World Football Giving Day Launches https://www.common-goal.org/post/world-football-giving-day-launches
World Football Giving Day Launches
More than 100 organisations have already signed up to take part in the first edition
World Football Giving Day Launches
More than 100 organisations have already signed up to take part in the first edition
Chelsea and England defender Niamh Charles calls for mental health action in football after joining Common Goal.Chelsea and England star Niamh Charles has called on the football world to normalise and humanise mental health conversations as she joins a growing number of professional players supporting ‘Create the Space’.  The 24-year-old has joined Common Goal in support of its mental health movement, a move which has been inspired by her own personal struggles coming as a result of a recurring
international teammate Beth Mead, are among the many high-profile athletes who have
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Early Childhood Development practitioner reflects on the Every Child is a Champion project“I enjoy talking about my life and sharing my experience with others.�Cebisile Confidence Ngwenya Mhlongo has been doing this for the majority of her life.From opening a creche in kwaMblhudula in 2002 to teaching at primary level for 10 years in the 2010’s, her journey has been enriched time and time again by seeing so many young children develop into young people.An educational journey that has spanned 22
“The results in the classroom have been remarkable.
Common Goal is evolving – embracing a new phase of leadership to unlock its next level of global impact. The movement that brought football together for good now looks ahead with fresh energy, new voices, and an unwavering mission to unite and inspire change. After three decades of building and growing together, the founding associates of Common Goal (and former streetfootballworld) are excited to announce the beginning of a leadership transition – the next step in the movement’s journey.  From
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The club becomes the first German team to take the 1% pledgeA week after SV Werder Bremen were promoted to the Bundesliga, the club known for driving social change committed to pledging 1% of their ticket and sponsorship revenues to the Common Goal movement and created an option for employees to take the pledge as well.This move makes SV Werder Bremen the third professional club, and the first German one to take the pledge after the Danish club FC Nordsjælland made the commitment in 2018 and Oak
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How Play Proud enabled Mike, a football fan and electrician, to help make their communities more LGBTQ+ inclusiveAt the beginning of Pacific FC’s season, you can find Mike Geldreich (he/they) with purple hair which slowly fades to pink as the games and weeks roll by. It’s their ode to their team and just one of the many ways they live and breathe football.From a young age, Mike knew there was something special about the game. But it wasn’t until recently that Mike, an electrician by day and memb
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