【Project Activities】

1. Joint training with Soltilo FC (Joint practice sessions and exchange matches with local football teams).
2.Kumae Study Tour (Visits to organizations addressing local social issues, including the garbage mountain problem and experiences from the Pol Pot regime era).
3.Visit to a local junior high school.
4.Other activities: Home visits to football players, sightseeing at historical ruins, etc.

【Project Background】

To restore the essential human connection beyond the artificial differences that cause discrimination and division in today’s society, utilizing football as a universal language.

【Project Objective】

1. To create a world where people connect with each other as peers.
2. To prevent current discrimination and divisions from being passed on to the next generation.

【Project Area】

Peacebuilding through sports

【Methods】

【Outcomes】

1. Individual Level: Participants overcame divisions and prejudices stemming from superficial differences such as nationality, language, and religion, internalizing the value of essential human connections through direct experience rather than mere knowledge.
2. Societal Level: Fostering human connections free from discrimination and prejudice serves as a concrete step toward a world where people cooperate as peers to address current social issues.

【Voices from Participants and Partners】

・”Even though we couldn’t understand each other’s language, we were able to have fun together through football. I realized exactly what it means for football to be a universal language and felt the greatness of the sport.”
・”During the home visits, I saw that they had no running water or electricity and realized they must be living a very challenging life. Despite this, I was amazed by the Cambodian people who always had a smile on their faces.” (Excerpts from participant feedback)

【Challenges and Lessons Learned】

Fundraising, Recruitment methods.

【URL】

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14ihwJFF6wtDi2LL9EKVDg7Fp8i1kXqXX/view