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Hearts and Smiles
The "Hearts and Smiles" project in partnership with Buckswood School involves S.A.F.A coaches delivering coaching sessions and running a tournament in a number of schools in the rural areas of Swaziland, Southern Africa. The project is now in its fourth year and to date over 1500 Primary school children have benefitted from our coaching. Members of S.A.F.A help to raise money towards the project by taking part in sponsored events.
Children donate old football boots and local clubs offer football kits which are all given to the teams taking part in the "Hearts and Smiles" tournament. Four schools each year benefit from the project which offers young children an opportunity to represent their community in the tournament and gain much needed confidence from what they are taught in the sessions.
The future of the project
S.A.F.A aim to provide a community football programme to the rural schools in Swaziland by employing a local Swazi coach and training him the S.A.F.A way. The community coach will deliver our programme to at least 3 schools per week.
We also hope to provide a drop in soccer centre in the Siteki area of Swaziland which will provide free, fun, structured coaching sessions and games for the young African players.
