【Thailand】Urawa Reds Heartful Soccer in Asia, Grassroots International Exchange, 130th Anniversary of Japan-Thailand in 2017
With participation in the 2007 AFC Champions League (ACL), we started grassroots international exchange in Asian countries. We carried out grassroots exchanges that convey the importance and the enjoyment of sports, and the development of healthy young people.
We Visited 5 places, including a local elementary school, an orphanage, a deaf school, and a local Japanese school, the Urawa Reds Heartful Club’s philosophy of “heart of sympathy,” “heart of trust,” and “heart of working hard” that were disseminated through lectures and practical skills. Even though there was a language barrier, everyone who participated was full of smiles because they interacted through the common sport of soccer.
See below for the Japanese version.
https://www.sport4tomorrow.jpnsport.go.jp/jp/20180724-2/
Feedback from Organizer :
At the local elementary school, all the students welcomed us. Also, since this visit was decided, the principal and the governor have been looking forward to it. They even prepared a welcome board and accepted it very warmly.
- Time Period
- 23rd to 28th Aug., 2017
- Region
- Chiang Mai and Bangkok, Thailand
- Sport/Programme Category
- Football
- Implementer
- URAWA RED DIAMONDS
- Co-Implementer
- Friends of the United Nations Asia-Pacific
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Motors, Mitsubishi Corporation
Sport for Tomorrow Consortium - Number of Individual Beneficiaries
- 276 people