FUNDaFIELD is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2006 by a group of kids who want to change the world. FUNDaFIELD has over 30 managers and directors and all of them are middle and high school age kids. FUNDaFIELD was co-founded by Kyle and Garrett Weiss of Danville, California. It all started when they went to see the 2006 World Cup soccer match in Germany featuring Angola and Iran. Garrett and Kyle met some Angolan fans and they shared stories of how kids in Africa didn’t have the same opportunities to play sports that kids in the West have. Sports like soccer are not a priority as parents are more worried about food, shelter and disease. Garrett and Kyle wanted to do something - and so they did!
FUNDaFIELD is currently working on funding their 8th field.
FUNDaFIELD is dedicated to enriching the lives of less fortunate youth in Africa through sports. The goal is to provide soccer fields and equipment to African schools. Did you know in South Africa, 75% of children in South Africa are surviving on less than $2 per day, have little or no access to sporting facilities, and are exposed to greater risk of violence, drug abuse and learner pregnancy. FUNDaFIELD understands that sports can be a vital tool for the development of children in Africa, improving overall health and physical development, improving mental abilities, developing social skills and interactions all while providing for the child to have fun and challenge themselves in the sporting arena.
FUNDaFIELD can’t solve all the problems that exist in Africa, we wish we could. Therefore, our goal is to form a partnership with organizations that have made it their mission to provide food, medicine, shelter and education to students. Once they have the infrastructures in place and the schools built, FUNDaFIELD will be able to provide a safe field with equipment to play the game of soccer. A short break each day from living with disease, hunger and all that accompanies poverty. Play and sports are tools that teach important values and life skills including confidence, teamwork, communication, discipline, respect and fair play. Sports can have a positive impact on children’s education and can improve a child’s ability to learn, while increasing their ability to concentrate. Children learn better when they are having fun and being active. All of us on the FUNDaFIELD team have benefited from having sports in our lives, kids everywhere should have the same opportunities. We are working to make it happen.
In Africa kids make soccer balls out of plastic garbage bags . . .
. . . the one who owns the ball considers himself lucky.
Check out the photo's of a field being built.
Get Involved:
Donate to FUNDaFIELD.
Other ways you can help.
FUNDaFIELD's Make Change Challange.
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