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Portfolio of Community Partner Organisations 2 PORTFOLIO OF COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANISATIONS 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT COMMON GOAL COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANISATIONS P. 03 NETWORK QUALITY STANDARDS & ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA P. 04 COMMON GOAL’S GLOBAL NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANISATIONS P. 05 ORGANISATIONS IN AFRICA P. 06 ORGANISATIONS IN ASIA P. 50 ORGANISATIONS IN EUROPE P. 67 ORGANISATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA P. 100 ORGANISATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST P. 124 ORGANISATIONS IN NOTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN P. 130 3 ABOUT 6-STEP VETTING PROCESS COMMON GOAL COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANISATIONS All organisations supported by Common Goal are part of the streetfootballworld network. 6 FINAL DECISION 5 EVALUATION 4 FIELD VISITS The network board, which streetfootballworld is the 3 APPLICATION The Membership Evaluation consists of five elected network world’s leading organisation in 2 SCREENING A site visit is conducted to gain is carried out by a team of member representatives and two 1 BASIC CHECK The applicant completes a a first-hand impression and experts to assess the organi- permanent members from streetfoot- the field of football for good. An in-depth interview is Membership Application Ques- fuller understanding of the sation’s compliance with the required ballworld, revises the recommenda- The streetfootballworld net- The applicant completes an conducted on the mission, tionnaire and the streetfoot- organisation’s work. This will be the final 42 quality standards. If the Evalutation tion and conducts a final vote on the Eligibility Questionnaire to vision, potential, shortcomings, ballworld network team consults with step before completing a Membership Report results in a positive outcome, organisation’s acceptance into the work is an initiative created by evaluate the mandatory criteria. and expectations for the future. This external references. Evaluation Report. the organisation is recommended for streetfootballworld network. the organisation to surface, If all of the requirements are met, a will provide the basis for determining membership to the network board of positive preliminary evaluation report whether the organisation will be invit- streetfootballworld. connect and empower com- is issued. ed to apply. munity organisations that are using football as a tool to drive social impact. HOW WE MAINTAIN QUALITY In addition to the application process, streetfootballworld runs a series of activities Through its vetting process, to ensure that network members still meet the quality standards of the network, streetfootballworld evaluates years after they were first approved as members. Those activities include: field football for good organisations visits, follow up and M&E on projects implemented jointly with streetfootballworld through 43 quality criteria and the Member Profile Update (MPU), an annual assessment to revise the organi- related to their organisational sational strength, programme quality and network value of every member. strength, programmatic quality and commitment to interna- tional cooperation. FIELD VISITS TO OUR FOLLOW UP & M&E OF ANNUAL EVALUATION NETWORK MEMBERS’ THE PROJECTS THAT WE AND REVISION OF OUR This document provides an HEADQUARTERS AND IMPLEMENT JOINTLY WITH NETWORK MEMBERS’ overview of the vetting process TO PROJECTS ON THE OUR NETWORK MEMBERS. PROFILES (MPU). and quality criteria employed GROUND. by streetfootballworld. 4 NETWORK NETWORK MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA QUALITY STANDARDS ORGANISATIONAL STRENGTH PROGRAMME QUALITY NETWORK VALUE & ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA GOVERNANCE OBJECTIVES NETWORKING 1. Legal status 19. Community advancement 35. Commitment to networking 2. History/years of existence 20. Sustainable development goals Our quality standards are 3. Mission and vision BENEFITS based on three main focus 4. Political independence BENEFICIARIES 36. Motivation areas: organisational strength, 5. Religious independence 21. Target group 37. Expectations programme quality, and 6. Child protection policy 22. Number of beneficiaries network value. Each one of 23. Gender balance CONTRIBUTIONS these focus areas includes a YOUTH LEADERSHIP 24. Inclusivity 38. Expertise number of criteria that enables 7. Opportunities 39. Geographic area streetfootballworld to evaluate METHODOLOGY 40. Curricula the organisations that apply to HUMAN RESOURCES 25. Role of football 41. Achievements become part of the network. 8. Internal capacity 26. Experience 9. Gender balance 27. Materials & curricula FOOTBALL3 10. Volunteer ratio 28. Frequency & intensity 42. Experience 43. Openness to engage SUSTAINABILITY ENGAGEMENT 11. Annual turnover 29. Community participation 12. Resources IMPACT TRANSPARENCY 30. M&E tools & processes 13. Organisational practice 31. Outcomes 14. Accounting and reporting 32. Achievements 33. Relevance INFRASTRUCTURE 15. Office and facilities SCALABILITY 34. Scalability and replicability COMMUNICATIONS of the programmes 16. Website 17. Social media platforms 18. Media outreach 5 COMMON GOAL’S GLOBAL NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANISATIONS Common Goal has a growing network of 138 high-impact partner organisations that use football to advance the Global Goals. These organisations work in 200+ communities in 90 countries which serve over 2 million vulnerable children and young people. The following pages offer an insight into the reach and work of the Common Goal network with overviews of each region (Africa, Asia – Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and North America & The Caribbean) followed by the profiles of the organisations located there. 138 90 2M MOST ADDRESSED organisations countries people Headquarters empowered GLOBAL GOALS Countries of Implementation 6 AFRICA AFRICAID-WHIZZKIDS UNITED SOUTH AFRICA P. 07 OASIS SOUTH AFRICA P. 30 ALTUS SPORT SOUTH AFRICA P. 08 OPEN FIELD CAMEROON P. 31 AMANDLA SOUTH AFRICA P. 09 PLAY SOCCER GHANA GHANA P. 32 ANGAZA KENYA P. 10 SINGLE LEG AMPUTEE SPORT ASSOCIATION SIERRA LEONE P. 33 ASSOCIATION DES JEUNES SPORTIFS DE SOCIETY EMPOWERMENT PROJECT KENYA P. 34 KIGALI - “ESPÉRANCE” RWANDA P. 11 SOUTH EAST DISTRICT YOUTH SPORTS ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION MALIENNE POUR LA PROMOTION DE LA BOTSWANA P. 35 JEUNE FILLE ET DE LA FEMME MALI P. 12 SOUTHERN SUDAN YOUTH SPORTS ASSOCIATION SOUTH SUDAN P. 36 BAULENI UNITED SPORTS ACADEMY ZAMBIA P. 13 ZAMBIA P. 37 CAROLINA FOR KIBERA KENYA P. 14 SPORT IN ACTION WESTERN AFRICA P. 38 CENTRE DES JEUNES POUR LA PAIX DR CONGO P. 15 TACKLEAFRICA CHIPARAMBA BREAKTHROUGH SPORTS THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION SOUTH AFRICA P. 39 ACADEMY ZAMBIA P. 16 THE GOAL SOUTH AFRICA P. 40 DELTA CULTURA CABO VERDE CAPE VERDE P. 17 TRAINING4CHANGES SOUTH AFRICA P. 41 FOOTBALL TO DEVELOP DESTITUTE LIBERIA P. 18 TRANSFORMING YOUNG STARS OF AFRICA KENYA P. 42 FUTURE STARS ACADEMY TANZANIA P. 19 UNITED ACTION FOR CHILDREN CAMEROON P. 43 GIRIYUJA BURUNDI P. 20 UNITED THROUGH SPORT SOUTH AFRICA P. 44 GRASSROOT SOCCER SOUTH AFRICA P. 21 VIJANA AMANI PAMOJA KENYA P. 45 GRUPO DESPORTIVO DE MANICA MOZAMBIQUE P. 22 WATOTO WASOKA UGANDA P. 46 HORN OF AFRICA DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE KENYA P. 23 YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT SPORTS FOR IRINGA DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH, DISABLED AND DEVELOPMENT ZIMBABWE P. 47 CHILDREN CARE TANZANIA P. 24 YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE NIGERIA P. 48 JAMBO BUKOBA TANZANIA P. 25 YOUTH ENVIRONMENT SERVICE UGANDA P. 49 KICK4LIFE LESOTHO P. 26 MALAIKA DR CONGO P. 27 MATHARE YOUTH SPORTS ASSOCIATION KENYA P. 28 MOVING THE GOALPOSTS KILIFI KENYA P. 29 43 25 740k MOST ADDRESSED organisations countries people empowered GLOBAL GOALS ORGANISATIONS IN AFRICA 7 VISION To strengthen community responses to REVOLUTIONISING YOUTH PERCEPTIONS adolescent health and development through the power of football. OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MISSION To implement innovative sport-based Africaid was established in 2002 by UK HIV Nurse programmes designed to inspire and encourage disadvantaged young people to access highly Specialists Marcus McGilvray and Nicola Willis in effective and youth-focused health, education and empowerment services. response to the burgeoning HIV & AIDS epidemic in Africa. Its award-winning anti-retroviral patient read- iness training has been written into treatment policy 2018 IMPACT by National Governments and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) globally, directly supporting an estimated 4 million people to successfully manage HIV. In 2005, Africaid’s WhizzKids United (WKU) programme 2,265 began to address the main casualties of HIV across PEOPLE Africa: young people. EMPOWERED The programme revolutionised the way in which youth focused on sexual and reproductive health, including: HIV prevention, treatment, and how care is approached 306 and managed. Instead of the staid classroom setting, ORPHANS AND WKU ‘broke out’ onto the football pitch to teach life VULNERABLE CHILDREN skills through its multi-award winning life skills curric- RECEIVED FOOD PARCELS ulum‚ ‘On the Ball’. Each football skill is directly related to a life skill which helps ensure young people not only have the knowledge, but also the skills needed to use that knowledge and remain healthy and goal-driven. AFRICAID MOST ADDRESSED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: WHIZZKIDS UNITED ORGANISATIONS IN AFRICA 8 VISION Live with integrity to make a positive CREATING COMMUNITY LEADERS IN change in someone‘s life. PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA MISSION To use sport to unlock the compassionate and positive energy in each person. Through High unemployment, chronic poverty and crime core values such as respect, excellence, fair play, accountability, and focus on the values compassion, rates, as well as sexual violence against young girls
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