Youngsters acorss London will join some of football’s leading lights this month by taking part in Kick It Outs’ One Game One Community weeks of action.
EWAV Works has been awarded a One Game, One Community award from Kick It Out, football’s equality and inclusion campaign, and the Football Foundation, the UK’s largest sports charity.
One Game, One Community weeks of action, a 12-day, high visibility stand against discrimination and for equality taking place from 15 - 27 October. The money will fund The Veni, Vici, Vidi Experiment with young children aged between 8 - 11 years. The young people will work in ten sessions to develop an animated production based on sports, race, and bullying amongst young people. These animations will be showcased round primary schools in London as a motivational educational tool for those in sports and hoping to develop a career in sports.
The project is part of 1000 events taking place across the country during October.
Grants have been awarded to groups in some of the most deprived areas of the country to organise events and activities as part of the initiative. The activities being supported include youth forums, exhibitions, educational programmes and anti-racism themed football tournaments.
Piara Powar, Director for Kick It Out, said
“This money will help community groups of all shapes and sizes deliver their own unique One Game, One Community flavour to the weeks of action.
“This is a fantastic project and we're delighted to fund one with such a strong message."
Paul Thorogood, Chief Executive of the Football Foundation, said:
“We are delighted that EWAV Work has been successful in securing this funding from the Football Foundation and Kick It Out.
“Football is something that unites people and I look forward to seeing this year’s One Game, One Community projects tap into our national game’s unique ability to bring communities across the country closer together.”
For interviews or for further information on the One Game, One Community weeks of action please call Danny Lynch on 020 7 684 4884, 0777 903 6696 or email danny@kickitout.org
Or visit www.kickitout.org
The Football Foundation is dedicated to revitalising the grass roots of the game, constructing modern football facilities, developing football as a force for social cohesion and as a vehicle for education in communities throughout the country. Funded by the Premier League, The Football Association and the Government, the Football Foundation is the nation’s largest sports charity with a £40m budget going straight into the heart of football. For more information visit www.footballfoundation.org.uk.
