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Stories from
the Field
With year-round activities happening across our hubs in Nicaragua, Uganda, and the United States, there is no shortage of inspiring stories to share. Stay up to date with all of the latest news around Soccer Without Borders through our blog, newsletters, and social media.
Soccer Without Borders
Oct 29, 2024
A Season of Growth and Connection: SWB’s Fall Recap
As we reflect on this fall season, we’re excited to celebrate how each SWB hub has created lasting memories, advanced our mission and...
Soccer Without Borders
Oct 9, 2024
Equal Play Effect Africa: A Collective Movement for Gender Equality in Sports
“Girls have the potential to realize their dreams through sport.” This belief drives Equal Play Effect Africa , a groundbreaking...
Soccer Without Borders
Aug 24, 2023
My Wish for Women's Soccer: Looking Back at the 2023 Women's World Cup
From July 20th to August 20th, 2023, the world's collective gaze was fixed upon the largest women's sporting event on Earth: the FIFA...
Soccer Without Borders
Apr 4, 2023
SWB Uganda’s Masika Munoya Featured by the U.S. State Department Foreign Policy Classroom
Photo from @RachelEClement on Twitter; https://tinyurl.com/2rubt77m In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Secretary’s Office of...
Soccer Without Borders
Mar 8, 2023
Supporter Spotlight: Emery's Futsal Tournament
Emery, a high school student from Los Angeles, is an avid soccer player. Playing for her high school and club teams, she has learned,...
Sophia Goethals, SWB
Mar 7, 2023
Coach Spotlight: SWB Oakland’s Hajar Abulfazl
Soccer Without Borders (SWB) is thrilled to welcome Beyond Sport award-winner Dr. Hajar Abulfazl as the newest staff team member at our...
Sophia Goethals, SWB
Dec 25, 2022
SWB Represented at Women Win's Coach In Your Corner Program
Soccer Without Borders (SWB) People and Culture Coordinator Mia Golin has been selected to participate in Women Win’s Coach In Your...
Sophia Goethals, SWB
Dec 23, 2022
Storytelling Event Featuring USWNT's Naomi Girma
U.S. Women’s National Team and San Diego Wave Defender Naomi Girma recently joined SWB for a storytelling event where she spoke about...
Soccer Without Borders
Oct 10, 2022
If She Can See It, She Can Be It: A Spotlight on Granada FC
While the growth of the women’s game in Europe and the United States may receive the majority of media’s attention, there is also a...
Soccer Without Borders
Sep 21, 2022
In the Huddle: A Spotlight on the Creating Belonging Series
“Belonging”, “inclusion”, “equity”, “opportunity” – you won’t have to spend much time around a Soccer Without Borders (SWB) program...
Soccer Without Borders
Jul 12, 2022
SOMOS Equidad: Promoting Gender Equity in Latin America
“WE ARE Equity”! This is not merely the English translation of SOMOS Equidad, the name given to represent the latest installment of the...
Soccer Without Borders
Apr 25, 2022
Soccer Without Borders Nicaragua a Featured Grantee of Together Women Rise
Soccer Without Borders (SWB, locally Fútbol Sin Fronteras) has been selected as a Featured Grantee of Together Women Rise in support of...
Soccer Without Borders
Feb 28, 2022
SWB Nicaragua Announces 2022 Scholarship Recipients
Soccer Without Borders Nicaragua Education program awards 2022 scholarships
Sophia Goethals, SWB
Dec 4, 2021
Crowdfunder Spotlight: Sadie Goodman
“When I read about SWB's Girls in the Game program, I knew that was the program that I wanted to fundraise for,” said Sadie.
Soccer Without Borders
Dec 3, 2021
New Report: A Year of Adaptation at the FSF Nicaragua Education Program
Soccer Without Borders Nicaragua Education Program report
Soccer Without Borders
Oct 27, 2021
Uganda Goal 5 Summit Kicks Off Latest Round of Gender Equality Programming
Soccer Without Borders hosted a successful “on the sidelines” portion of its Uganda Goal 5 Summit from Oct 17 - 23 at the Federation of...
Sophia Goethals, SWB
Oct 15, 2021
FSF Granada Coaches Support Training Camps in Nicaragua
Fútbol Sin Fronteras Granada has launched a new series of Sport for Development Training Camps for coaches throughout Nicaragua in...
Soccer Without Borders
Oct 11, 2021
USA Global Goal 5 Accelerator: Impact Report
At Soccer Without Borders, nearly 50% of our participants and more than half of our coaches identify as female. Since our founding in...
Jules Mayele
Oct 11, 2021
SWB Uganda Partnering with Premier Skills for Goal 5 Summit
Soccer Without Borders Uganda is excited to partner with Premier Skills, the Premier League, and the British Council Uganda to host a...
Sophia Goethals, SWB
Aug 31, 2021
FSF Coaches Earn CONCACAF D Coaching Licenses
SWB is proud to share that all SWB Nicaragua/Fútbol Sin Fronteras (FSF) Head Coaches have earned their CONCACAF D Licenses
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