Education Ministry, FIFA to make football more accessible to both boys and girls

By siliconindia  |  Tuesday, 03 October 2023, 10:10:20 AM IST

Education Ministry, FIFA to make football more accessible to both boys and girls
The Ministry of Education (MoE) is being supported by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in the implementation of Football for Schools (F4S), an ambitious program run by the sport's world governing body FIFA, in the country. A two-day capacity-building master training program in this regard was organized by FIFA as a part of the F4S at Sambalpur in Odisha, in which 95 physical education teachers/trainees from different states UTs, KVS, NVS and AIFF participated, an MoE official said.
Two more such training programs will be organized in Pune and Bengaluru on October 5 and 6, respectively, where around 200 (100 in each venue) participants will be joining. These teachers/trainees will then be considered as the master trainers at the state level. An MoU for this was signed between the Ministry of Education, AIFF and FIFA on October 30, 2022. Accordingly, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya was chosen as the modal organization by the Ministry for the purpose.
The program entails empowering government schools across the country by resourcing them with 11.15 lakh footballs. F4S aims to contribute to the education, development, and empowerment of around 700 million children as it seeks to make football more accessible to both boys and girls around the world by incorporating football activities into the education system, in partnership with the relevant authorities and stakeholders.

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