Liberia Grassroot Soccer Development Initiative
Just like in any other region of the world, girls and boys from disadvantaged communities face complex problems in Liberia. They often come from difficult social backgrounds with many families living below the poverty threshold. Due to poor education, many youths lack skills making it difficult for them to find employment.
They are exposed to health risks, alcoholism and drugs. Girls and young women especially face violence and crime, more than a few are discriminated and excluded from social life. This is where Liberia Grassroot Soccer Development Initiative (LIGSDI) comes into play.
International Day of Sports for Development & Peace 2016
April 6, 2016
The Kick for Peace Tournament was organized by the Consolidated Youth for Peace & Development under its Liberia Grassroot Soccer Development Initiative in Commemoration of the 2016 International Day of Sports for Development & Peace.
The event brought together four (4) participating teams in a two days knock-out soccer tournament in Monrovia. The games were held at the G.W. Gibson High School Soccer pitch.
Other activities included a grand street parade intended to create more publicity about the event. The media also cover the event.
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FOOTBALL PROMOTES PEACE...........
The most popular sport in the world, soccer has played an important role in mending fences between nations. Known generally as "football" throughout the world, this sport has brought traditional enemies together, and has even stopped wars.
During World War I, British and German troops on the front lines came out of their trenches on Christmas Day of 1914, put down their guns, and played a soccer game. Brazilian star Pelé's 1969 trip to Nigeria with his soccer club, Santos, spurred a three-day cease-fire in the Biafran War. In 1990, warring factions in the Lebanon War took time out from killing each other to watch World Cup games beamed in from Italy.
In 2002, Japan and South Korea, longtime enemies with lingering animosity, worked together to co-host the World Cup. In 2000, historic rivals Belgium and Holland hosted the European Championship. More recently, when American and coalition troops arrived in Afghanistan and Iraq, soccer games were arranged for the local population, and coalition forces even played against an Iraqi team while the fighting was ongoing. In the 2004 Olympics, Iraq's soccer team overcame significant obstacles, was adopted as their own by spectators from throughout the world, and gave hope to the citizens of a war-torn nation.
Soccer may have image problems with stadium stampedes, hooliganism, and overly zealous fans who resort to violence against opposing fans, referees and even players, but more often than not it has been a unifying force.
