Kids join in a football training at the Football for All in Vietnam in Hue city (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) - TheFootball for All in Vietnam (FFAV) project, funded by the Football Associationof Norway, won the NGO and Individual Category at the Dream Asia Awards 2017,presented by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
This is the second time FFAV has receivedthe award. Its last victory was in 2015.
At the ceremony, FFAV director Nguyen HoangPhuong was honoured with an individual award for his excellent contribution toAFC football.
FFAV was established to help build up thecentral province as a model for community football development in Vietnam.
The Dream Asia Award aims to promote andraise awareness about social issues and the power of the game as a fantastictool for change.
“We are deeply honoured to receive thisaward once again. The acknowledgement of AFC by awarding our organisation theDream Asia Awards asserts the values which FFAV has created in footballmovement,” said FFAV advisor Anders Krystad.
“FFAV had a great contribution to footballmovement in Thua Thien – Hue and the whole country after a 14-year operation inthe central province,” said general secretary of Vietnam Football Federation, LeHoai Anh.
“The FFAV model has helped establish manyfootball clubs with the participation of numerous children. FFAV has alsosupported kids with life-skills through football activities,” Anh said.
He said the success of FFAV will continueto develop school football skills and the human resources for professionalfootball.
FFAV works to develop children’snon-competitive grassroots football for 6 to 15-year-old children. Theprogramme especially focuses on disadvantaged children and promotes thedevelopment of women’s football. FFAV uses football activities as a tool tointegrate fundamental life skill activities so they can have a usefulplayground to balance between learning and playing.
FFAV has established 184 football clubswith the participations of more than 17,000 children in 1,541 football clubs sinceit was launched in 2003. -VNA
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