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$25K-$250K
FIFA Foundation Africa Community Development supports NGOs across Africa that use football to create positive social change for underprivileged children and young people. The programme focuses on areas including education, women and girls, and revamping or rebuilding sports infrastructure. Existing data indicates typical support of $25,000 to $250,000. Applications are currently closed, and organisations can subscribe for notification of the next call.
Community Programme support
Partners with local projects that harness the power of football to effect positive social change and address pressing global challenges facing underprivileged children and young people within their communities.
Positive social change through football
Supports projects that use football to address pressing global challenges in local communities.
Underprivileged children and young people
Targets initiatives benefiting underprivileged children and young people.
Education
The foundation provides support in education-related areas.
Women and girls
Supports empowering women and girls to play football and realise their full potential.
Sports infrastructure
Supports revamping, repairing or rebuilding damaged or destroyed sports infrastructure.
Community sports programs, youth engagement
I could not confirm post-selection support from independent third-party sources beyond the funder’s own site, so no verified external summary is available.
Very limited discoverable third-party reporting on applicant experiences or alumni reflections surfaced in search.; I could not verify independent portfolio or grantee outcome reporting outside FIFA Foundation-controlled channels.; The lack of publicly accessible external reviews makes it harder for applicants to benchmark timelines, responsiveness, and reporting burden.
I could not verify applicant testimonials, alumni blog posts, or firsthand reviews from sources outside FIFA Foundation’s own website using the available search results. Because of that, I cannot responsibly provide a concrete insider tip. The safest evidence-based takeaway is that applicants should look for independent mentions of past community partners in local/news coverage and prepare to demonstrate measurable community impact, delivery capacity, and visibility through sport before applying.
2015
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