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UEFA Football and Social Responsibility Report 2013/14 at a Glance UEFA Football and Social Responsibility Report 2013/14 Contents At a glance 3 Diversity 29 Inclusion 41 Environment 59 Health 65 Message from Peter Gilliéron 15 FARE network 30 Football for All Abilities 42 Climate Friendly 60 World Heart Federation (WHF) 66 About the report 16 Football associations 33 Centre for Access to World Wide Fund Football in Europe (CAFE) 54 for Nature (WWF) 62 Inside UEFA 18 Homeless World Cup UEFA FSR partner Foundation (HWC) 56 activity timeline 2013/14 24 Peace & Football First: FSR partner Reconciliation 69 Solidarity 75 Fan dialogue 89 UEFA We Care 97 feedback 103 Cross Cultures Project The International Committee Football Supporters Il Cerchio Azzurro 98 Association (CCPA) 70 of the Red Cross (ICRC) 76 Europe (FSE) 90 The Equalizer 98 Education 4 Peace (E4P) 73 sportanddev.org: the Supporters Direct Europe Myasthenia – International Platform (SD Europe) 93 Reaching Out 100 on Sport and Development 78 ACAKORO Natural disaster relief 80 football academy 100 United Nations Office Mihai Neşu Foundation 101 on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP) 81 The Cruyff Foundation 84 Sport and Citizenship (S&C) 86 ‘Les Autres Stars de Foot’ FSR partner list 106 exhibition 86 The Association of UEFA member Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) 87 associations 109 UEFA Football and Social Responsibility Report 2013/14 At a glance At a glance The UEFA Football and The report describes the The chapters are Social Responsibility activities of the football structured by UEFA FSR Report examines social and social responsibility strategic themes and responsibility in football (FSR) unit and other UEFA split into sections for and how it can serve as units from 1 July 2013 until each UEFA FSR partner. a tool for sustainable 30 June 2014. development. The report measures performance each year with a view to fostering progress. 5 UEFA Football and Social Responsibility Report 2013/14 At a glance Diversity Inclusion The FARE network adopted a multi- The Football Federation of FYR Macedonia Futsal grew in popularity among Europe’s With seven additional member countries focus approach to combat all forms of launched its 100% Football campaign, deaf footballers, with seven countries joining since 2008, the European Powerchair discrimination in football and use the an expression of its strategy to promote bidding to host the European Deaf Football Association (EPFA) organised sport as a catalyst for social change. diversity in its stadiums. Sport Organisation (EDSO) European its first ever European championships, Deaf Futsal Championships. held in Ireland over four days. The football associations of Bosnia The Malta Football Association combined and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and hosting the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 With some 24 European countries The successful legacy work of the Centre Montenegro cooperated together Championship final tournament with now implementing blind football for Access to Football in Europe (CAFE), with FairPlay-VIDC (Vienna Institute for demonstrations of football’s contribution programmes, the International Blind conveying the message of equal access International Dialogue and Cooperation) to society. Sports Federation (IBSA) looked to and diversity to football fans in Poland and BAAP (Balkan Alpe Adria Project) to new horizons in emerging countries. and Ukraine, continued under the Total promote intercultural dialogue, anti- Now in its 12th year, the Israel Football Football – Total Access campaign banner. discrimination and social inclusion. Association’s Kick It Out project, together The Cerebral Palsy International Sports with the New Israel Fund, carried out and Recreation Association (CPISRA) laid The Homeless World Cup Foundation The Irish Football Association’s a host of activities with the aim of the foundations for a new cerebral palsy (HWCF) held the 11th Homeless World Cup community relations department promoting Jewish-Arab coexistence. football federation to increase the quality tournament in Poland and focused on smoothly implemented a host of and quantity of Cerebral Palsy (CP) Football. strengthening its iPass partner programme. widely acclaimed diversity projects. Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia (SOEE) The Football Association of Ireland continued to promote the new concept of demonstrated how it viewed the Unified Football, organising tournaments, country’s changing demographics as providing workshops for coaches and an opportunity to develop relationships funding development projects. between clubs and communities. 7 UEFA Football and Social Responsibility Report 2013/14 At a glance Environment Health The partnership between Climate Friendly The World Heart Federation (WHF) and UEFA entered its fifth year, with promoted a three-pronged approach to the Mustang wind project supplying building bridges between children, health renewable energy to thousands of local and sport. The federation developed households and promoting regional a new campaign to raise awareness of social and environmental sustainability. physical activity and increase young people’s access to sport. The WHF Eat The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) for Goals initiative was revitalised by concluded its Seize Your Power campaign. the introduction of a new app and the The outcome of the global initiative partnership with Healthy Stadia was on climate and renewable energy was reinforced to focus on tobacco control. highly satisfactory and longer-term results are still to come through. The WWF influenced the investment and divestment decisions of major financial institutions and governments. 9 UEFA Football and Social Responsibility Report 2013/14 At a glance Peace and reconciliation Solidarity Now in its 16th year of operation, the Cross Nearly 95,000 Afghans benefited from Sport and Citizenship organised Cultures Project Association (CCPA) made physiotherapy and prosthetic/orthotic a panel discussion at the European progress with its reconciliation programme devices offered by the International Parliament in Strasbourg on ‘Social in post-conflict areas. Over 25,000 children Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). integration through football: which participated in 136 five-day Open Fun opportunities for the Roma populations?’ Football Schools, organised to strengthen Sportanddev.org continued to provide the engagement of civil society. the latest news across all areas of sport In Les Autres Stars du Football (The Other and development and offered users of Stars of Football) project, a photographer The Master of your Emotions project the platform a variety of resources. visited a shanty town in Kenya to capture promoted by Education 4 Peace (E4P) the transforming effects of a sport and gained an extra dimension with the UEFA offered support to three member development project run by MYSA publication of a book in paperback associations in distress following natural (Mathare Youth Sports Association). and digital versions. disasters during the year. The Association of Football Federations The United Nations Office on Sport for of Azerbaijan (AFFA) organised an Development and Peace (UNOSDP), recipient international football volunteering of the 2010 Monaco Award, continued forum to share good practice at both to support sport for development and local and international levels. assist peace-building projects that address international humanitarian goals. The Johan Cruyff Foundation used the Monaco Award as a springboard to widen the scope of its activities to invest in communities in Europe over the next four years. 11 UEFA Football and Social Responsibility Report 2013/14 At a glance Fan dialogue Football First: UEFA We Care Football Supporters Europe (FSE) organised Cerchio Azzurro was set up by former The president of the Austrian the 6th European Football Fans’ Congress professional footballer Giuseppe Football Association, Leo Windtner, as part of continuing efforts to promote Dossena to support and protect proposed support to the ACAKORO networking and information exchange athletes facing challenges in their Football Academy, a social and physical among European fans. The FSE Fans’ Guide lives after professional sport. development project based in a shanty app, with information sourced from fan town in Nairobi, Kenya. O Football clubs, cities and stadiums, proved to be OR David Bernstein, the former chairman AK AC a valuable resource. of The FA in England, proposed support Support for the Mihai Neşu Foundation to the Equalizer project to promote was suspended due to the state of health Supporters Direct Europe (SD Europe) coexistence among Jewish and Arab of the former professional footballer worked with various stakeholders across children in Israel. after whom the foundation is named. Europe as part of its mission to improve However, Mihai Neşu has been given both the governance and social function The chief executive of the the option to resume activities with of sport. The introduction of the SLO Football Association of Ireland, UEFA support in the future. requirement, a milestone in club-supporter John Delaney, proposed support relations, led to workshops, held together to the John Giles Foundation which, with UEFA and its member associations, in turn, supported the Myasthenia in four European countries. Gravis Association and individuals with muscle-weakening conditions. 13 UEFA Football and Social Responsibility Report 2013/14 At a glance FSR partner FSR Inside UEFA feedback partner list The boundaries were Feedback is provided A full list of the widened this year – as from the UEFA organisations
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