his ‘V’ certificate Keith Ward (Kickz coordinator) has to me. At rst I was a bit taken aback by it but with. It gives me a chance to get away from asked me to come along and we’ll sort Sharrow Lane, SHEFFIELD S11 8AE by religion or race. once you get here that totally disappears the study side and get out into the real world something out soon... Tel: 0114 255 3156 and it feels good to be a “V” (volunteer), because that is what it really is. There’s loads The rst is about a guy who gets involved in Email: [email protected] A big THANK YOU to our volunteers you get more out of it than you think. to do like call designers and have group a gang and stabs someone. He is sent to prison www.furd.org 34 designed by www.turnandface.co.uk - basically, it’s showing how it’s not worth Samiera Aslam and Ulfat Sabir who meetings, the type of real life situations that carried out the interviews with Amal and messing your whole life up for a gang. you have to deal with once you are educated. Raheel as part of their V placements. www.furd.org
20th June. Teams wishing to enter should contact Desbon Bushiri at FURD. at Bushiri Desbon contact should enter to wishing Teams June. 20th
will take place at Goodwin Sports Centre, Northumberland Road, on Saturday Saturday on Road, Northumberland Centre, Sports Goodwin at place take will Aymen Tahar (left) with Kyle Naughton Kyle with (left) Tahar Aymen
The 2009 All Nations will form part of Refugee Week activities in Sheffield, and and Sheffield, in activities Week Refugee of part form will Nations All 2009 The or at [email protected]. at or
you can contact Keith at FURD FURD at Keith contact can you
come true.’ true.’ come project which starts in summer 2009. summer in starts which project
in the nal, while Sudan won the Fair Play Award. Play Fair the won Sudan while nal, the in
Broomhall and Shirecli e. For details, details, For Shirecli e. and Broomhall
been a dream dream a been of Sheffield. We’re very excited about this this about excited very We’re Sheffield. of Galeed Giants, a team of di erent nationalities, but mainly Liberians. They beat Bangladesh FC 2-0 FC Bangladesh beat They Liberians. mainly but nationalities, di erent of team a Giants, Galeed
around She eld including Sharrow, Sharrow, including She eld around
I’d be going. This has This going. be I’d She eld's Chinese and Bangladeshi communities. Twelve teams participated and the winners were were winners the and participated teams Twelve communities. Bangladeshi and Chinese She eld's people in the Sharrow and Parson Cross areas areas Cross Parson and Sharrow the in people
Sessions are held in several areas areas several in held are Sessions including Kurdistan, Iraq, Sudan, DR Congo, Eritrea and Liberia, as well as local players from from players local as well as Liberia, and Eritrea Congo, DR Sudan, Iraq, Kurdistan, including a kid; I never believed believed never I kid; a on developing musical initiatives with young young with initiatives musical developing on
can someone get involved? get someone can eeing violence and trauma in their homelands. In 2008, players took part from many countries countries many from part took players 2008, In homelands. their in trauma and violence eeing at FURD or join FURD’s facebook group. group. facebook FURD’s join or FURD at on the TV when I was was I when TV the on with both Sheffield United and Wednesday Wednesday and United Sheffield both with
young people’s group, contact Mehrun Ahmed Ahmed Mehrun contact group, people’s young them having arrived as asylum-seekers after asylum-seekers as arrived having them coaching sessions and how how and sessions coaching
the European Championships Championships European the , which will see FURD work work FURD see will which , Kickers’ ‘Sound as
FURD since about 2003. about since FURD
If you’d like to know how to join the Myplace Myplace the join to how know to like you’d If
new home in the She eld area, with many of of many with area, She eld the in home new
When and where are your your are where and When I can remember watching watching remember can I for a Youth Music Power Play project, known known project, Play Power Music Youth a for
I’ve been doing some paid coaching work for for work coaching paid some doing been I’ve
from across the world who have made their their made have who world the across from
a team - I love football. football. love I - team a local organisations has been successful in bidding bidding in successful been has organisations local
group is being set up. set being is group League Cup last year, which Sharrow won. won. Sharrow which year, last Cup League
The event brings together football lovers lovers football together brings event The
become a coach for a local team. team. local a for coach a become
events and setting up up setting and events Finally FURD Positive Futures, in partnership with other other with partnership in Futures, Positive FURD Finally process and a Myplace young people’s steering steering people’s young Myplace a and process
and played in the nal of the Meadowhall Meadowhall the of nal the in played and
tournament in She eld for the last six years. years. six last the for She eld in tournament
a professional. Stay involved; involved; Stay professional. a
Young people are central to the decision-making decision-making the to central are people Young participating in football football in participating
Community Days. I also play for Sharrow United United Sharrow for play also I Days. Community Football Unites has run an annual All Nations Nations All annual an run has Unites Football
the opportunity to make it as as it make to opportunity the
a number of years now, now, years of number a honours, for England and Algeria respectively. Algeria and England for honours,
I’ve helped out at most of FURD’s annual annual FURD’s of most at out helped I’ve refugees and new immigrants new and refugees
plans of the proposed centre. proposed the of plans
a semi-professional and still have have still and semi-professional a
involved with FURD for for FURD with involved . Both Kyle and Aymen have won international youth youth international won have Aymen and Kyle Both . Tahar Aymen referral, FURD fellow and
I went on to get my Level 3 coaching badge. badge. coaching 3 Level my get to on went I Integration through football for football through Integration 70 local young people aged 8-25, using design design using 8-25, aged people young local 70
You might be able to play as as play to able be might You
It’s been great. I’ve been been I’ve great. been It’s recommended to Sheffield United by FURD coaches, was joined in the Hull game by substitute substitute by game Hull the in joined was coaches, FURD by United Sheffield to recommended
get to the nal one year. year. one nal the to get All Nations Festival: Nations All programme of activities were carried out with with out carried were activities of programme
Keep training, do not give up. give not do training, Keep
‘This is an experience I will never forget. forget. never will I experience an is ‘This City, and later in an imposing league debut against Swansea City. Kyle, the first player to be be to player first the Kyle, City. Swansea against debut league imposing an in later and City, Consultations regarding facilities and the the and facilities regarding Consultations Cup Tournament, and helped the Somali Blades Blades Somali the helped and Tournament, Cup
footballer?
Sheffield United at Leyton Orient, before going on to impress further in an FA Cup tie at Hull Hull at tie Cup FA an in further impress to on going before Orient, Leyton at United Sheffield
Italy twice to take part in the Anti-Racist World World Anti-Racist the in part take to twice Italy
Somali-born volunteer Ahmed Mohamed said Mohamed Ahmed volunteer Somali-born
will be open by the end of 2011. of end the by open be will
a professional professional a
who debuted for for debuted who Walker Kyle of emergence the by buoyed were team coaching FURD’s
Volunteers in North Yorkshire. I also went to to went also I Yorkshire. North in Volunteers
changing rooms and offices. We hope the facility facility the hope We offices. and rooms changing
three primary schools in the town of Baraka Baraka of town the in schools primary three
quarter nals. nals. quarter
not made it as as it made not
I went on a residential for Millennium Millennium for residential a on went I
conferences and training events, IT suite, suite, IT events, training and conferences
at FURD for further details. further for FURD at FIC is now supporting orphaned children in in children orphaned supporting now is FIC
Austrian capital Vienna during the tournament tournament the during Vienna capital Austrian
team since its first season in 2000-1. in season first its since team
someone who has has who someone
also to sign for Worksop Town Football Club. Club. Football Town Worksop for sign to also
performing arts space, library, space for small small for space library, space, arts performing
to learn more about FIC, or phone Desbon Desbon phone or FIC, about more learn to
African Network of Sport for Peace. Peace. for Sport of Network African The nal leg of the tour took place in the the in place took tour the of leg nal The
clinched the 2-0 win over Wadsley Bridge was scored by Tariq Akhtar, a regular in the the in regular a Akhtar, Tariq by scored was Bridge Wadsley over win 2-0 the clinched
helped me get my level 2 coaching badge and and badge coaching 2 level my get me helped you give to to give you The building will include a dance studio, gym, gym, studio, dance a include will building The If you’re interested, visit www.furd.org www.furd.org visit interested, you’re If
It’s also in discussions about joining the the joining about discussions in also It’s
were local young people cheering on Sharrow. It was especially fitting that the goal which which goal the that fitting especially was It Sharrow. on cheering people young local were
and The Hub African-Caribbean Centre. Centre. African-Caribbean Hub The and where I stayed for about 8 months. FURD FURD months. 8 about for stayed I where and Austrian fans. fans. Austrian and
What advice would would advice What
their own airfare! own their development to the east of the country. country. the of east the to development
League Cup in front of a crowd of over a thousand at Bramall Lane, the majority of which which of majority the Lane, Bramall at thousand a over of crowd a of front in Cup League will provide a much-needed new home for FURD FURD for home new much-needed a provide will with German, Turkish, Swedish, Spanish, Russian Russian Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, German, with
Through FURD I got a trial with She eld United, United, She eld with trial a got I FURD Through
experience – although they’ll have to find find to have they’ll although – experience programme to bring peace and and peace bring to programme
The facility – currently named the People’s Place – – Place People’s the named currently – facility The football pitch, putting on events that engaged engaged that events on putting pitch, football won the Meadowhall Sheffield and District Sunday Sunday District and Sheffield Meadowhall the won United Sharrow field football the On
and train hard. train and
had with FURD since then? since FURD with had
or two for what could be a life-changing life-changing a be could what for two or Congolese government to take part in its its in part take to government Congolese
The second leg utilised FURD’s own in atable in atable own FURD’s utilised leg second The
Stay out of trouble trouble of out Stay
him for a week week a for him of peace. FIC has since been invited by the the by invited been since has FIC peace. of What involvement have you have involvement What at The Stables. The at
posters, books, DVDs, exhibitions and more. and exhibitions DVDs, books, posters,
footballer? a volunteer to go with go to volunteer a of all communities and ethnicities in a spirit spirit a in ethnicities and communities all of the ski resort of Innsbruck in the Austrian Alps. Alps. Austrian the in Innsbruck of resort ski the
off Queens Road, close to our current base base current our to close Road, Queens off
an opportunity for for opportunity an on things like Streetkick events. events. Streetkick like things on festival which brought together people people together brought which festival a professional professional a Portuguese and Czech fans the tour moved to to moved tour the fans Czech and Portuguese and resource centre full of inspiring anti-racist anti-racist inspiring of full centre resource and The building will be adjacent to Lowfield School, School, Lowfield to adjacent be will building The
2009. There may be be may There 2009. In September 2008 it held a big Unity Unity big a held it 2008 September In into FURD and sign up as a volunteer, and work work and volunteer, a as up sign and FURD into Geneva. After a week engaging with Swiss, Swiss, with engaging week a After Geneva.
who hopes to become to hopes who
prisons and workplaces, and an information service service information an and workplaces, and prisons
containing two five-a-side pitches. five-a-side two containing in Bukavo in August August in Bukavo in
on the Place du Rhone, slap-bang next to Lake Lake to next slap-bang Rhone, du Place the on
She eld United, who suggested that I came came I that suggested who United, She eld
you give to someone someone to give you
country.
a floodlit all-weather enclosed playing area area playing enclosed all-weather floodlit a
marathon to be held held be to marathon
of Geneva, with a purpose-built Streetkick pitch pitch Streetkick purpose-built a with Geneva, of
education work to schools, colleges, youth groups, groups, youth colleges, schools, to work education
Archer, who was coaching both for FURD and and FURD for both coaching was who Archer, displaced both from inside and outside the the outside and inside from both displaced What advice would advice What
financial support from the Football Foundation for for Foundation Football the from support financial plan a peace peace a plan
The Streetkick tour kicked o in the Swiss city city Swiss the in o kicked tour Streetkick The
orphaned by war, conflict and disease, and and disease, and conflict war, by orphaned Low eld in 2000. My parents contacted Paul Paul contacted parents My 2000. in Low eld
FURD continues to offer tailor-made anti-racist anti-racist tailor-made offer to continues FURD supportive setting. We hope the award will attract attract will award the hope We setting. supportive
Desbon is helping to helping is Desbon
local young people. people. young local
which has huge numbers of children children of numbers huge has which
I started with Luis at his coaching sessions at at sessions coaching his at Luis with started I nations to mix and play together in positive ways. ways. positive in together play and mix to nations
can take part in positive activities in a safe and and safe a in activities positive in part take can
in Africa in
The project is based in the Sud Kivu region, region, Kivu Sud the in based is project The gave me onto other other onto me gave
message and encourage fans from competing competing from fans encourage and message
involved with FURD? with involved to provide modern facilities where young people people young where facilities modern provide to
opportunities that FURD FURD that opportunities
network, the aims being to spread the anti-racist anti-racist the spread to being aims the network, Between Communities’ in English). in Communities’ Between the increasing numbers of young women becoming involved with FURD. with involved becoming women young of numbers increasing the
opportunity opportunity
government’s Myplace programme which aims aims which programme Myplace government’s
How did you first get get first you did How
To pass the kinds of kinds the pass To in the ‘Football Against Racism in Europe’ (FARE) (FARE) Europe’ in Racism Against ‘Football the in Inter-Communautaire’ (FIC, or ‘Football ‘Football or (FIC, Inter-Communautaire’
and ethnic minorities involved in volunteering, and also also and volunteering, in involved minorities ethnic and The award of over £2million is from the the from is £2million over of award The
Volunteer Volunteer
The work linked in with FURD’s involvement involvement FURD’s with in linked work The He has set up a project there called ‘Football ‘Football called there project a up set has He
as FURD’s head coach? head FURD’s as our targets both in relation to the percentage of black black of percentage the to relation in both targets our
how FURD can help people to develop. to people help can FURD how
Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. Africa. in Congo the of Republic Democratic
What do you hope to achieve achieve to hope you do What fully underway: we have exceeded exceeded have we underway: fully volunteering youth of
Millennium Volunteers, and his story illustrates illustrates story his and Volunteers, Millennium in recent times. times. recent in
through football to the war-torn war-torn the to football through on the FURD website. website. FURD the on
Vinvolved programme Vinvolved FURD’s seen has year past The since he was 15, becoming one of our rst rst our of one becoming 15, was he since hard work they have given to the FURD cause cause FURD the to given have they work hard
the FURD philosophy of peace and unity unity and peace of philosophy FURD the
Read Sophina’s full account of her trip trip her of account full Sophina’s Read
local young people. people. young local
of the support and and support the of people. Keith has been involved with FURD FURD with involved been has Keith people.
FURD coach Desbon Bushiri has taken taken has Bushiri Desbon coach FURD
Being a Dad and helping helping and Dad a Being
special”. very is supporting am I project The
chosen in recognition recognition in chosen
Read more about it further in this newsletter. this in further it about more Read provides sporting opportunities for local young young local for opportunities sporting provides spreads to Africa to spreads
should experience what I’ve experienced. experienced. I’ve what experience should
achievement so far? so achievement
Volunteers were were Volunteers
young people’s centre including a new home for FURD. FURD. for home new a including centre people’s young
as Co-ordinator for the Kickz Project which also also which Project Kickz the for Co-ordinator as
and what I stand for. I believe everyone everyone believe I for. stand I what and
involved in the tour. tour. the in involved
What is your proudest proudest your is What
Council has secured funding to build a new world-class world-class new a build to funding secured has Council
Keith combines his FURD post with working working with post FURD his combines Keith FURD’s message message FURD’s
Congo has reinforced the way I live my life life my live I way the reinforced has Congo
into two teams were were teams two into
with the most heartening news being that the City City the that being news heartening most the with
Positive Futures Under-18 team. team. Under-18 Futures Positive
“an amazing experience… My time at D R R D at time My experience… amazing “an
and volunteers split split volunteers and
as the FURD Coaching Coordinator. Coaching FURD the as
It’s been a year full of exciting developments for FURD, for developments exciting of full year a been It’s Identi cation O cer and manager of FURD’s FURD’s of manager and O cer Identi cation
running. Eleven sta sta Eleven running.
her trip as as trip her stead when I applied for the jobs with Kickz and and Kickz with jobs the for applied I when stead
working part-time with FURD as the Talent Talent the as FURD with part-time working
for the third time time third the for
to plan the Unity festival. She described described She festival. Unity the plan to
to gain quali cations. All this stood me in good good in me stood this All quali cations. gain to
semi-retirement of Luis Silva. Luis is now now is Luis Silva. Luis of semi-retirement to combat racism and increase understanding between different communities. different between understanding increase and racism combat to a major tournament major a
FURD, spent five weeks there helping helping there weeks five spent FURD,
local area, and it’s given me lots of opportunities opportunities of lots me given it’s and area, local
centre has been successful. successful. been has centre the post of Head Coach following the the following Coach Head of post the football pitch to to pitch football In 2008 Sophina Hanif, a volunteer with with volunteer a Hanif, Sophina 2008 In
charity based in Sheffield which works locally, nationally and internationally and nationally locally, works which Sheffield in based charity
other organisations and young people in the the in people young and organisations other
news that a bid to build a new young people’s people’s young new a build to bid a that news
Streetkick mobile mobile Streetkick We have recently appointed Keith Ward to to Ward Keith appointed recently have We
please contact us. us. contact please Football Unites, Racism Divides (FURD) is a community project and and project community a is (FURD) Divides Racism Unites, Football
It’s helped to build my con dence to work with with work to con dence my build to helped It’s
coach Keith Ward Keith coach people have received a major boost with the the with boost major a received have people FURD take their their take FURD
a long way out there so if you can help, help, can you if so there out way long a
FURD helped you? helped FURD
Council, Lowfield Junior School and local young young local and School Junior Lowfield Council, Euro 2008 saw saw 2008 Euro
- the newsletter of Football Unites, Racism Divides. Racism Unites, Football of newsletter the -
Desbon stresses that a little mo ney goes goes ney mo little a that stresses Desbon
FURD’s new head head new FURD’s How has volunteering and working for for working and volunteering has How
FURD, together with The Hub, Sheffield City City Sheffield Hub, The with together FURD,
continue the good work of the project. project. the of work good the continue (Streetkick tour of Austria and Switzerland) and 2008 Austria of tour (Streetkick EURO
centre coming to Sheffield to coming centre
of edition third the to Welcome but further funding is now needed to to needed now is funding further but unity
FIC was set up thanks to funding from FIFA FIFA from funding to thanks up set was FIC
New young people’s people’s young New
and football pitch to help develop its work. work. its develop help to pitch football and
has offered FIC space to build an office office an build to space FIC offered has where it’s based. The mayor of Baraka Baraka of mayor The based. it’s where
So you mentioned you go to sixth Kyle Walker form, what do you do there? I’m studying towards my A-Levels in speaks to FURD Chemistry, Biology and Psychology at sixth Kyle Walker, the first player form and hopefully I’m going to a medicine recommended by FURD coaches Youth Against Conflict to the Blades, has broken into the based subject for a degree. Being a V is like Some of FURD’s ‘V’ volunteers have set up a Youth against Conflict group. first team. the break I get away from my studies for that One of its members, Raheel, talks about The second video follows a girl in a hijab and FURD tracked Kyle down as he one afternoon. It’s really good actually if you travelled to the Championship think about it because you’re gaining life it here… she’s bullied in school for wearing it, she’s play-off game at Preston called stu like ‘terrorist’. experience, a possible quali cation and at So tell us about the Youth Against FURD: What did it feel like the same time you’re loving it and giving Conflict group, what is it? We’ve used these lms at a local primary school making your league debut back to the community. It’s a group of young people who’ve come and it’s successful because the kids can actually at Bramall Lane? together to try to improve relations between see it from a view that maybe they wouldn’t KYLE: I loved every What are you working on at the minute, every second ethnic groups. The main focus at the moment have thought about before. We try to make it of it. United are my moment? is to raise awareness about the di culties educational and fun; starting out with spider childhood club - I lived only The current project that I’m working on is faced by Black Minority Ethnic groups (BME). diagrams to make it simpler and then nish two minutes away – and it’s with a game. always been my childhood with the Youth Against Con ict group and How do you do this? dream to play at Bramall Lane we have organised a anti-racist day ‘Vibes We start o with workshops where we get the Do you have any future plans for the in front of 30,000 fans. and Unity’, on Devonshire Green on the 23rd youngsters to interact with each other by Youth Against Conflict group? I remember feeling that all of May 2009. What I’m involved with for that doing something to break the ice. Then we We want to take this group as far as it can go, the hard work had paid off, but it didn’t really sink in ‘09 at the moment is like designing posters, get them together to talk about issues that nationwide if they can handle us! till the following day. Conflict Resolution DVD and shirts and the decorations that are going they might not have thought about and We’re de nitely going to keep the school FURD: Can you teaching pack for sale to be used on the day. It feels so good when discuss problems associated with race, workshops going and some other schools are remember playing the “I played you contribute because like it’s YOU that religion and culture. approaching us which is great news. I want to original Streetkick “It’s Your Call” is a DVD and education pack FURD runs a volunteering Streetkick decides what colour to use and YOU decide Tell us about the work you have done take the group out of Yorkshire again to spread wooden game? when I was made by members of the Youth Against Conflict scheme for 16-25 year the theme and its decisions that your view the word more widely. KYLE: Sure, group with Maddy Pike of InterAct Theatre. It olds. Young people can and do you think it helps? wouldn’t have counted on before. We visited a group of 13-23-year-olds in I played Streetkick a little kid” looks at how to deal with conflict situations and do short term taster, Finally, what effect has it had when I was a little challenges youngsters to take responsibility for part-time or full time What has been the highlight for Barnsley in an area where the population was on you personally? kid: I especially remember playing when mainly white. We did a workshop looking at their actions. voluntary work with you so far? It does make a big di erence, rstly it gets you it was set up in the car park between The Stables FURD and get national stereotypes that people have of black and o the streets and doing something to help and The Hub The DVD, which is aimed at secondary school The newsletter of Football Unites, Racism Divides accreditation for it I haven’t actually been doing it for so long yet ethnic minorities. We nished it o having others makes you personally feel good. FURD: How did you get spotted by the Blades? students, includes two stories – one about gang through ‘V’, the but simple things like for example on one of a kick about and some friendly games. I mean I rst used to just come here to relax KYLE: A friend told me about the FURD coaching sessions violence and one about racist bullying - and the being run on a Saturday morning at Abbeydale Grange INSIDE national youth the days there were some boys trying to get We did something similar in Manchester but action is paused at critical points so viewers can with some friends School by Paul Archer and Luis Silva. They must have unity in one of the buildings and I told them that volunteering charity. with younger people and that was a bigger and when Mehrun thought I had potential because Paul straightaway discuss different possible outcomes. your not allowed in, I was in that success. They wanted more from us so Youth Against Conflict One of FURD’s approached me arranged for me to have a trial with United. I’ve been The supporting notes also include ideas for authoritative position where I could tell it must be working! and I got involved with them ever since. volunteers, Amal, them that “nope you’ve gotta go”. I’m also drama activities and background information. tells us what it’s like. What do you think the community with the Youth FURD: Do you see yourself as an inspiration to local Sheffield United’s Kyle Walker Amal really looking forward to this anti-racist event benefits are? Against Con ict young people? The pack can be ordered from FURD because it’s something I feel passionately Communities such as Manchester and Barnsley programme I just KYLE: I hope so. I’ve proved that you can achieve in life, – please send a cheque for £25 made payable regardless of racial origin or where you come from. Myplace - new home for FURD about and it just feels so good to actually have appreciated the workshops we have couldn’t turn away, to Youth Against Conflict. Also, contact us if FURD: What factors made the difference for you? Firstly how did you get involved in do something about it. delivered. It just shows the youths that it’s easy it’s really addictive. you’d like us to work with you on using the KYLE: My mum and dad always stuck by me – dad has resource with a group. Football in Africa volunteering? Finally, can you tell us of any to mix when you’ve found a common interest, You get to meet never missed a match – plus working hard and the personal benefits? for example football. I recall one boy saying ‘its new people,make determination to succeed. I actually got into FURD through my sixth orite you know to play with Asian lads’. new friends and have form college. I was looking to do some work FURD: How about helping out at FURD coaching sessions? Young Volunteers in action Con dence just goes sky high! It makes you a whole other KYLE: I am looking forward to helping out at local Contact: experience with a people organisation really feel so important because you actually are so Could you tell us about ‘It’s Your Call’? Football Unites, Racism Divides Some of the group have made 2 lms to social life. Raheel receiving training sessions in the future, including Kickz. and one of the career advisors suggested this important for that group that you’re working The Stables Connexions Centre Euro 2008 demonstrate the e ects of segregation, either his ‘V’ certificate Keith Ward (Kickz coordinator) has to me. At rst I was a bit taken aback by it but with. It gives me a chance to get away from asked me to come along and we’ll sort Sharrow Lane, SHEFFIELD S11 8AE by religion or race. once you get here that totally disappears the study side and get out into the real world something out soon... Tel: 0114 255 3156 and it feels good to be a “V” (volunteer), because that is what it really is. There’s loads The rst is about a guy who gets involved in Email: [email protected] A big THANK YOU to our volunteers you get more out of it than you think. to do like call designers and have group a gang and stabs someone. He is sent to prison www.furd.org 34 designed by www.turnandface.co.uk - basically, it’s showing how it’s not worth Samiera Aslam and Ulfat Sabir who meetings, the type of real life situations that carried out the interviews with Amal and messing your whole life up for a gang. you have to deal with once you are educated. Raheel as part of their V placements. www.furd.org
20th June. Teams wishing to enter should contact Desbon Bushiri at FURD. at Bushiri Desbon contact should enter to wishing Teams June. 20th
will take place at Goodwin Sports Centre, Northumberland Road, on Saturday Saturday on Road, Northumberland Centre, Sports Goodwin at place take will Aymen Tahar (left) with Kyle Naughton Kyle with (left) Tahar Aymen
The 2009 All Nations will form part of Refugee Week activities in Sheffield, and and Sheffield, in activities Week Refugee of part form will Nations All 2009 The or at [email protected]. at or
you can contact Keith at FURD FURD at Keith contact can you
come true.’ true.’ come project which starts in summer 2009. summer in starts which project
in the nal, while Sudan won the Fair Play Award. Play Fair the won Sudan while nal, the in
Broomhall and Shirecli e. For details, details, For Shirecli e. and Broomhall
been a dream dream a been of Sheffield. We’re very excited about this this about excited very We’re Sheffield. of Galeed Giants, a team of di erent nationalities, but mainly Liberians. They beat Bangladesh FC 2-0 FC Bangladesh beat They Liberians. mainly but nationalities, di erent of team a Giants, Galeed
around She eld including Sharrow, Sharrow, including She eld around
I’d be going. This has This going. be I’d She eld's Chinese and Bangladeshi communities. Twelve teams participated and the winners were were winners the and participated teams Twelve communities. Bangladeshi and Chinese She eld's people in the Sharrow and Parson Cross areas areas Cross Parson and Sharrow the in people
Sessions are held in several areas areas several in held are Sessions including Kurdistan, Iraq, Sudan, DR Congo, Eritrea and Liberia, as well as local players from from players local as well as Liberia, and Eritrea Congo, DR Sudan, Iraq, Kurdistan, including a kid; I never believed believed never I kid; a on developing musical initiatives with young young with initiatives musical developing on
can someone get involved? get someone can eeing violence and trauma in their homelands. In 2008, players took part from many countries countries many from part took players 2008, In homelands. their in trauma and violence eeing at FURD or join FURD’s facebook group. group. facebook FURD’s join or FURD at on the TV when I was was I when TV the on with both Sheffield United and Wednesday Wednesday and United Sheffield both with
young people’s group, contact Mehrun Ahmed Ahmed Mehrun contact group, people’s young them having arrived as asylum-seekers after asylum-seekers as arrived having them coaching sessions and how how and sessions coaching
the European Championships Championships European the , which will see FURD work work FURD see will which , Kickers’ ‘Sound as
FURD since about 2003. about since FURD
If you’d like to know how to join the Myplace Myplace the join to how know to like you’d If
new home in the She eld area, with many of of many with area, She eld the in home new
When and where are your your are where and When I can remember watching watching remember can I for a Youth Music Power Play project, known known project, Play Power Music Youth a for
I’ve been doing some paid coaching work for for work coaching paid some doing been I’ve
from across the world who have made their their made have who world the across from
a team - I love football. football. love I - team a local organisations has been successful in bidding bidding in successful been has organisations local
group is being set up. set being is group League Cup last year, which Sharrow won. won. Sharrow which year, last Cup League
The event brings together football lovers lovers football together brings event The
become a coach for a local team. team. local a for coach a become
events and setting up up setting and events Finally FURD Positive Futures, in partnership with other other with partnership in Futures, Positive FURD Finally process and a Myplace young people’s steering steering people’s young Myplace a and process
and played in the nal of the Meadowhall Meadowhall the of nal the in played and
tournament in She eld for the last six years. years. six last the for She eld in tournament
a professional. Stay involved; involved; Stay professional. a
Young people are central to the decision-making decision-making the to central are people Young participating in football football in participating
Community Days. I also play for Sharrow United United Sharrow for play also I Days. Community Football Unites has run an annual All Nations Nations All annual an run has Unites Football
the opportunity to make it as as it make to opportunity the
a number of years now, now, years of number a honours, for England and Algeria respectively. Algeria and England for honours,
I’ve helped out at most of FURD’s annual annual FURD’s of most at out helped I’ve refugees and new immigrants new and refugees
plans of the proposed centre. proposed the of plans
a semi-professional and still have have still and semi-professional a
involved with FURD for for FURD with involved . Both Kyle and Aymen have won international youth youth international won have Aymen and Kyle Both . Tahar Aymen referral, FURD fellow and
I went on to get my Level 3 coaching badge. badge. coaching 3 Level my get to on went I Integration through football for football through Integration 70 local young people aged 8-25, using design design using 8-25, aged people young local 70
You might be able to play as as play to able be might You
It’s been great. I’ve been been I’ve great. been It’s recommended to Sheffield United by FURD coaches, was joined in the Hull game by substitute substitute by game Hull the in joined was coaches, FURD by United Sheffield to recommended
get to the nal one year. year. one nal the to get All Nations Festival: Nations All programme of activities were carried out with with out carried were activities of programme
Keep training, do not give up. give not do training, Keep
‘This is an experience I will never forget. forget. never will I experience an is ‘This City, and later in an imposing league debut against Swansea City. Kyle, the first player to be be to player first the Kyle, City. Swansea against debut league imposing an in later and City, Consultations regarding facilities and the the and facilities regarding Consultations Cup Tournament, and helped the Somali Blades Blades Somali the helped and Tournament, Cup
footballer?
Sheffield United at Leyton Orient, before going on to impress further in an FA Cup tie at Hull Hull at tie Cup FA an in further impress to on going before Orient, Leyton at United Sheffield
Italy twice to take part in the Anti-Racist World World Anti-Racist the in part take to twice Italy
Somali-born volunteer Ahmed Mohamed said Mohamed Ahmed volunteer Somali-born
will be open by the end of 2011. of end the by open be will
a professional professional a
who debuted for for debuted who Walker Kyle of emergence the by buoyed were team coaching FURD’s
Volunteers in North Yorkshire. I also went to to went also I Yorkshire. North in Volunteers
changing rooms and offices. We hope the facility facility the hope We offices. and rooms changing
three primary schools in the town of Baraka Baraka of town the in schools primary three
quarter nals. nals. quarter
not made it as as it made not
I went on a residential for Millennium Millennium for residential a on went I
conferences and training events, IT suite, suite, IT events, training and conferences
at FURD for further details. further for FURD at FIC is now supporting orphaned children in in children orphaned supporting now is FIC
Austrian capital Vienna during the tournament tournament the during Vienna capital Austrian
team since its first season in 2000-1. in season first its since team
someone who has has who someone
also to sign for Worksop Town Football Club. Club. Football Town Worksop for sign to also
performing arts space, library, space for small small for space library, space, arts performing
to learn more about FIC, or phone Desbon Desbon phone or FIC, about more learn to
African Network of Sport for Peace. Peace. for Sport of Network African The nal leg of the tour took place in the the in place took tour the of leg nal The
clinched the 2-0 win over Wadsley Bridge was scored by Tariq Akhtar, a regular in the the in regular a Akhtar, Tariq by scored was Bridge Wadsley over win 2-0 the clinched
helped me get my level 2 coaching badge and and badge coaching 2 level my get me helped you give to to give you The building will include a dance studio, gym, gym, studio, dance a include will building The If you’re interested, visit www.furd.org www.furd.org visit interested, you’re If
It’s also in discussions about joining the the joining about discussions in also It’s
were local young people cheering on Sharrow. It was especially fitting that the goal which which goal the that fitting especially was It Sharrow. on cheering people young local were
and The Hub African-Caribbean Centre. Centre. African-Caribbean Hub The and where I stayed for about 8 months. FURD FURD months. 8 about for stayed I where and Austrian fans. fans. Austrian and
What advice would would advice What
their own airfare! own their development to the east of the country. country. the of east the to development
League Cup in front of a crowd of over a thousand at Bramall Lane, the majority of which which of majority the Lane, Bramall at thousand a over of crowd a of front in Cup League will provide a much-needed new home for FURD FURD for home new much-needed a provide will with German, Turkish, Swedish, Spanish, Russian Russian Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, German, with
Through FURD I got a trial with She eld United, United, She eld with trial a got I FURD Through
experience – although they’ll have to find find to have they’ll although – experience programme to bring peace and and peace bring to programme
The facility – currently named the People’s Place – – Place People’s the named currently – facility The football pitch, putting on events that engaged engaged that events on putting pitch, football won the Meadowhall Sheffield and District Sunday Sunday District and Sheffield Meadowhall the won United Sharrow field football the On
and train hard. train and
had with FURD since then? since FURD with had
or two for what could be a life-changing life-changing a be could what for two or Congolese government to take part in its its in part take to government Congolese
The second leg utilised FURD’s own in atable in atable own FURD’s utilised leg second The
Stay out of trouble trouble of out Stay
him for a week week a for him of peace. FIC has since been invited by the the by invited been since has FIC peace. of What involvement have you have involvement What at The Stables. The at
posters, books, DVDs, exhibitions and more. and exhibitions DVDs, books, posters,
footballer? a volunteer to go with go to volunteer a of all communities and ethnicities in a spirit spirit a in ethnicities and communities all of the ski resort of Innsbruck in the Austrian Alps. Alps. Austrian the in Innsbruck of resort ski the
off Queens Road, close to our current base base current our to close Road, Queens off
an opportunity for for opportunity an on things like Streetkick events. events. Streetkick like things on festival which brought together people people together brought which festival a professional professional a Portuguese and Czech fans the tour moved to to moved tour the fans Czech and Portuguese and resource centre full of inspiring anti-racist anti-racist inspiring of full centre resource and The building will be adjacent to Lowfield School, School, Lowfield to adjacent be will building The
2009. There may be be may There 2009. In September 2008 it held a big Unity Unity big a held it 2008 September In into FURD and sign up as a volunteer, and work work and volunteer, a as up sign and FURD into Geneva. After a week engaging with Swiss, Swiss, with engaging week a After Geneva.
who hopes to become to hopes who
prisons and workplaces, and an information service service information an and workplaces, and prisons
containing two five-a-side pitches. five-a-side two containing in Bukavo in August August in Bukavo in
on the Place du Rhone, slap-bang next to Lake Lake to next slap-bang Rhone, du Place the on
She eld United, who suggested that I came came I that suggested who United, She eld
you give to someone someone to give you
country.
a floodlit all-weather enclosed playing area area playing enclosed all-weather floodlit a
marathon to be held held be to marathon
of Geneva, with a purpose-built Streetkick pitch pitch Streetkick purpose-built a with Geneva, of
education work to schools, colleges, youth groups, groups, youth colleges, schools, to work education
Archer, who was coaching both for FURD and and FURD for both coaching was who Archer, displaced both from inside and outside the the outside and inside from both displaced What advice would advice What
financial support from the Football Foundation for for Foundation Football the from support financial plan a peace peace a plan
The Streetkick tour kicked o in the Swiss city city Swiss the in o kicked tour Streetkick The
orphaned by war, conflict and disease, and and disease, and conflict war, by orphaned Low eld in 2000. My parents contacted Paul Paul contacted parents My 2000. in Low eld
FURD continues to offer tailor-made anti-racist anti-racist tailor-made offer to continues FURD supportive setting. We hope the award will attract attract will award the hope We setting. supportive
Desbon is helping to helping is Desbon
local young people. people. young local
which has huge numbers of children children of numbers huge has which
I started with Luis at his coaching sessions at at sessions coaching his at Luis with started I nations to mix and play together in positive ways. ways. positive in together play and mix to nations
can take part in positive activities in a safe and and safe a in activities positive in part take can
in Africa in
The project is based in the Sud Kivu region, region, Kivu Sud the in based is project The gave me onto other other onto me gave
message and encourage fans from competing competing from fans encourage and message
involved with FURD? with involved to provide modern facilities where young people people young where facilities modern provide to
opportunities that FURD FURD that opportunities
network, the aims being to spread the anti-racist anti-racist the spread to being aims the network, Between Communities’ in English). in Communities’ Between the increasing numbers of young women becoming involved with FURD. with involved becoming women young of numbers increasing the
opportunity opportunity
government’s Myplace programme which aims aims which programme Myplace government’s
How did you first get get first you did How
To pass the kinds of kinds the pass To in the ‘Football Against Racism in Europe’ (FARE) (FARE) Europe’ in Racism Against ‘Football the in Inter-Communautaire’ (FIC, or ‘Football ‘Football or (FIC, Inter-Communautaire’
and ethnic minorities involved in volunteering, and also also and volunteering, in involved minorities ethnic and The award of over £2million is from the the from is £2million over of award The
Volunteer Volunteer
The work linked in with FURD’s involvement involvement FURD’s with in linked work The He has set up a project there called ‘Football ‘Football called there project a up set has He
as FURD’s head coach? head FURD’s as our targets both in relation to the percentage of black black of percentage the to relation in both targets our
how FURD can help people to develop. to people help can FURD how
Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. Africa. in Congo the of Republic Democratic
What do you hope to achieve achieve to hope you do What fully underway: we have exceeded exceeded have we underway: fully volunteering youth of
Millennium Volunteers, and his story illustrates illustrates story his and Volunteers, Millennium in recent times. times. recent in
through football to the war-torn war-torn the to football through on the FURD website. website. FURD the on
Vinvolved programme Vinvolved FURD’s seen has year past The since he was 15, becoming one of our rst rst our of one becoming 15, was he since hard work they have given to the FURD cause cause FURD the to given have they work hard
the FURD philosophy of peace and unity unity and peace of philosophy FURD the
Read Sophina’s full account of her trip trip her of account full Sophina’s Read
local young people. people. young local
of the support and and support the of people. Keith has been involved with FURD FURD with involved been has Keith people.
FURD coach Desbon Bushiri has taken taken has Bushiri Desbon coach FURD
Being a Dad and helping helping and Dad a Being
special”. very is supporting am I project The
chosen in recognition recognition in chosen
Read more about it further in this newsletter. this in further it about more Read provides sporting opportunities for local young young local for opportunities sporting provides spreads to Africa to spreads
should experience what I’ve experienced. experienced. I’ve what experience should
achievement so far? so achievement
Volunteers were were Volunteers
young people’s centre including a new home for FURD. FURD. for home new a including centre people’s young
as Co-ordinator for the Kickz Project which also also which Project Kickz the for Co-ordinator as
and what I stand for. I believe everyone everyone believe I for. stand I what and
involved in the tour. tour. the in involved
What is your proudest proudest your is What
Council has secured funding to build a new world-class world-class new a build to funding secured has Council
Keith combines his FURD post with working working with post FURD his combines Keith FURD’s message message FURD’s
Congo has reinforced the way I live my life life my live I way the reinforced has Congo
into two teams were were teams two into
with the most heartening news being that the City City the that being news heartening most the with
Positive Futures Under-18 team. team. Under-18 Futures Positive
“an amazing experience… My time at D R R D at time My experience… amazing “an
and volunteers split split volunteers and
as the FURD Coaching Coordinator. Coaching FURD the as
It’s been a year full of exciting developments for FURD, for developments exciting of full year a been It’s Identi cation O cer and manager of FURD’s FURD’s of manager and O cer Identi cation
running. Eleven sta sta Eleven running.
her trip as as trip her stead when I applied for the jobs with Kickz and and Kickz with jobs the for applied I when stead
working part-time with FURD as the Talent Talent the as FURD with part-time working
for the third time time third the for
to plan the Unity festival. She described described She festival. Unity the plan to
to gain quali cations. All this stood me in good good in me stood this All quali cations. gain to
semi-retirement of Luis Silva. Luis is now now is Luis Silva. Luis of semi-retirement to combat racism and increase understanding between different communities. different between understanding increase and racism combat to a major tournament major a
FURD, spent five weeks there helping helping there weeks five spent FURD,
local area, and it’s given me lots of opportunities opportunities of lots me given it’s and area, local
centre has been successful. successful. been has centre the post of Head Coach following the the following Coach Head of post the football pitch to to pitch football In 2008 Sophina Hanif, a volunteer with with volunteer a Hanif, Sophina 2008 In
charity based in Sheffield which works locally, nationally and internationally and nationally locally, works which Sheffield in based charity
other organisations and young people in the the in people young and organisations other
news that a bid to build a new young people’s people’s young new a build to bid a that news
Streetkick mobile mobile Streetkick We have recently appointed Keith Ward to to Ward Keith appointed recently have We
please contact us. us. contact please Football Unites, Racism Divides (FURD) is a community project and and project community a is (FURD) Divides Racism Unites, Football
It’s helped to build my con dence to work with with work to con dence my build to helped It’s
coach Keith Ward Keith coach people have received a major boost with the the with boost major a received have people FURD take their their take FURD
a long way out there so if you can help, help, can you if so there out way long a
FURD helped you? helped FURD
Council, Lowfield Junior School and local young young local and School Junior Lowfield Council, Euro 2008 saw saw 2008 Euro
- the newsletter of Football Unites, Racism Divides. Racism Unites, Football of newsletter the -
Desbon stresses that a little mo ney goes goes ney mo little a that stresses Desbon
FURD’s new head head new FURD’s How has volunteering and working for for working and volunteering has How
FURD, together with The Hub, Sheffield City City Sheffield Hub, The with together FURD,
continue the good work of the project. project. the of work good the continue (Streetkick tour of Austria and Switzerland) and 2008 Austria of tour (Streetkick EURO
centre coming to Sheffield to coming centre
of edition third the to Welcome but further funding is now needed to to needed now is funding further but unity
FIC was set up thanks to funding from FIFA FIFA from funding to thanks up set was FIC
New young people’s people’s young New
and football pitch to help develop its work. work. its develop help to pitch football and
has offered FIC space to build an office office an build to space FIC offered has where it’s based. The mayor of Baraka Baraka of mayor The based. it’s where
So you mentioned you go to sixth Kyle Walker form, what do you do there? I’m studying towards my A-Levels in speaks to FURD Chemistry, Biology and Psychology at sixth Kyle Walker, the first player form and hopefully I’m going to a medicine recommended by FURD coaches Youth Against Conflict to the Blades, has broken into the based subject for a degree. Being a V is like Some of FURD’s ‘V’ volunteers have set up a Youth against Conflict group. first team. the break I get away from my studies for that One of its members, Raheel, talks about The second video follows a girl in a hijab and FURD tracked Kyle down as he one afternoon. It’s really good actually if you travelled to the Championship think about it because you’re gaining life it here… she’s bullied in school for wearing it, she’s play-off game at Preston called stu like ‘terrorist’. experience, a possible quali cation and at So tell us about the Youth Against FURD: What did it feel like the same time you’re loving it and giving Conflict group, what is it? We’ve used these lms at a local primary school making your league debut back to the community. It’s a group of young people who’ve come and it’s successful because the kids can actually at Bramall Lane? together to try to improve relations between see it from a view that maybe they wouldn’t KYLE: I loved every What are you working on at the minute, every second ethnic groups. The main focus at the moment have thought about before. We try to make it of it. United are my moment? is to raise awareness about the di culties educational and fun; starting out with spider childhood club - I lived only The current project that I’m working on is faced by Black Minority Ethnic groups (BME). diagrams to make it simpler and then nish two minutes away – and it’s with a game. always been my childhood with the Youth Against Con ict group and How do you do this? dream to play at Bramall Lane we have organised a anti-racist day ‘Vibes We start o with workshops where we get the Do you have any future plans for the in front of 30,000 fans. and Unity’, on Devonshire Green on the 23rd youngsters to interact with each other by Youth Against Conflict group? I remember feeling that all of May 2009. What I’m involved with for that doing something to break the ice. Then we We want to take this group as far as it can go, the hard work had paid off, but it didn’t really sink in ‘09 at the moment is like designing posters, get them together to talk about issues that nationwide if they can handle us! till the following day. Conflict Resolution DVD and shirts and the decorations that are going they might not have thought about and We’re de nitely going to keep the school FURD: Can you teaching pack for sale to be used on the day. It feels so good when discuss problems associated with race, workshops going and some other schools are remember playing the “I played you contribute because like it’s YOU that religion and culture. approaching us which is great news. I want to original Streetkick “It’s Your Call” is a DVD and education pack FURD runs a volunteering Streetkick decides what colour to use and YOU decide Tell us about the work you have done take the group out of Yorkshire again to spread wooden game? when I was made by members of the Youth Against Conflict scheme for 16-25 year the theme and its decisions that your view the word more widely. KYLE: Sure, group with Maddy Pike of InterAct Theatre. It olds. Young people can and do you think it helps? wouldn’t have counted on before. We visited a group of 13-23-year-olds in I played Streetkick a little kid” looks at how to deal with conflict situations and do short term taster, Finally, what effect has it had when I was a little challenges youngsters to take responsibility for part-time or full time What has been the highlight for Barnsley in an area where the population was on you personally? kid: I especially remember playing when mainly white. We did a workshop looking at their actions. voluntary work with you so far? It does make a big di erence, rstly it gets you it was set up in the car park between The Stables FURD and get national stereotypes that people have of black and o the streets and doing something to help and The Hub The DVD, which is aimed at secondary school The newsletter of Football Unites, Racism Divides accreditation for it I haven’t actually been doing it for so long yet ethnic minorities. We nished it o having others makes you personally feel good. FURD: How did you get spotted by the Blades? students, includes two stories – one about gang through ‘V’, the but simple things like for example on one of a kick about and some friendly games. I mean I rst used to just come here to relax KYLE: A friend told me about the FURD coaching sessions violence and one about racist bullying - and the being run on a Saturday morning at Abbeydale Grange INSIDE national youth the days there were some boys trying to get We did something similar in Manchester but action is paused at critical points so viewers can with some friends School by Paul Archer and Luis Silva. They must have unity in one of the buildings and I told them that volunteering charity. with younger people and that was a bigger and when Mehrun thought I had potential because Paul straightaway discuss different possible outcomes. your not allowed in, I was in that success. They wanted more from us so Youth Against Conflict One of FURD’s approached me arranged for me to have a trial with United. I’ve been The supporting notes also include ideas for authoritative position where I could tell it must be working! and I got involved with them ever since. volunteers, Amal, them that “nope you’ve gotta go”. I’m also drama activities and background information. tells us what it’s like. What do you think the community with the Youth FURD: Do you see yourself as an inspiration to local Sheffield United’s Kyle Walker Amal really looking forward to this anti-racist event benefits are? Against Con ict young people? The pack can be ordered from FURD because it’s something I feel passionately Communities such as Manchester and Barnsley programme I just KYLE: I hope so. I’ve proved that you can achieve in life, – please send a cheque for £25 made payable regardless of racial origin or where you come from. Myplace - new home for FURD about and it just feels so good to actually have appreciated the workshops we have couldn’t turn away, to Youth Against Conflict. Also, contact us if FURD: What factors made the difference for you? Firstly how did you get involved in do something about it. delivered. It just shows the youths that it’s easy it’s really addictive. you’d like us to work with you on using the KYLE: My mum and dad always stuck by me – dad has resource with a group. Football in Africa volunteering? Finally, can you tell us of any to mix when you’ve found a common interest, You get to meet never missed a match – plus working hard and the personal benefits? for example football. I recall one boy saying ‘its new people,make determination to succeed. I actually got into FURD through my sixth orite you know to play with Asian lads’. new friends and have form college. I was looking to do some work FURD: How about helping out at FURD coaching sessions? Young Volunteers in action Con dence just goes sky high! It makes you a whole other KYLE: I am looking forward to helping out at local Contact: experience with a people organisation really feel so important because you actually are so Could you tell us about ‘It’s Your Call’? Football Unites, Racism Divides Some of the group have made 2 lms to social life. Raheel receiving training sessions in the future, including Kickz. and one of the career advisors suggested this important for that group that you’re working The Stables Connexions Centre Euro 2008 demonstrate the e ects of segregation, either his ‘V’ certificate Keith Ward (Kickz coordinator) has to me. At rst I was a bit taken aback by it but with. It gives me a chance to get away from asked me to come along and we’ll sort Sharrow Lane, SHEFFIELD S11 8AE by religion or race. once you get here that totally disappears the study side and get out into the real world something out soon... Tel: 0114 255 3156 and it feels good to be a “V” (volunteer), because that is what it really is. There’s loads The rst is about a guy who gets involved in Email: [email protected] A big THANK YOU to our volunteers you get more out of it than you think. to do like call designers and have group a gang and stabs someone. He is sent to prison www.furd.org 34 designed by www.turnandface.co.uk - basically, it’s showing how it’s not worth Samiera Aslam and Ulfat Sabir who meetings, the type of real life situations that carried out the interviews with Amal and messing your whole life up for a gang. you have to deal with once you are educated. Raheel as part of their V placements. www.furd.org
20th June. Teams wishing to enter should contact Desbon Bushiri at FURD. at Bushiri Desbon contact should enter to wishing Teams June. 20th
will take place at Goodwin Sports Centre, Northumberland Road, on Saturday Saturday on Road, Northumberland Centre, Sports Goodwin at place take will Aymen Tahar (left) with Kyle Naughton Kyle with (left) Tahar Aymen
The 2009 All Nations will form part of Refugee Week activities in Sheffield, and and Sheffield, in activities Week Refugee of part form will Nations All 2009 The or at [email protected]. at or
you can contact Keith at FURD FURD at Keith contact can you
come true.’ true.’ come project which starts in summer 2009. summer in starts which project
in the nal, while Sudan won the Fair Play Award. Play Fair the won Sudan while nal, the in
Broomhall and Shirecli e. For details, details, For Shirecli e. and Broomhall
been a dream dream a been of Sheffield. We’re very excited about this this about excited very We’re Sheffield. of Galeed Giants, a team of di erent nationalities, but mainly Liberians. They beat Bangladesh FC 2-0 FC Bangladesh beat They Liberians. mainly but nationalities, di erent of team a Giants, Galeed
around She eld including Sharrow, Sharrow, including She eld around
I’d be going. This has This going. be I’d She eld's Chinese and Bangladeshi communities. Twelve teams participated and the winners were were winners the and participated teams Twelve communities. Bangladeshi and Chinese She eld's people in the Sharrow and Parson Cross areas areas Cross Parson and Sharrow the in people
Sessions are held in several areas areas several in held are Sessions including Kurdistan, Iraq, Sudan, DR Congo, Eritrea and Liberia, as well as local players from from players local as well as Liberia, and Eritrea Congo, DR Sudan, Iraq, Kurdistan, including a kid; I never believed believed never I kid; a on developing musical initiatives with young young with initiatives musical developing on
can someone get involved? get someone can eeing violence and trauma in their homelands. In 2008, players took part from many countries countries many from part took players 2008, In homelands. their in trauma and violence eeing at FURD or join FURD’s facebook group. group. facebook FURD’s join or FURD at on the TV when I was was I when TV the on with both Sheffield United and Wednesday Wednesday and United Sheffield both with
young people’s group, contact Mehrun Ahmed Ahmed Mehrun contact group, people’s young them having arrived as asylum-seekers after asylum-seekers as arrived having them coaching sessions and how how and sessions coaching
the European Championships Championships European the , which will see FURD work work FURD see will which , Kickers’ ‘Sound as
FURD since about 2003. about since FURD
If you’d like to know how to join the Myplace Myplace the join to how know to like you’d If
new home in the She eld area, with many of of many with area, She eld the in home new
When and where are your your are where and When I can remember watching watching remember can I for a Youth Music Power Play project, known known project, Play Power Music Youth a for
I’ve been doing some paid coaching work for for work coaching paid some doing been I’ve
from across the world who have made their their made have who world the across from
a team - I love football. football. love I - team a local organisations has been successful in bidding bidding in successful been has organisations local
group is being set up. set being is group League Cup last year, which Sharrow won. won. Sharrow which year, last Cup League
The event brings together football lovers lovers football together brings event The
become a coach for a local team. team. local a for coach a become
events and setting up up setting and events Finally FURD Positive Futures, in partnership with other other with partnership in Futures, Positive FURD Finally process and a Myplace young people’s steering steering people’s young Myplace a and process
and played in the nal of the Meadowhall Meadowhall the of nal the in played and
tournament in She eld for the last six years. years. six last the for She eld in tournament
a professional. Stay involved; involved; Stay professional. a
Young people are central to the decision-making decision-making the to central are people Young participating in football football in participating
Community Days. I also play for Sharrow United United Sharrow for play also I Days. Community Football Unites has run an annual All Nations Nations All annual an run has Unites Football
the opportunity to make it as as it make to opportunity the
a number of years now, now, years of number a honours, for England and Algeria respectively. Algeria and England for honours,
I’ve helped out at most of FURD’s annual annual FURD’s of most at out helped I’ve refugees and new immigrants new and refugees
plans of the proposed centre. proposed the of plans
a semi-professional and still have have still and semi-professional a
involved with FURD for for FURD with involved . Both Kyle and Aymen have won international youth youth international won have Aymen and Kyle Both . Tahar Aymen referral, FURD fellow and
I went on to get my Level 3 coaching badge. badge. coaching 3 Level my get to on went I Integration through football for football through Integration 70 local young people aged 8-25, using design design using 8-25, aged people young local 70
You might be able to play as as play to able be might You
It’s been great. I’ve been been I’ve great. been It’s recommended to Sheffield United by FURD coaches, was joined in the Hull game by substitute substitute by game Hull the in joined was coaches, FURD by United Sheffield to recommended
get to the nal one year. year. one nal the to get All Nations Festival: Nations All programme of activities were carried out with with out carried were activities of programme
Keep training, do not give up. give not do training, Keep
‘This is an experience I will never forget. forget. never will I experience an is ‘This City, and later in an imposing league debut against Swansea City. Kyle, the first player to be be to player first the Kyle, City. Swansea against debut league imposing an in later and City, Consultations regarding facilities and the the and facilities regarding Consultations Cup Tournament, and helped the Somali Blades Blades Somali the helped and Tournament, Cup
footballer?
Sheffield United at Leyton Orient, before going on to impress further in an FA Cup tie at Hull Hull at tie Cup FA an in further impress to on going before Orient, Leyton at United Sheffield
Italy twice to take part in the Anti-Racist World World Anti-Racist the in part take to twice Italy
Somali-born volunteer Ahmed Mohamed said Mohamed Ahmed volunteer Somali-born
will be open by the end of 2011. of end the by open be will
a professional professional a
who debuted for for debuted who Walker Kyle of emergence the by buoyed were team coaching FURD’s
Volunteers in North Yorkshire. I also went to to went also I Yorkshire. North in Volunteers
changing rooms and offices. We hope the facility facility the hope We offices. and rooms changing
three primary schools in the town of Baraka Baraka of town the in schools primary three
quarter nals. nals. quarter
not made it as as it made not
I went on a residential for Millennium Millennium for residential a on went I
conferences and training events, IT suite, suite, IT events, training and conferences
at FURD for further details. further for FURD at FIC is now supporting orphaned children in in children orphaned supporting now is FIC
Austrian capital Vienna during the tournament tournament the during Vienna capital Austrian
team since its first season in 2000-1. in season first its since team
someone who has has who someone
also to sign for Worksop Town Football Club. Club. Football Town Worksop for sign to also
performing arts space, library, space for small small for space library, space, arts performing
to learn more about FIC, or phone Desbon Desbon phone or FIC, about more learn to
African Network of Sport for Peace. Peace. for Sport of Network African The nal leg of the tour took place in the the in place took tour the of leg nal The
clinched the 2-0 win over Wadsley Bridge was scored by Tariq Akhtar, a regular in the the in regular a Akhtar, Tariq by scored was Bridge Wadsley over win 2-0 the clinched
helped me get my level 2 coaching badge and and badge coaching 2 level my get me helped you give to to give you The building will include a dance studio, gym, gym, studio, dance a include will building The If you’re interested, visit www.furd.org www.furd.org visit interested, you’re If
It’s also in discussions about joining the the joining about discussions in also It’s
were local young people cheering on Sharrow. It was especially fitting that the goal which which goal the that fitting especially was It Sharrow. on cheering people young local were
and The Hub African-Caribbean Centre. Centre. African-Caribbean Hub The and where I stayed for about 8 months. FURD FURD months. 8 about for stayed I where and Austrian fans. fans. Austrian and
What advice would would advice What
their own airfare! own their development to the east of the country. country. the of east the to development
League Cup in front of a crowd of over a thousand at Bramall Lane, the majority of which which of majority the Lane, Bramall at thousand a over of crowd a of front in Cup League will provide a much-needed new home for FURD FURD for home new much-needed a provide will with German, Turkish, Swedish, Spanish, Russian Russian Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, German, with
Through FURD I got a trial with She eld United, United, She eld with trial a got I FURD Through
experience – although they’ll have to find find to have they’ll although – experience programme to bring peace and and peace bring to programme
The facility – currently named the People’s Place – – Place People’s the named currently – facility The football pitch, putting on events that engaged engaged that events on putting pitch, football won the Meadowhall Sheffield and District Sunday Sunday District and Sheffield Meadowhall the won United Sharrow field football the On
and train hard. train and
had with FURD since then? since FURD with had
or two for what could be a life-changing life-changing a be could what for two or Congolese government to take part in its its in part take to government Congolese
The second leg utilised FURD’s own in atable in atable own FURD’s utilised leg second The
Stay out of trouble trouble of out Stay
him for a week week a for him of peace. FIC has since been invited by the the by invited been since has FIC peace. of What involvement have you have involvement What at The Stables. The at
posters, books, DVDs, exhibitions and more. and exhibitions DVDs, books, posters,
footballer? a volunteer to go with go to volunteer a of all communities and ethnicities in a spirit spirit a in ethnicities and communities all of the ski resort of Innsbruck in the Austrian Alps. Alps. Austrian the in Innsbruck of resort ski the
off Queens Road, close to our current base base current our to close Road, Queens off
an opportunity for for opportunity an on things like Streetkick events. events. Streetkick like things on festival which brought together people people together brought which festival a professional professional a Portuguese and Czech fans the tour moved to to moved tour the fans Czech and Portuguese and resource centre full of inspiring anti-racist anti-racist inspiring of full centre resource and The building will be adjacent to Lowfield School, School, Lowfield to adjacent be will building The
2009. There may be be may There 2009. In September 2008 it held a big Unity Unity big a held it 2008 September In into FURD and sign up as a volunteer, and work work and volunteer, a as up sign and FURD into Geneva. After a week engaging with Swiss, Swiss, with engaging week a After Geneva.
who hopes to become to hopes who
prisons and workplaces, and an information service service information an and workplaces, and prisons
containing two five-a-side pitches. five-a-side two containing in Bukavo in August August in Bukavo in
on the Place du Rhone, slap-bang next to Lake Lake to next slap-bang Rhone, du Place the on
She eld United, who suggested that I came came I that suggested who United, She eld
you give to someone someone to give you
country.
a floodlit all-weather enclosed playing area area playing enclosed all-weather floodlit a
marathon to be held held be to marathon
of Geneva, with a purpose-built Streetkick pitch pitch Streetkick purpose-built a with Geneva, of
education work to schools, colleges, youth groups, groups, youth colleges, schools, to work education
Archer, who was coaching both for FURD and and FURD for both coaching was who Archer, displaced both from inside and outside the the outside and inside from both displaced What advice would advice What
financial support from the Football Foundation for for Foundation Football the from support financial plan a peace peace a plan
The Streetkick tour kicked o in the Swiss city city Swiss the in o kicked tour Streetkick The
orphaned by war, conflict and disease, and and disease, and conflict war, by orphaned Low eld in 2000. My parents contacted Paul Paul contacted parents My 2000. in Low eld
FURD continues to offer tailor-made anti-racist anti-racist tailor-made offer to continues FURD supportive setting. We hope the award will attract attract will award the hope We setting. supportive
Desbon is helping to helping is Desbon
local young people. people. young local
which has huge numbers of children children of numbers huge has which
I started with Luis at his coaching sessions at at sessions coaching his at Luis with started I nations to mix and play together in positive ways. ways. positive in together play and mix to nations
can take part in positive activities in a safe and and safe a in activities positive in part take can
in Africa in
The project is based in the Sud Kivu region, region, Kivu Sud the in based is project The gave me onto other other onto me gave
message and encourage fans from competing competing from fans encourage and message
involved with FURD? with involved to provide modern facilities where young people people young where facilities modern provide to
opportunities that FURD FURD that opportunities
network, the aims being to spread the anti-racist anti-racist the spread to being aims the network, Between Communities’ in English). in Communities’ Between the increasing numbers of young women becoming involved with FURD. with involved becoming women young of numbers increasing the
opportunity opportunity
government’s Myplace programme which aims aims which programme Myplace government’s
How did you first get get first you did How
To pass the kinds of kinds the pass To in the ‘Football Against Racism in Europe’ (FARE) (FARE) Europe’ in Racism Against ‘Football the in Inter-Communautaire’ (FIC, or ‘Football ‘Football or (FIC, Inter-Communautaire’
and ethnic minorities involved in volunteering, and also also and volunteering, in involved minorities ethnic and The award of over £2million is from the the from is £2million over of award The
Volunteer Volunteer
The work linked in with FURD’s involvement involvement FURD’s with in linked work The He has set up a project there called ‘Football ‘Football called there project a up set has He
as FURD’s head coach? head FURD’s as our targets both in relation to the percentage of black black of percentage the to relation in both targets our
how FURD can help people to develop. to people help can FURD how
Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. Africa. in Congo the of Republic Democratic
What do you hope to achieve achieve to hope you do What fully underway: we have exceeded exceeded have we underway: fully volunteering youth of
Millennium Volunteers, and his story illustrates illustrates story his and Volunteers, Millennium in recent times. times. recent in
through football to the war-torn war-torn the to football through on the FURD website. website. FURD the on
Vinvolved programme Vinvolved FURD’s seen has year past The since he was 15, becoming one of our rst rst our of one becoming 15, was he since hard work they have given to the FURD cause cause FURD the to given have they work hard
the FURD philosophy of peace and unity unity and peace of philosophy FURD the
Read Sophina’s full account of her trip trip her of account full Sophina’s Read
local young people. people. young local
of the support and and support the of people. Keith has been involved with FURD FURD with involved been has Keith people.
FURD coach Desbon Bushiri has taken taken has Bushiri Desbon coach FURD
Being a Dad and helping helping and Dad a Being
special”. very is supporting am I project The
chosen in recognition recognition in chosen
Read more about it further in this newsletter. this in further it about more Read provides sporting opportunities for local young young local for opportunities sporting provides spreads to Africa to spreads
should experience what I’ve experienced. experienced. I’ve what experience should
achievement so far? so achievement
Volunteers were were Volunteers
young people’s centre including a new home for FURD. FURD. for home new a including centre people’s young
as Co-ordinator for the Kickz Project which also also which Project Kickz the for Co-ordinator as
and what I stand for. I believe everyone everyone believe I for. stand I what and
involved in the tour. tour. the in involved
What is your proudest proudest your is What
Council has secured funding to build a new world-class world-class new a build to funding secured has Council
Keith combines his FURD post with working working with post FURD his combines Keith FURD’s message message FURD’s
Congo has reinforced the way I live my life life my live I way the reinforced has Congo
into two teams were were teams two into
with the most heartening news being that the City City the that being news heartening most the with
Positive Futures Under-18 team. team. Under-18 Futures Positive
“an amazing experience… My time at D R R D at time My experience… amazing “an
and volunteers split split volunteers and
as the FURD Coaching Coordinator. Coaching FURD the as
It’s been a year full of exciting developments for FURD, for developments exciting of full year a been It’s Identi cation O cer and manager of FURD’s FURD’s of manager and O cer Identi cation
running. Eleven sta sta Eleven running.
her trip as as trip her stead when I applied for the jobs with Kickz and and Kickz with jobs the for applied I when stead
working part-time with FURD as the Talent Talent the as FURD with part-time working
for the third time time third the for
to plan the Unity festival. She described described She festival. Unity the plan to
to gain quali cations. All this stood me in good good in me stood this All quali cations. gain to
semi-retirement of Luis Silva. Luis is now now is Luis Silva. Luis of semi-retirement to combat racism and increase understanding between different communities. different between understanding increase and racism combat to a major tournament major a
FURD, spent five weeks there helping helping there weeks five spent FURD,
local area, and it’s given me lots of opportunities opportunities of lots me given it’s and area, local
centre has been successful. successful. been has centre the post of Head Coach following the the following Coach Head of post the football pitch to to pitch football In 2008 Sophina Hanif, a volunteer with with volunteer a Hanif, Sophina 2008 In
charity based in Sheffield which works locally, nationally and internationally and nationally locally, works which Sheffield in based charity
other organisations and young people in the the in people young and organisations other
news that a bid to build a new young people’s people’s young new a build to bid a that news
Streetkick mobile mobile Streetkick We have recently appointed Keith Ward to to Ward Keith appointed recently have We
please contact us. us. contact please Football Unites, Racism Divides (FURD) is a community project and and project community a is (FURD) Divides Racism Unites, Football
It’s helped to build my con dence to work with with work to con dence my build to helped It’s
coach Keith Ward Keith coach people have received a major boost with the the with boost major a received have people FURD take their their take FURD
a long way out there so if you can help, help, can you if so there out way long a
FURD helped you? helped FURD
Council, Lowfield Junior School and local young young local and School Junior Lowfield Council, Euro 2008 saw saw 2008 Euro
- the newsletter of Football Unites, Racism Divides. Racism Unites, Football of newsletter the -
Desbon stresses that a little mo ney goes goes ney mo little a that stresses Desbon
FURD’s new head head new FURD’s How has volunteering and working for for working and volunteering has How
FURD, together with The Hub, Sheffield City City Sheffield Hub, The with together FURD,
continue the good work of the project. project. the of work good the continue (Streetkick tour of Austria and Switzerland) and 2008 Austria of tour (Streetkick EURO
centre coming to Sheffield to coming centre
of edition third the to Welcome but further funding is now needed to to needed now is funding further but unity
FIC was set up thanks to funding from FIFA FIFA from funding to thanks up set was FIC
New young people’s people’s young New
and football pitch to help develop its work. work. its develop help to pitch football and
has offered FIC space to build an office office an build to space FIC offered has where it’s based. The mayor of Baraka Baraka of mayor The based. it’s where
So you mentioned you go to sixth Kyle Walker form, what do you do there? I’m studying towards my A-Levels in speaks to FURD Chemistry, Biology and Psychology at sixth Kyle Walker, the first player form and hopefully I’m going to a medicine recommended by FURD coaches Youth Against Conflict to the Blades, has broken into the based subject for a degree. Being a V is like Some of FURD’s ‘V’ volunteers have set up a Youth against Conflict group. first team. the break I get away from my studies for that One of its members, Raheel, talks about The second video follows a girl in a hijab and FURD tracked Kyle down as he one afternoon. It’s really good actually if you travelled to the Championship think about it because you’re gaining life it here… she’s bullied in school for wearing it, she’s play-off game at Preston called stu like ‘terrorist’. experience, a possible quali cation and at So tell us about the Youth Against FURD: What did it feel like the same time you’re loving it and giving Conflict group, what is it? We’ve used these lms at a local primary school making your league debut back to the community. It’s a group of young people who’ve come and it’s successful because the kids can actually at Bramall Lane? together to try to improve relations between see it from a view that maybe they wouldn’t KYLE: I loved every What are you working on at the minute, every second ethnic groups. The main focus at the moment have thought about before. We try to make it of it. United are my moment? is to raise awareness about the di culties educational and fun; starting out with spider childhood club - I lived only The current project that I’m working on is faced by Black Minority Ethnic groups (BME). diagrams to make it simpler and then nish two minutes away – and it’s with a game. always been my childhood with the Youth Against Con ict group and How do you do this? dream to play at Bramall Lane we have organised a anti-racist day ‘Vibes We start o with workshops where we get the Do you have any future plans for the in front of 30,000 fans. and Unity’, on Devonshire Green on the 23rd youngsters to interact with each other by Youth Against Conflict group? I remember feeling that all of May 2009. What I’m involved with for that doing something to break the ice. Then we We want to take this group as far as it can go, the hard work had paid off, but it didn’t really sink in ‘09 at the moment is like designing posters, get them together to talk about issues that nationwide if they can handle us! till the following day. Conflict Resolution DVD and shirts and the decorations that are going they might not have thought about and We’re de nitely going to keep the school FURD: Can you teaching pack for sale to be used on the day. It feels so good when discuss problems associated with race, workshops going and some other schools are remember playing the “I played you contribute because like it’s YOU that religion and culture. approaching us which is great news. I want to original Streetkick “It’s Your Call” is a DVD and education pack FURD runs a volunteering Streetkick decides what colour to use and YOU decide Tell us about the work you have done take the group out of Yorkshire again to spread wooden game? when I was made by members of the Youth Against Conflict scheme for 16-25 year the theme and its decisions that your view the word more widely. KYLE: Sure, group with Maddy Pike of InterAct Theatre. It olds. Young people can and do you think it helps? wouldn’t have counted on before. We visited a group of 13-23-year-olds in I played Streetkick a little kid” looks at how to deal with conflict situations and do short term taster, Finally, what effect has it had when I was a little challenges youngsters to take responsibility for part-time or full time What has been the highlight for Barnsley in an area where the population was on you personally? kid: I especially remember playing when mainly white. We did a workshop looking at their actions. voluntary work with you so far? It does make a big di erence, rstly it gets you it was set up in the car park between The Stables FURD and get national stereotypes that people have of black and o the streets and doing something to help and The Hub The DVD, which is aimed at secondary school The newsletter of Football Unites, Racism Divides accreditation for it I haven’t actually been doing it for so long yet ethnic minorities. We nished it o having others makes you personally feel good. FURD: How did you get spotted by the Blades? students, includes two stories – one about gang through ‘V’, the but simple things like for example on one of a kick about and some friendly games. I mean I rst used to just come here to relax KYLE: A friend told me about the FURD coaching sessions violence and one about racist bullying - and the being run on a Saturday morning at Abbeydale Grange INSIDE national youth the days there were some boys trying to get We did something similar in Manchester but action is paused at critical points so viewers can with some friends School by Paul Archer and Luis Silva. They must have unity in one of the buildings and I told them that volunteering charity. with younger people and that was a bigger and when Mehrun thought I had potential because Paul straightaway discuss different possible outcomes. your not allowed in, I was in that success. They wanted more from us so Youth Against Conflict One of FURD’s approached me arranged for me to have a trial with United. I’ve been The supporting notes also include ideas for authoritative position where I could tell it must be working! and I got involved with them ever since. volunteers, Amal, them that “nope you’ve gotta go”. I’m also drama activities and background information. tells us what it’s like. What do you think the community with the Youth FURD: Do you see yourself as an inspiration to local Sheffield United’s Kyle Walker Amal really looking forward to this anti-racist event benefits are? Against Con ict young people? The pack can be ordered from FURD because it’s something I feel passionately Communities such as Manchester and Barnsley programme I just KYLE: I hope so. I’ve proved that you can achieve in life, – please send a cheque for £25 made payable regardless of racial origin or where you come from. Myplace - new home for FURD about and it just feels so good to actually have appreciated the workshops we have couldn’t turn away, to Youth Against Conflict. Also, contact us if FURD: What factors made the difference for you? Firstly how did you get involved in do something about it. delivered. It just shows the youths that it’s easy it’s really addictive. you’d like us to work with you on using the KYLE: My mum and dad always stuck by me – dad has resource with a group. Football in Africa volunteering? Finally, can you tell us of any to mix when you’ve found a common interest, You get to meet never missed a match – plus working hard and the personal benefits? for example football. I recall one boy saying ‘its new people,make determination to succeed. I actually got into FURD through my sixth orite you know to play with Asian lads’. new friends and have form college. I was looking to do some work FURD: How about helping out at FURD coaching sessions? Young Volunteers in action Con dence just goes sky high! It makes you a whole other KYLE: I am looking forward to helping out at local Contact: experience with a people organisation really feel so important because you actually are so Could you tell us about ‘It’s Your Call’? Football Unites, Racism Divides Some of the group have made 2 lms to social life. Raheel receiving training sessions in the future, including Kickz. and one of the career advisors suggested this important for that group that you’re working The Stables Connexions Centre Euro 2008 demonstrate the e ects of segregation, either his ‘V’ certificate Keith Ward (Kickz coordinator) has to me. At rst I was a bit taken aback by it but with. It gives me a chance to get away from asked me to come along and we’ll sort Sharrow Lane, SHEFFIELD S11 8AE by religion or race. once you get here that totally disappears the study side and get out into the real world something out soon... Tel: 0114 255 3156 and it feels good to be a “V” (volunteer), because that is what it really is. There’s loads The rst is about a guy who gets involved in Email: [email protected] A big THANK YOU to our volunteers you get more out of it than you think. to do like call designers and have group a gang and stabs someone. He is sent to prison www.furd.org 34 designed by www.turnandface.co.uk - basically, it’s showing how it’s not worth Samiera Aslam and Ulfat Sabir who meetings, the type of real life situations that carried out the interviews with Amal and messing your whole life up for a gang. you have to deal with once you are educated. Raheel as part of their V placements. www.furd.org
20th June. Teams wishing to enter should contact Desbon Bushiri at FURD. at Bushiri Desbon contact should enter to wishing Teams June. 20th
will take place at Goodwin Sports Centre, Northumberland Road, on Saturday Saturday on Road, Northumberland Centre, Sports Goodwin at place take will Aymen Tahar (left) with Kyle Naughton Kyle with (left) Tahar Aymen
The 2009 All Nations will form part of Refugee Week activities in Sheffield, and and Sheffield, in activities Week Refugee of part form will Nations All 2009 The or at [email protected]. at or
you can contact Keith at FURD FURD at Keith contact can you
come true.’ true.’ come project which starts in summer 2009. summer in starts which project
in the nal, while Sudan won the Fair Play Award. Play Fair the won Sudan while nal, the in
Broomhall and Shirecli e. For details, details, For Shirecli e. and Broomhall
been a dream dream a been of Sheffield. We’re very excited about this this about excited very We’re Sheffield. of Galeed Giants, a team of di erent nationalities, but mainly Liberians. They beat Bangladesh FC 2-0 FC Bangladesh beat They Liberians. mainly but nationalities, di erent of team a Giants, Galeed
around She eld including Sharrow, Sharrow, including She eld around
I’d be going. This has This going. be I’d She eld's Chinese and Bangladeshi communities. Twelve teams participated and the winners were were winners the and participated teams Twelve communities. Bangladeshi and Chinese She eld's people in the Sharrow and Parson Cross areas areas Cross Parson and Sharrow the in people
Sessions are held in several areas areas several in held are Sessions including Kurdistan, Iraq, Sudan, DR Congo, Eritrea and Liberia, as well as local players from from players local as well as Liberia, and Eritrea Congo, DR Sudan, Iraq, Kurdistan, including a kid; I never believed believed never I kid; a on developing musical initiatives with young young with initiatives musical developing on
can someone get involved? get someone can eeing violence and trauma in their homelands. In 2008, players took part from many countries countries many from part took players 2008, In homelands. their in trauma and violence eeing at FURD or join FURD’s facebook group. group. facebook FURD’s join or FURD at on the TV when I was was I when TV the on with both Sheffield United and Wednesday Wednesday and United Sheffield both with
young people’s group, contact Mehrun Ahmed Ahmed Mehrun contact group, people’s young them having arrived as asylum-seekers after asylum-seekers as arrived having them coaching sessions and how how and sessions coaching
the European Championships Championships European the , which will see FURD work work FURD see will which , Kickers’ ‘Sound as
FURD since about 2003. about since FURD
If you’d like to know how to join the Myplace Myplace the join to how know to like you’d If
new home in the She eld area, with many of of many with area, She eld the in home new
When and where are your your are where and When I can remember watching watching remember can I for a Youth Music Power Play project, known known project, Play Power Music Youth a for
I’ve been doing some paid coaching work for for work coaching paid some doing been I’ve
from across the world who have made their their made have who world the across from
a team - I love football. football. love I - team a local organisations has been successful in bidding bidding in successful been has organisations local
group is being set up. set being is group League Cup last year, which Sharrow won. won. Sharrow which year, last Cup League
The event brings together football lovers lovers football together brings event The
become a coach for a local team. team. local a for coach a become
events and setting up up setting and events Finally FURD Positive Futures, in partnership with other other with partnership in Futures, Positive FURD Finally process and a Myplace young people’s steering steering people’s young Myplace a and process
and played in the nal of the Meadowhall Meadowhall the of nal the in played and
tournament in She eld for the last six years. years. six last the for She eld in tournament
a professional. Stay involved; involved; Stay professional. a
Young people are central to the decision-making decision-making the to central are people Young participating in football football in participating
Community Days. I also play for Sharrow United United Sharrow for play also I Days. Community Football Unites has run an annual All Nations Nations All annual an run has Unites Football
the opportunity to make it as as it make to opportunity the
a number of years now, now, years of number a honours, for England and Algeria respectively. Algeria and England for honours,
I’ve helped out at most of FURD’s annual annual FURD’s of most at out helped I’ve refugees and new immigrants new and refugees
plans of the proposed centre. proposed the of plans
a semi-professional and still have have still and semi-professional a
involved with FURD for for FURD with involved . Both Kyle and Aymen have won international youth youth international won have Aymen and Kyle Both . Tahar Aymen referral, FURD fellow and
I went on to get my Level 3 coaching badge. badge. coaching 3 Level my get to on went I Integration through football for football through Integration 70 local young people aged 8-25, using design design using 8-25, aged people young local 70
You might be able to play as as play to able be might You
It’s been great. I’ve been been I’ve great. been It’s recommended to Sheffield United by FURD coaches, was joined in the Hull game by substitute substitute by game Hull the in joined was coaches, FURD by United Sheffield to recommended
get to the nal one year. year. one nal the to get All Nations Festival: Nations All programme of activities were carried out with with out carried were activities of programme
Keep training, do not give up. give not do training, Keep
‘This is an experience I will never forget. forget. never will I experience an is ‘This City, and later in an imposing league debut against Swansea City. Kyle, the first player to be be to player first the Kyle, City. Swansea against debut league imposing an in later and City, Consultations regarding facilities and the the and facilities regarding Consultations Cup Tournament, and helped the Somali Blades Blades Somali the helped and Tournament, Cup
footballer?
Sheffield United at Leyton Orient, before going on to impress further in an FA Cup tie at Hull Hull at tie Cup FA an in further impress to on going before Orient, Leyton at United Sheffield
Italy twice to take part in the Anti-Racist World World Anti-Racist the in part take to twice Italy
Somali-born volunteer Ahmed Mohamed said Mohamed Ahmed volunteer Somali-born
will be open by the end of 2011. of end the by open be will
a professional professional a
who debuted for for debuted who Walker Kyle of emergence the by buoyed were team coaching FURD’s
Volunteers in North Yorkshire. I also went to to went also I Yorkshire. North in Volunteers
changing rooms and offices. We hope the facility facility the hope We offices. and rooms changing
three primary schools in the town of Baraka Baraka of town the in schools primary three
quarter nals. nals. quarter
not made it as as it made not
I went on a residential for Millennium Millennium for residential a on went I
conferences and training events, IT suite, suite, IT events, training and conferences
at FURD for further details. further for FURD at FIC is now supporting orphaned children in in children orphaned supporting now is FIC
Austrian capital Vienna during the tournament tournament the during Vienna capital Austrian
team since its first season in 2000-1. in season first its since team
someone who has has who someone
also to sign for Worksop Town Football Club. Club. Football Town Worksop for sign to also
performing arts space, library, space for small small for space library, space, arts performing
to learn more about FIC, or phone Desbon Desbon phone or FIC, about more learn to
African Network of Sport for Peace. Peace. for Sport of Network African The nal leg of the tour took place in the the in place took tour the of leg nal The
clinched the 2-0 win over Wadsley Bridge was scored by Tariq Akhtar, a regular in the the in regular a Akhtar, Tariq by scored was Bridge Wadsley over win 2-0 the clinched
helped me get my level 2 coaching badge and and badge coaching 2 level my get me helped you give to to give you The building will include a dance studio, gym, gym, studio, dance a include will building The If you’re interested, visit www.furd.org www.furd.org visit interested, you’re If
It’s also in discussions about joining the the joining about discussions in also It’s
were local young people cheering on Sharrow. It was especially fitting that the goal which which goal the that fitting especially was It Sharrow. on cheering people young local were
and The Hub African-Caribbean Centre. Centre. African-Caribbean Hub The and where I stayed for about 8 months. FURD FURD months. 8 about for stayed I where and Austrian fans. fans. Austrian and
What advice would would advice What
their own airfare! own their development to the east of the country. country. the of east the to development
League Cup in front of a crowd of over a thousand at Bramall Lane, the majority of which which of majority the Lane, Bramall at thousand a over of crowd a of front in Cup League will provide a much-needed new home for FURD FURD for home new much-needed a provide will with German, Turkish, Swedish, Spanish, Russian Russian Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, German, with
Through FURD I got a trial with She eld United, United, She eld with trial a got I FURD Through
experience – although they’ll have to find find to have they’ll although – experience programme to bring peace and and peace bring to programme
The facility – currently named the People’s Place – – Place People’s the named currently – facility The football pitch, putting on events that engaged engaged that events on putting pitch, football won the Meadowhall Sheffield and District Sunday Sunday District and Sheffield Meadowhall the won United Sharrow field football the On
and train hard. train and
had with FURD since then? since FURD with had
or two for what could be a life-changing life-changing a be could what for two or Congolese government to take part in its its in part take to government Congolese
The second leg utilised FURD’s own in atable in atable own FURD’s utilised leg second The
Stay out of trouble trouble of out Stay
him for a week week a for him of peace. FIC has since been invited by the the by invited been since has FIC peace. of What involvement have you have involvement What at The Stables. The at
posters, books, DVDs, exhibitions and more. and exhibitions DVDs, books, posters,
footballer? a volunteer to go with go to volunteer a of all communities and ethnicities in a spirit spirit a in ethnicities and communities all of the ski resort of Innsbruck in the Austrian Alps. Alps. Austrian the in Innsbruck of resort ski the
off Queens Road, close to our current base base current our to close Road, Queens off
an opportunity for for opportunity an on things like Streetkick events. events. Streetkick like things on festival which brought together people people together brought which festival a professional professional a Portuguese and Czech fans the tour moved to to moved tour the fans Czech and Portuguese and resource centre full of inspiring anti-racist anti-racist inspiring of full centre resource and The building will be adjacent to Lowfield School, School, Lowfield to adjacent be will building The
2009. There may be be may There 2009. In September 2008 it held a big Unity Unity big a held it 2008 September In into FURD and sign up as a volunteer, and work work and volunteer, a as up sign and FURD into Geneva. After a week engaging with Swiss, Swiss, with engaging week a After Geneva.
who hopes to become to hopes who
prisons and workplaces, and an information service service information an and workplaces, and prisons
containing two five-a-side pitches. five-a-side two containing in Bukavo in August August in Bukavo in
on the Place du Rhone, slap-bang next to Lake Lake to next slap-bang Rhone, du Place the on
She eld United, who suggested that I came came I that suggested who United, She eld
you give to someone someone to give you
country.
a floodlit all-weather enclosed playing area area playing enclosed all-weather floodlit a
marathon to be held held be to marathon
of Geneva, with a purpose-built Streetkick pitch pitch Streetkick purpose-built a with Geneva, of
education work to schools, colleges, youth groups, groups, youth colleges, schools, to work education
Archer, who was coaching both for FURD and and FURD for both coaching was who Archer, displaced both from inside and outside the the outside and inside from both displaced What advice would advice What
financial support from the Football Foundation for for Foundation Football the from support financial plan a peace peace a plan
The Streetkick tour kicked o in the Swiss city city Swiss the in o kicked tour Streetkick The
orphaned by war, conflict and disease, and and disease, and conflict war, by orphaned Low eld in 2000. My parents contacted Paul Paul contacted parents My 2000. in Low eld
FURD continues to offer tailor-made anti-racist anti-racist tailor-made offer to continues FURD supportive setting. We hope the award will attract attract will award the hope We setting. supportive
Desbon is helping to helping is Desbon
local young people. people. young local
which has huge numbers of children children of numbers huge has which
I started with Luis at his coaching sessions at at sessions coaching his at Luis with started I nations to mix and play together in positive ways. ways. positive in together play and mix to nations
can take part in positive activities in a safe and and safe a in activities positive in part take can
in Africa in
The project is based in the Sud Kivu region, region, Kivu Sud the in based is project The gave me onto other other onto me gave
message and encourage fans from competing competing from fans encourage and message
involved with FURD? with involved to provide modern facilities where young people people young where facilities modern provide to
opportunities that FURD FURD that opportunities
network, the aims being to spread the anti-racist anti-racist the spread to being aims the network, Between Communities’ in English). in Communities’ Between the increasing numbers of young women becoming involved with FURD. with involved becoming women young of numbers increasing the
opportunity opportunity
government’s Myplace programme which aims aims which programme Myplace government’s
How did you first get get first you did How
To pass the kinds of kinds the pass To in the ‘Football Against Racism in Europe’ (FARE) (FARE) Europe’ in Racism Against ‘Football the in Inter-Communautaire’ (FIC, or ‘Football ‘Football or (FIC, Inter-Communautaire’
and ethnic minorities involved in volunteering, and also also and volunteering, in involved minorities ethnic and The award of over £2million is from the the from is £2million over of award The
Volunteer Volunteer
The work linked in with FURD’s involvement involvement FURD’s with in linked work The He has set up a project there called ‘Football ‘Football called there project a up set has He
as FURD’s head coach? head FURD’s as our targets both in relation to the percentage of black black of percentage the to relation in both targets our
how FURD can help people to develop. to people help can FURD how
Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. Africa. in Congo the of Republic Democratic
What do you hope to achieve achieve to hope you do What fully underway: we have exceeded exceeded have we underway: fully volunteering youth of
Millennium Volunteers, and his story illustrates illustrates story his and Volunteers, Millennium in recent times. times. recent in
through football to the war-torn war-torn the to football through on the FURD website. website. FURD the on
Vinvolved programme Vinvolved FURD’s seen has year past The since he was 15, becoming one of our rst rst our of one becoming 15, was he since hard work they have given to the FURD cause cause FURD the to given have they work hard
the FURD philosophy of peace and unity unity and peace of philosophy FURD the
Read Sophina’s full account of her trip trip her of account full Sophina’s Read
local young people. people. young local
of the support and and support the of people. Keith has been involved with FURD FURD with involved been has Keith people.
FURD coach Desbon Bushiri has taken taken has Bushiri Desbon coach FURD
Being a Dad and helping helping and Dad a Being
special”. very is supporting am I project The
chosen in recognition recognition in chosen
Read more about it further in this newsletter. this in further it about more Read provides sporting opportunities for local young young local for opportunities sporting provides spreads to Africa to spreads
should experience what I’ve experienced. experienced. I’ve what experience should
achievement so far? so achievement
Volunteers were were Volunteers
young people’s centre including a new home for FURD. FURD. for home new a including centre people’s young
as Co-ordinator for the Kickz Project which also also which Project Kickz the for Co-ordinator as
and what I stand for. I believe everyone everyone believe I for. stand I what and
involved in the tour. tour. the in involved
What is your proudest proudest your is What
Council has secured funding to build a new world-class world-class new a build to funding secured has Council
Keith combines his FURD post with working working with post FURD his combines Keith FURD’s message message FURD’s
Congo has reinforced the way I live my life life my live I way the reinforced has Congo
into two teams were were teams two into
with the most heartening news being that the City City the that being news heartening most the with
Positive Futures Under-18 team. team. Under-18 Futures Positive
“an amazing experience… My time at D R R D at time My experience… amazing “an
and volunteers split split volunteers and
as the FURD Coaching Coordinator. Coaching FURD the as
It’s been a year full of exciting developments for FURD, for developments exciting of full year a been It’s Identi cation O cer and manager of FURD’s FURD’s of manager and O cer Identi cation
running. Eleven sta sta Eleven running.
her trip as as trip her stead when I applied for the jobs with Kickz and and Kickz with jobs the for applied I when stead
working part-time with FURD as the Talent Talent the as FURD with part-time working
for the third time time third the for
to plan the Unity festival. She described described She festival. Unity the plan to
to gain quali cations. All this stood me in good good in me stood this All quali cations. gain to
semi-retirement of Luis Silva. Luis is now now is Luis Silva. Luis of semi-retirement to combat racism and increase understanding between different communities. different between understanding increase and racism combat to a major tournament major a
FURD, spent five weeks there helping helping there weeks five spent FURD,
local area, and it’s given me lots of opportunities opportunities of lots me given it’s and area, local
centre has been successful. successful. been has centre the post of Head Coach following the the following Coach Head of post the football pitch to to pitch football In 2008 Sophina Hanif, a volunteer with with volunteer a Hanif, Sophina 2008 In
charity based in Sheffield which works locally, nationally and internationally and nationally locally, works which Sheffield in based charity
other organisations and young people in the the in people young and organisations other
news that a bid to build a new young people’s people’s young new a build to bid a that news
Streetkick mobile mobile Streetkick We have recently appointed Keith Ward to to Ward Keith appointed recently have We
please contact us. us. contact please Football Unites, Racism Divides (FURD) is a community project and and project community a is (FURD) Divides Racism Unites, Football
It’s helped to build my con dence to work with with work to con dence my build to helped It’s
coach Keith Ward Keith coach people have received a major boost with the the with boost major a received have people FURD take their their take FURD
a long way out there so if you can help, help, can you if so there out way long a
FURD helped you? helped FURD
Council, Lowfield Junior School and local young young local and School Junior Lowfield Council, Euro 2008 saw saw 2008 Euro
- the newsletter of Football Unites, Racism Divides. Racism Unites, Football of newsletter the -
Desbon stresses that a little mo ney goes goes ney mo little a that stresses Desbon
FURD’s new head head new FURD’s How has volunteering and working for for working and volunteering has How
FURD, together with The Hub, Sheffield City City Sheffield Hub, The with together FURD,
continue the good work of the project. project. the of work good the continue (Streetkick tour of Austria and Switzerland) and 2008 Austria of tour (Streetkick EURO
centre coming to Sheffield to coming centre
of edition third the to Welcome but further funding is now needed to to needed now is funding further but unity
FIC was set up thanks to funding from FIFA FIFA from funding to thanks up set was FIC
New young people’s people’s young New
and football pitch to help develop its work. work. its develop help to pitch football and
has offered FIC space to build an office office an build to space FIC offered has where it’s based. The mayor of Baraka Baraka of mayor The based. it’s where
So you mentioned you go to sixth Kyle Walker form, what do you do there? I’m studying towards my A-Levels in speaks to FURD Chemistry, Biology and Psychology at sixth Kyle Walker, the first player form and hopefully I’m going to a medicine recommended by FURD coaches Youth Against Conflict to the Blades, has broken into the based subject for a degree. Being a V is like Some of FURD’s ‘V’ volunteers have set up a Youth against Conflict group. first team. the break I get away from my studies for that One of its members, Raheel, talks about The second video follows a girl in a hijab and FURD tracked Kyle down as he one afternoon. It’s really good actually if you travelled to the Championship think about it because you’re gaining life it here… she’s bullied in school for wearing it, she’s play-off game at Preston called stu like ‘terrorist’. experience, a possible quali cation and at So tell us about the Youth Against FURD: What did it feel like the same time you’re loving it and giving Conflict group, what is it? We’ve used these lms at a local primary school making your league debut back to the community. It’s a group of young people who’ve come and it’s successful because the kids can actually at Bramall Lane? together to try to improve relations between see it from a view that maybe they wouldn’t KYLE: I loved every What are you working on at the minute, every second ethnic groups. The main focus at the moment have thought about before. We try to make it of it. United are my moment? is to raise awareness about the di culties educational and fun; starting out with spider childhood club - I lived only The current project that I’m working on is faced by Black Minority Ethnic groups (BME). diagrams to make it simpler and then nish two minutes away – and it’s with a game. always been my childhood with the Youth Against Con ict group and How do you do this? dream to play at Bramall Lane we have organised a anti-racist day ‘Vibes We start o with workshops where we get the Do you have any future plans for the in front of 30,000 fans. and Unity’, on Devonshire Green on the 23rd youngsters to interact with each other by Youth Against Conflict group? I remember feeling that all of May 2009. What I’m involved with for that doing something to break the ice. Then we We want to take this group as far as it can go, the hard work had paid off, but it didn’t really sink in ‘09 at the moment is like designing posters, get them together to talk about issues that nationwide if they can handle us! till the following day. Conflict Resolution DVD and shirts and the decorations that are going they might not have thought about and We’re de nitely going to keep the school FURD: Can you teaching pack for sale to be used on the day. It feels so good when discuss problems associated with race, workshops going and some other schools are remember playing the “I played you contribute because like it’s YOU that religion and culture. approaching us which is great news. I want to original Streetkick “It’s Your Call” is a DVD and education pack FURD runs a volunteering Streetkick decides what colour to use and YOU decide Tell us about the work you have done take the group out of Yorkshire again to spread wooden game? when I was made by members of the Youth Against Conflict scheme for 16-25 year the theme and its decisions that your view the word more widely. KYLE: Sure, group with Maddy Pike of InterAct Theatre. It olds. Young people can and do you think it helps? wouldn’t have counted on before. We visited a group of 13-23-year-olds in I played Streetkick a little kid” looks at how to deal with conflict situations and do short term taster, Finally, what effect has it had when I was a little challenges youngsters to take responsibility for part-time or full time What has been the highlight for Barnsley in an area where the population was on you personally? kid: I especially remember playing when mainly white. We did a workshop looking at their actions. voluntary work with you so far? It does make a big di erence, rstly it gets you it was set up in the car park between The Stables FURD and get national stereotypes that people have of black and o the streets and doing something to help and The Hub The DVD, which is aimed at secondary school The newsletter of Football Unites, Racism Divides accreditation for it I haven’t actually been doing it for so long yet ethnic minorities. We nished it o having others makes you personally feel good. FURD: How did you get spotted by the Blades? students, includes two stories – one about gang through ‘V’, the but simple things like for example on one of a kick about and some friendly games. I mean I rst used to just come here to relax KYLE: A friend told me about the FURD coaching sessions violence and one about racist bullying - and the being run on a Saturday morning at Abbeydale Grange INSIDE national youth the days there were some boys trying to get We did something similar in Manchester but action is paused at critical points so viewers can with some friends School by Paul Archer and Luis Silva. They must have unity in one of the buildings and I told them that volunteering charity. with younger people and that was a bigger and when Mehrun thought I had potential because Paul straightaway discuss different possible outcomes. your not allowed in, I was in that success. They wanted more from us so Youth Against Conflict One of FURD’s approached me arranged for me to have a trial with United. I’ve been The supporting notes also include ideas for authoritative position where I could tell it must be working! and I got involved with them ever since. volunteers, Amal, them that “nope you’ve gotta go”. I’m also drama activities and background information. tells us what it’s like. What do you think the community with the Youth FURD: Do you see yourself as an inspiration to local Sheffield United’s Kyle Walker Amal really looking forward to this anti-racist event benefits are? Against Con ict young people? The pack can be ordered from FURD because it’s something I feel passionately Communities such as Manchester and Barnsley programme I just KYLE: I hope so. I’ve proved that you can achieve in life, – please send a cheque for £25 made payable regardless of racial origin or where you come from. Myplace - new home for FURD about and it just feels so good to actually have appreciated the workshops we have couldn’t turn away, to Youth Against Conflict. Also, contact us if FURD: What factors made the difference for you? Firstly how did you get involved in do something about it. delivered. It just shows the youths that it’s easy it’s really addictive. you’d like us to work with you on using the KYLE: My mum and dad always stuck by me – dad has resource with a group. Football in Africa volunteering? Finally, can you tell us of any to mix when you’ve found a common interest, You get to meet never missed a match – plus working hard and the personal benefits? for example football. I recall one boy saying ‘its new people,make determination to succeed. I actually got into FURD through my sixth orite you know to play with Asian lads’. new friends and have form college. I was looking to do some work FURD: How about helping out at FURD coaching sessions? Young Volunteers in action Con dence just goes sky high! It makes you a whole other KYLE: I am looking forward to helping out at local Contact: experience with a people organisation really feel so important because you actually are so Could you tell us about ‘It’s Your Call’? Football Unites, Racism Divides Some of the group have made 2 lms to social life. Raheel receiving training sessions in the future, including Kickz. and one of the career advisors suggested this important for that group that you’re working The Stables Connexions Centre Euro 2008 demonstrate the e ects of segregation, either his ‘V’ certificate Keith Ward (Kickz coordinator) has to me. At rst I was a bit taken aback by it but with. It gives me a chance to get away from asked me to come along and we’ll sort Sharrow Lane, SHEFFIELD S11 8AE by religion or race. once you get here that totally disappears the study side and get out into the real world something out soon... Tel: 0114 255 3156 and it feels good to be a “V” (volunteer), because that is what it really is. There’s loads The rst is about a guy who gets involved in Email: [email protected] A big THANK YOU to our volunteers you get more out of it than you think. to do like call designers and have group a gang and stabs someone. He is sent to prison www.furd.org 34 designed by www.turnandface.co.uk - basically, it’s showing how it’s not worth Samiera Aslam and Ulfat Sabir who meetings, the type of real life situations that carried out the interviews with Amal and messing your whole life up for a gang. you have to deal with once you are educated. Raheel as part of their V placements. www.furd.org
20th June. Teams wishing to enter should contact Desbon Bushiri at FURD. at Bushiri Desbon contact should enter to wishing Teams June. 20th
will take place at Goodwin Sports Centre, Northumberland Road, on Saturday Saturday on Road, Northumberland Centre, Sports Goodwin at place take will Aymen Tahar (left) with Kyle Naughton Kyle with (left) Tahar Aymen
The 2009 All Nations will form part of Refugee Week activities in Sheffield, and and Sheffield, in activities Week Refugee of part form will Nations All 2009 The or at [email protected]. at or
you can contact Keith at FURD FURD at Keith contact can you
come true.’ true.’ come project which starts in summer 2009. summer in starts which project
in the nal, while Sudan won the Fair Play Award. Play Fair the won Sudan while nal, the in
Broomhall and Shirecli e. For details, details, For Shirecli e. and Broomhall
been a dream dream a been of Sheffield. We’re very excited about this this about excited very We’re Sheffield. of Galeed Giants, a team of di erent nationalities, but mainly Liberians. They beat Bangladesh FC 2-0 FC Bangladesh beat They Liberians. mainly but nationalities, di erent of team a Giants, Galeed
around She eld including Sharrow, Sharrow, including She eld around
I’d be going. This has This going. be I’d She eld's Chinese and Bangladeshi communities. Twelve teams participated and the winners were were winners the and participated teams Twelve communities. Bangladeshi and Chinese She eld's people in the Sharrow and Parson Cross areas areas Cross Parson and Sharrow the in people
Sessions are held in several areas areas several in held are Sessions including Kurdistan, Iraq, Sudan, DR Congo, Eritrea and Liberia, as well as local players from from players local as well as Liberia, and Eritrea Congo, DR Sudan, Iraq, Kurdistan, including a kid; I never believed believed never I kid; a on developing musical initiatives with young young with initiatives musical developing on
can someone get involved? get someone can eeing violence and trauma in their homelands. In 2008, players took part from many countries countries many from part took players 2008, In homelands. their in trauma and violence eeing at FURD or join FURD’s facebook group. group. facebook FURD’s join or FURD at on the TV when I was was I when TV the on with both Sheffield United and Wednesday Wednesday and United Sheffield both with
young people’s group, contact Mehrun Ahmed Ahmed Mehrun contact group, people’s young them having arrived as asylum-seekers after asylum-seekers as arrived having them coaching sessions and how how and sessions coaching
the European Championships Championships European the , which will see FURD work work FURD see will which , Kickers’ ‘Sound as
FURD since about 2003. about since FURD
If you’d like to know how to join the Myplace Myplace the join to how know to like you’d If
new home in the She eld area, with many of of many with area, She eld the in home new
When and where are your your are where and When I can remember watching watching remember can I for a Youth Music Power Play project, known known project, Play Power Music Youth a for
I’ve been doing some paid coaching work for for work coaching paid some doing been I’ve
from across the world who have made their their made have who world the across from
a team - I love football. football. love I - team a local organisations has been successful in bidding bidding in successful been has organisations local
group is being set up. set being is group League Cup last year, which Sharrow won. won. Sharrow which year, last Cup League
The event brings together football lovers lovers football together brings event The
become a coach for a local team. team. local a for coach a become
events and setting up up setting and events Finally FURD Positive Futures, in partnership with other other with partnership in Futures, Positive FURD Finally process and a Myplace young people’s steering steering people’s young Myplace a and process
and played in the nal of the Meadowhall Meadowhall the of nal the in played and
tournament in She eld for the last six years. years. six last the for She eld in tournament
a professional. Stay involved; involved; Stay professional. a
Young people are central to the decision-making decision-making the to central are people Young participating in football football in participating
Community Days. I also play for Sharrow United United Sharrow for play also I Days. Community Football Unites has run an annual All Nations Nations All annual an run has Unites Football
the opportunity to make it as as it make to opportunity the
a number of years now, now, years of number a honours, for England and Algeria respectively. Algeria and England for honours,
I’ve helped out at most of FURD’s annual annual FURD’s of most at out helped I’ve refugees and new immigrants new and refugees
plans of the proposed centre. proposed the of plans
a semi-professional and still have have still and semi-professional a
involved with FURD for for FURD with involved . Both Kyle and Aymen have won international youth youth international won have Aymen and Kyle Both . Tahar Aymen referral, FURD fellow and
I went on to get my Level 3 coaching badge. badge. coaching 3 Level my get to on went I Integration through football for football through Integration 70 local young people aged 8-25, using design design using 8-25, aged people young local 70
You might be able to play as as play to able be might You
It’s been great. I’ve been been I’ve great. been It’s recommended to Sheffield United by FURD coaches, was joined in the Hull game by substitute substitute by game Hull the in joined was coaches, FURD by United Sheffield to recommended
get to the nal one year. year. one nal the to get All Nations Festival: Nations All programme of activities were carried out with with out carried were activities of programme
Keep training, do not give up. give not do training, Keep
‘This is an experience I will never forget. forget. never will I experience an is ‘This City, and later in an imposing league debut against Swansea City. Kyle, the first player to be be to player first the Kyle, City. Swansea against debut league imposing an in later and City, Consultations regarding facilities and the the and facilities regarding Consultations Cup Tournament, and helped the Somali Blades Blades Somali the helped and Tournament, Cup
footballer?
Sheffield United at Leyton Orient, before going on to impress further in an FA Cup tie at Hull Hull at tie Cup FA an in further impress to on going before Orient, Leyton at United Sheffield
Italy twice to take part in the Anti-Racist World World Anti-Racist the in part take to twice Italy
Somali-born volunteer Ahmed Mohamed said Mohamed Ahmed volunteer Somali-born
will be open by the end of 2011. of end the by open be will
a professional professional a
who debuted for for debuted who Walker Kyle of emergence the by buoyed were team coaching FURD’s
Volunteers in North Yorkshire. I also went to to went also I Yorkshire. North in Volunteers
changing rooms and offices. We hope the facility facility the hope We offices. and rooms changing
three primary schools in the town of Baraka Baraka of town the in schools primary three
quarter nals. nals. quarter
not made it as as it made not
I went on a residential for Millennium Millennium for residential a on went I
conferences and training events, IT suite, suite, IT events, training and conferences
at FURD for further details. further for FURD at FIC is now supporting orphaned children in in children orphaned supporting now is FIC
Austrian capital Vienna during the tournament tournament the during Vienna capital Austrian
team since its first season in 2000-1. in season first its since team
someone who has has who someone
also to sign for Worksop Town Football Club. Club. Football Town Worksop for sign to also
performing arts space, library, space for small small for space library, space, arts performing
to learn more about FIC, or phone Desbon Desbon phone or FIC, about more learn to
African Network of Sport for Peace. Peace. for Sport of Network African The nal leg of the tour took place in the the in place took tour the of leg nal The
clinched the 2-0 win over Wadsley Bridge was scored by Tariq Akhtar, a regular in the the in regular a Akhtar, Tariq by scored was Bridge Wadsley over win 2-0 the clinched
helped me get my level 2 coaching badge and and badge coaching 2 level my get me helped you give to to give you The building will include a dance studio, gym, gym, studio, dance a include will building The If you’re interested, visit www.furd.org www.furd.org visit interested, you’re If
It’s also in discussions about joining the the joining about discussions in also It’s
were local young people cheering on Sharrow. It was especially fitting that the goal which which goal the that fitting especially was It Sharrow. on cheering people young local were
and The Hub African-Caribbean Centre. Centre. African-Caribbean Hub The and where I stayed for about 8 months. FURD FURD months. 8 about for stayed I where and Austrian fans. fans. Austrian and
What advice would would advice What
their own airfare! own their development to the east of the country. country. the of east the to development
League Cup in front of a crowd of over a thousand at Bramall Lane, the majority of which which of majority the Lane, Bramall at thousand a over of crowd a of front in Cup League will provide a much-needed new home for FURD FURD for home new much-needed a provide will with German, Turkish, Swedish, Spanish, Russian Russian Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, German, with
Through FURD I got a trial with She eld United, United, She eld with trial a got I FURD Through
experience – although they’ll have to find find to have they’ll although – experience programme to bring peace and and peace bring to programme
The facility – currently named the People’s Place – – Place People’s the named currently – facility The football pitch, putting on events that engaged engaged that events on putting pitch, football won the Meadowhall Sheffield and District Sunday Sunday District and Sheffield Meadowhall the won United Sharrow field football the On
and train hard. train and
had with FURD since then? since FURD with had
or two for what could be a life-changing life-changing a be could what for two or Congolese government to take part in its its in part take to government Congolese
The second leg utilised FURD’s own in atable in atable own FURD’s utilised leg second The
Stay out of trouble trouble of out Stay
him for a week week a for him of peace. FIC has since been invited by the the by invited been since has FIC peace. of What involvement have you have involvement What at The Stables. The at
posters, books, DVDs, exhibitions and more. and exhibitions DVDs, books, posters,
footballer? a volunteer to go with go to volunteer a of all communities and ethnicities in a spirit spirit a in ethnicities and communities all of the ski resort of Innsbruck in the Austrian Alps. Alps. Austrian the in Innsbruck of resort ski the
off Queens Road, close to our current base base current our to close Road, Queens off
an opportunity for for opportunity an on things like Streetkick events. events. Streetkick like things on festival which brought together people people together brought which festival a professional professional a Portuguese and Czech fans the tour moved to to moved tour the fans Czech and Portuguese and resource centre full of inspiring anti-racist anti-racist inspiring of full centre resource and The building will be adjacent to Lowfield School, School, Lowfield to adjacent be will building The
2009. There may be be may There 2009. In September 2008 it held a big Unity Unity big a held it 2008 September In into FURD and sign up as a volunteer, and work work and volunteer, a as up sign and FURD into Geneva. After a week engaging with Swiss, Swiss, with engaging week a After Geneva.
who hopes to become to hopes who
prisons and workplaces, and an information service service information an and workplaces, and prisons
containing two five-a-side pitches. five-a-side two containing in Bukavo in August August in Bukavo in
on the Place du Rhone, slap-bang next to Lake Lake to next slap-bang Rhone, du Place the on
She eld United, who suggested that I came came I that suggested who United, She eld
you give to someone someone to give you
country.
a floodlit all-weather enclosed playing area area playing enclosed all-weather floodlit a
marathon to be held held be to marathon
of Geneva, with a purpose-built Streetkick pitch pitch Streetkick purpose-built a with Geneva, of
education work to schools, colleges, youth groups, groups, youth colleges, schools, to work education
Archer, who was coaching both for FURD and and FURD for both coaching was who Archer, displaced both from inside and outside the the outside and inside from both displaced What advice would advice What
financial support from the Football Foundation for for Foundation Football the from support financial plan a peace peace a plan
The Streetkick tour kicked o in the Swiss city city Swiss the in o kicked tour Streetkick The
orphaned by war, conflict and disease, and and disease, and conflict war, by orphaned Low eld in 2000. My parents contacted Paul Paul contacted parents My 2000. in Low eld
FURD continues to offer tailor-made anti-racist anti-racist tailor-made offer to continues FURD supportive setting. We hope the award will attract attract will award the hope We setting. supportive
Desbon is helping to helping is Desbon
local young people. people. young local
which has huge numbers of children children of numbers huge has which
I started with Luis at his coaching sessions at at sessions coaching his at Luis with started I nations to mix and play together in positive ways. ways. positive in together play and mix to nations
can take part in positive activities in a safe and and safe a in activities positive in part take can
in Africa in
The project is based in the Sud Kivu region, region, Kivu Sud the in based is project The gave me onto other other onto me gave
message and encourage fans from competing competing from fans encourage and message
involved with FURD? with involved to provide modern facilities where young people people young where facilities modern provide to
opportunities that FURD FURD that opportunities
network, the aims being to spread the anti-racist anti-racist the spread to being aims the network, Between Communities’ in English). in Communities’ Between the increasing numbers of young women becoming involved with FURD. with involved becoming women young of numbers increasing the
opportunity opportunity
government’s Myplace programme which aims aims which programme Myplace government’s
How did you first get get first you did How
To pass the kinds of kinds the pass To in the ‘Football Against Racism in Europe’ (FARE) (FARE) Europe’ in Racism Against ‘Football the in Inter-Communautaire’ (FIC, or ‘Football ‘Football or (FIC, Inter-Communautaire’
and ethnic minorities involved in volunteering, and also also and volunteering, in involved minorities ethnic and The award of over £2million is from the the from is £2million over of award The
Volunteer Volunteer
The work linked in with FURD’s involvement involvement FURD’s with in linked work The He has set up a project there called ‘Football ‘Football called there project a up set has He
as FURD’s head coach? head FURD’s as our targets both in relation to the percentage of black black of percentage the to relation in both targets our
how FURD can help people to develop. to people help can FURD how
Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. Africa. in Congo the of Republic Democratic
What do you hope to achieve achieve to hope you do What fully underway: we have exceeded exceeded have we underway: fully volunteering youth of
Millennium Volunteers, and his story illustrates illustrates story his and Volunteers, Millennium in recent times. times. recent in
through football to the war-torn war-torn the to football through on the FURD website. website. FURD the on
Vinvolved programme Vinvolved FURD’s seen has year past The since he was 15, becoming one of our rst rst our of one becoming 15, was he since hard work they have given to the FURD cause cause FURD the to given have they work hard
the FURD philosophy of peace and unity unity and peace of philosophy FURD the
Read Sophina’s full account of her trip trip her of account full Sophina’s Read
local young people. people. young local
of the support and and support the of people. Keith has been involved with FURD FURD with involved been has Keith people.
FURD coach Desbon Bushiri has taken taken has Bushiri Desbon coach FURD
Being a Dad and helping helping and Dad a Being
special”. very is supporting am I project The
chosen in recognition recognition in chosen
Read more about it further in this newsletter. this in further it about more Read provides sporting opportunities for local young young local for opportunities sporting provides spreads to Africa to spreads
should experience what I’ve experienced. experienced. I’ve what experience should
achievement so far? so achievement
Volunteers were were Volunteers
young people’s centre including a new home for FURD. FURD. for home new a including centre people’s young
as Co-ordinator for the Kickz Project which also also which Project Kickz the for Co-ordinator as
and what I stand for. I believe everyone everyone believe I for. stand I what and
involved in the tour. tour. the in involved
What is your proudest proudest your is What
Council has secured funding to build a new world-class world-class new a build to funding secured has Council
Keith combines his FURD post with working working with post FURD his combines Keith FURD’s message message FURD’s
Congo has reinforced the way I live my life life my live I way the reinforced has Congo
into two teams were were teams two into
with the most heartening news being that the City City the that being news heartening most the with
Positive Futures Under-18 team. team. Under-18 Futures Positive
“an amazing experience… My time at D R R D at time My experience… amazing “an
and volunteers split split volunteers and
as the FURD Coaching Coordinator. Coaching FURD the as
It’s been a year full of exciting developments for FURD, for developments exciting of full year a been It’s Identi cation O cer and manager of FURD’s FURD’s of manager and O cer Identi cation
running. Eleven sta sta Eleven running.
her trip as as trip her stead when I applied for the jobs with Kickz and and Kickz with jobs the for applied I when stead
working part-time with FURD as the Talent Talent the as FURD with part-time working
for the third time time third the for
to plan the Unity festival. She described described She festival. Unity the plan to
to gain quali cations. All this stood me in good good in me stood this All quali cations. gain to
semi-retirement of Luis Silva. Luis is now now is Luis Silva. Luis of semi-retirement to combat racism and increase understanding between different communities. different between understanding increase and racism combat to a major tournament major a
FURD, spent five weeks there helping helping there weeks five spent FURD,
local area, and it’s given me lots of opportunities opportunities of lots me given it’s and area, local
centre has been successful. successful. been has centre the post of Head Coach following the the following Coach Head of post the football pitch to to pitch football In 2008 Sophina Hanif, a volunteer with with volunteer a Hanif, Sophina 2008 In
charity based in Sheffield which works locally, nationally and internationally and nationally locally, works which Sheffield in based charity
other organisations and young people in the the in people young and organisations other
news that a bid to build a new young people’s people’s young new a build to bid a that news
Streetkick mobile mobile Streetkick We have recently appointed Keith Ward to to Ward Keith appointed recently have We
please contact us. us. contact please Football Unites, Racism Divides (FURD) is a community project and and project community a is (FURD) Divides Racism Unites, Football
It’s helped to build my con dence to work with with work to con dence my build to helped It’s
coach Keith Ward Keith coach people have received a major boost with the the with boost major a received have people FURD take their their take FURD
a long way out there so if you can help, help, can you if so there out way long a
FURD helped you? helped FURD
Council, Lowfield Junior School and local young young local and School Junior Lowfield Council, Euro 2008 saw saw 2008 Euro
- the newsletter of Football Unites, Racism Divides. Racism Unites, Football of newsletter the -
Desbon stresses that a little mo ney goes goes ney mo little a that stresses Desbon
FURD’s new head head new FURD’s How has volunteering and working for for working and volunteering has How
FURD, together with The Hub, Sheffield City City Sheffield Hub, The with together FURD,
continue the good work of the project. project. the of work good the continue (Streetkick tour of Austria and Switzerland) and 2008 Austria of tour (Streetkick EURO
centre coming to Sheffield to coming centre
of edition third the to Welcome but further funding is now needed to to needed now is funding further but unity
FIC was set up thanks to funding from FIFA FIFA from funding to thanks up set was FIC
New young people’s people’s young New
and football pitch to help develop its work. work. its develop help to pitch football and
has offered FIC space to build an office office an build to space FIC offered has where it’s based. The mayor of Baraka Baraka of mayor The based. it’s where
So you mentioned you go to sixth Kyle Walker form, what do you do there? I’m studying towards my A-Levels in speaks to FURD Chemistry, Biology and Psychology at sixth Kyle Walker, the first player form and hopefully I’m going to a medicine recommended by FURD coaches Youth Against Conflict to the Blades, has broken into the based subject for a degree. Being a V is like Some of FURD’s ‘V’ volunteers have set up a Youth against Conflict group. first team. the break I get away from my studies for that One of its members, Raheel, talks about The second video follows a girl in a hijab and FURD tracked Kyle down as he one afternoon. It’s really good actually if you travelled to the Championship think about it because you’re gaining life it here… she’s bullied in school for wearing it, she’s play-off game at Preston called stu like ‘terrorist’. experience, a possible quali cation and at So tell us about the Youth Against FURD: What did it feel like the same time you’re loving it and giving Conflict group, what is it? We’ve used these lms at a local primary school making your league debut back to the community. It’s a group of young people who’ve come and it’s successful because the kids can actually at Bramall Lane? together to try to improve relations between see it from a view that maybe they wouldn’t KYLE: I loved every What are you working on at the minute, every second ethnic groups. The main focus at the moment have thought about before. We try to make it of it. United are my moment? is to raise awareness about the di culties educational and fun; starting out with spider childhood club - I lived only The current project that I’m working on is faced by Black Minority Ethnic groups (BME). diagrams to make it simpler and then nish two minutes away – and it’s with a game. always been my childhood with the Youth Against Con ict group and How do you do this? dream to play at Bramall Lane we have organised a anti-racist day ‘Vibes We start o with workshops where we get the Do you have any future plans for the in front of 30,000 fans. and Unity’, on Devonshire Green on the 23rd youngsters to interact with each other by Youth Against Conflict group? I remember feeling that all of May 2009. What I’m involved with for that doing something to break the ice. Then we We want to take this group as far as it can go, the hard work had paid off, but it didn’t really sink in ‘09 at the moment is like designing posters, get them together to talk about issues that nationwide if they can handle us! till the following day. Conflict Resolution DVD and shirts and the decorations that are going they might not have thought about and We’re de nitely going to keep the school FURD: Can you teaching pack for sale to be used on the day. It feels so good when discuss problems associated with race, workshops going and some other schools are remember playing the “I played you contribute because like it’s YOU that religion and culture. approaching us which is great news. I want to original Streetkick “It’s Your Call” is a DVD and education pack FURD runs a volunteering Streetkick decides what colour to use and YOU decide Tell us about the work you have done take the group out of Yorkshire again to spread wooden game? when I was made by members of the Youth Against Conflict scheme for 16-25 year the theme and its decisions that your view the word more widely. KYLE: Sure, group with Maddy Pike of InterAct Theatre. It olds. Young people can and do you think it helps? wouldn’t have counted on before. We visited a group of 13-23-year-olds in I played Streetkick a little kid” looks at how to deal with conflict situations and do short term taster, Finally, what effect has it had when I was a little challenges youngsters to take responsibility for part-time or full time What has been the highlight for Barnsley in an area where the population was on you personally? kid: I especially remember playing when mainly white. We did a workshop looking at their actions. voluntary work with you so far? It does make a big di erence, rstly it gets you it was set up in the car park between The Stables FURD and get national stereotypes that people have of black and o the streets and doing something to help and The Hub The DVD, which is aimed at secondary school The newsletter of Football Unites, Racism Divides accreditation for it I haven’t actually been doing it for so long yet ethnic minorities. We nished it o having others makes you personally feel good. FURD: How did you get spotted by the Blades? students, includes two stories – one about gang through ‘V’, the but simple things like for example on one of a kick about and some friendly games. I mean I rst used to just come here to relax KYLE: A friend told me about the FURD coaching sessions violence and one about racist bullying - and the being run on a Saturday morning at Abbeydale Grange INSIDE national youth the days there were some boys trying to get We did something similar in Manchester but action is paused at critical points so viewers can with some friends School by Paul Archer and Luis Silva. They must have unity in one of the buildings and I told them that volunteering charity. with younger people and that was a bigger and when Mehrun thought I had potential because Paul straightaway discuss different possible outcomes. your not allowed in, I was in that success. They wanted more from us so Youth Against Conflict One of FURD’s approached me arranged for me to have a trial with United. I’ve been The supporting notes also include ideas for authoritative position where I could tell it must be working! and I got involved with them ever since. volunteers, Amal, them that “nope you’ve gotta go”. I’m also drama activities and background information. tells us what it’s like. What do you think the community with the Youth FURD: Do you see yourself as an inspiration to local Sheffield United’s Kyle Walker Amal really looking forward to this anti-racist event benefits are? Against Con ict young people? The pack can be ordered from FURD because it’s something I feel passionately Communities such as Manchester and Barnsley programme I just KYLE: I hope so. I’ve proved that you can achieve in life, – please send a cheque for £25 made payable regardless of racial origin or where you come from. Myplace - new home for FURD about and it just feels so good to actually have appreciated the workshops we have couldn’t turn away, to Youth Against Conflict. Also, contact us if FURD: What factors made the difference for you? Firstly how did you get involved in do something about it. delivered. It just shows the youths that it’s easy it’s really addictive. you’d like us to work with you on using the KYLE: My mum and dad always stuck by me – dad has resource with a group. Football in Africa volunteering? Finally, can you tell us of any to mix when you’ve found a common interest, You get to meet never missed a match – plus working hard and the personal benefits? for example football. I recall one boy saying ‘its new people,make determination to succeed. I actually got into FURD through my sixth orite you know to play with Asian lads’. new friends and have form college. I was looking to do some work FURD: How about helping out at FURD coaching sessions? Young Volunteers in action Con dence just goes sky high! It makes you a whole other KYLE: I am looking forward to helping out at local Contact: experience with a people organisation really feel so important because you actually are so Could you tell us about ‘It’s Your Call’? Football Unites, Racism Divides Some of the group have made 2 lms to social life. Raheel receiving training sessions in the future, including Kickz. and one of the career advisors suggested this important for that group that you’re working The Stables Connexions Centre Euro 2008 demonstrate the e ects of segregation, either his ‘V’ certificate Keith Ward (Kickz coordinator) has to me. At rst I was a bit taken aback by it but with. It gives me a chance to get away from asked me to come along and we’ll sort Sharrow Lane, SHEFFIELD S11 8AE by religion or race. once you get here that totally disappears the study side and get out into the real world something out soon... Tel: 0114 255 3156 and it feels good to be a “V” (volunteer), because that is what it really is. There’s loads The rst is about a guy who gets involved in Email: [email protected] A big THANK YOU to our volunteers you get more out of it than you think. to do like call designers and have group a gang and stabs someone. He is sent to prison www.furd.org 34 designed by www.turnandface.co.uk - basically, it’s showing how it’s not worth Samiera Aslam and Ulfat Sabir who meetings, the type of real life situations that carried out the interviews with Amal and messing your whole life up for a gang. you have to deal with once you are educated. Raheel as part of their V placements. www.furd.org