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Latest news... 2009

 
 
29.12.2009 Feast for children with diabetes
 
On 24 December, the central office OFFS Moldova, devoted its attention to children with diabetes. On this day a concert was organised in the children’s hospital “Emilian Cotaga”. Read more...
 
 
29.12.2009 Celebration for orphans
 
On 24 December 2009, the FA of Moldova jointly with the central OFFS office in Moldova, prepared gifts for the orphanage "Concordia". Read more...
 
 
28.12.2009 Multiethnic Camp in Pristina
 
On 16th of December a one day multiethnic camp was held in Pristina, Kosovo. 227 children from different communities and areas got together. Read more...
 
 
 
 
 
 
14.12.2009 Anders Levinsen contribute to the Sport for Peace Annual Forum
 
In late November Anders Levinsen was invited to join a round table discussion at the Sport for Peace Annual Forum in Monaco. Read more...
 
 
14.12.2009 Year Football Gala 2009 in Moldova
 
On 11 December 2009 the FA of Moldova hosted the traditional Year Football Gala and CCPA/OFFS Moldova received two nominations. Read more...
 
 
 
14.12.2009 Evaluation and Planning meeting in Bosnia and Herzegovina
 
On December 11. and 12. 2009, the CCPA OFFS BIH office held a meeting with CCPA instructors from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The meeting was attended by 15 instructors and two staff members, and three subjects were covered. Read more... 
 
 
14.12.2009 Things Talk in Lebanese newspaper
 
On December 5. the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar featured an article on “Things Talk”. Read more...
 
 
09.12.2009 Satisfied and Happy
 
The participants in the project “Things Talk Climate Change & Waste Art” in Denmark 2- 6 December 2009, have returned home to Moldova satisfied and happy. All that they saw will remain in their hearts and memory for a long time. Read more...
 
 
08.12.2009 OFFS Network Seminar
 
An OFFS Network seminar was held in Chisinau on December 4th, with the participation of more than one hundred coaches. Read more...
 
 
08.12.2009 Children's Creative Climate Camp - a great success 
 
Children’s Creative Climate Camp ended Saturday, 5 December with a major event. The children performed with dance and music from the stage while others showed their work in octagonal cubes on the floor of the great Super Arena. Read more...
 
 
08.12.2009 Things Talk
 
Read about Things Talk in the December newsletter from the Middle East ambassadors. Click here to see the newsletter.
 
 
08.12.2009 Khoren and Open Fun Football Schools
 
We would like to tell you a story of a talented boy Khoren who has been living in this orphanage since he was born. Khoren was born with physical limitations; he was small for his age and weak. One day he was sitting in the library reviewing the newspapers Read more...

 
 
 
 
06.12.2009 CCPA Lebanon kids run for climate change “Things Talk”

To raise awareness about climate change and to promote tolerance and communication between different cultures in Lebanon, more than 300 kids from CCPA network and schools of Lebanon, will be running on Sunday the 6 of December in the Beirut Marathon (5 km distance). Read more...
 
 
 
 
02.12.2009 Football tournament in Moldova

Today 2 December 2009 at the school «Mihai Viteazul» a football tournament was held. In this tournament 28 children aged 6-8 years participated. Read more...
 
 
01.12.2009 4 boys from BiH are getting ready to join Children’s Climate Camp 
 
To participate in CCPA-s children-s conference on climate changes in Copenhagen, 4 boys and trainer have stamped their passports with visas, packed their bags, and got ready to, maybe for the first time in their lives, go abroad and participate such important event. Read more...
 
 
30.11.2009 Mini-tournament in Lebanon
 
A mini-tournament meeting between Baabda and Araya popular clubs was implemented on Sunday 29 November 2009 at Baabda. Read more...
 
 
28.11.2009 OFFS tournament in Tbilisi, Georgia
 
The 27 of November OFFS Tamaz Kutukhidze mini-football tournament took place in Tbilisi city. Read more...
 
 
27.11.2009 Novo Nordisk Cup in Macedonia
 
Traditionally like every year, Open Fun Football Schools in cooperation with Novo Nordisk organized one day activites for celebration of the world day for prevention of diabetes November 14. Read more...
 
 
25.11.2009 Prestigious award goes to Mazen Ramandan CCPA coordinator, Lebanon

Yesterday, the suspense of one of this year’s nominations for Asian Football Confederation’s Annual Awards, was broken by a sms in Copenhagen: a jubilant “Yes, man. I did it. Best MC in Asia”.  Read more...
 
 
24.11.2009 Mini-tournament in Lebanon
 
A mini-tournament was implemented on Sunday November 22, 2009 in Sin El Fil municipal playgrounds. Hay el Selloum popular club, Ras El Nabea popular club and Araya popular club participated in the event all members of CCPA Popular Club Network in Lebanon. Read more...
 
 
24.11.2009 Al- Najaf welcomes the first Open Fun Football Schools
 
Read the up-beat articel from Al-Sabah newspaper.
 
 
23.11.2009 Football tournament in Azerbaijan
 
November 19-21, in the regions of Agdam, Tar-Tar and Agjabedy there was held a tournament between OFFS teams. Read more...
 
 
23.11.2009 OFFS in Kirkuk & Tuz (Kirkuk) 7–8 and 12–13–14 November
 
During 7-8 and 12-13-14 November in collaboration with local clubs one multi-ethnic Open Fun Football School was shared between Kirkuk city and Tuz. The Open Fun Football School gathered a total of 290 boys, 86 being Arabs, 83 Kurdish, 98 Turkmenian and 23 Christian. Read more...
 
 
20.11.2009 Country-coordinator nominated for Match Commissioner of the Year
 
Mr. Mazen Ramandan, country-coordinator CCPA Lebanon, has along with four candidates been nominated for Match Commissioner of the Year by Asian Football Confederation. Read more...
 
 
20.11.2009 Novo Nordisk tournament in Armenia
 
On November 14, 2009 the OFFS instructors organized Novo Nordisk tournament in all the regions of Armenia. Read more...
 
 
19.11.2009 Georgia celebrated ‘World Diabetics Day’
 
On November 14 Georgia celebrated ‘World Diabetics Day’. On that day Mr. Alf Eliasson and Ms. Louise Bermsjo from the Tbilisi SIDA office attended the OFFS event in Tserovani refugee camp and visited also the Open Fun Football School in Mtskheta. Read more...
 
 
19.11.2009 Football match in Marjeayoun, Lebanon
 
The 19’Th October Marjeayoun, as members of the CCPA Popular Club Network in Lebanon, held a football match. Let the pictures tell the story. See pictures… 

 

 
 
19.11.2009 Football meeting in Lebanon
 
As members of the CCPA Popular Club Network in Lebanon Araya popular sport club and Al Chabibeh (Ein El Remene) popular sport club have organized a football meeting and competition on Saturday the 14th of November 2009. Read more...
 
 
18.11.2009 CCPA OFFS BiH campained for World Diabetes Day
 
As a final events and conclucion of our two weeks activities in towns and cities throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 14 th of November, World Diabetes Day, CCPA OFFS BiH organized special events in Sarajevo, Brcko and Tuzla. Read more...
 
 
 
18.11.2009 OFFS Hi al-Aamel (Baghdad)
The area of al-Aamel is typical of Baghdad’s recent history as a symbol of terror and ethnic cleansing. Also the sport scene was targeted when young players were maimed or killed during training by a bomb hidden in the pitch. Today, a new sport complex has been build by the municipality - which during 17–24 Oct became the venue of the first OFFS to be implemented in al-Aamel. Read more...
 
 
17.11.2009 OFFS Al-Shiala Baghdad 18-19 and 22–23–24 October
 
Al-Shiala and al-Gazlaye are two neighbouring Shiite and Sunnite neighbourhoods in Baghdad. CCPA, al-Salam football schools and our network of coaches intend to change physical and mental borders: The two neighbourhoods shall be one city, again! Read more...
 
 
17.11.2009 Pictures from Day against Diabetes in Kosovo
 
Kosovo had to events celebrating Day against Diabetes, one in Pristina and one in Peja, both involving children from different communities across divers. See pictures...
 
 
17.11.2009 OFFS Al-Kadhmya 30–31 and 5–6–7  October
 
In 2007 as sectarian civil war raged in Baghdad, a truck bomb targeting civilians ripped apart the bridge across the Tigris River connecting the Shiite and Sunnite neighbourhoods. During 30 – 31 October and 5 -6 -7 November, Kadhmya was host to an event. Read more... 
 
 
16.11.2009 OFFS Al-Kufa, Najaf 8 -9 October and 15-16-17 October


Najaf, the holy city of the Shiites, is another stop on the road to have the regions of Iraq represented in the Open Fun Football Schools project. Read more...

 
 
16.11.2009 Street Sport activity in Kosovo
 
14th of November a Street sport activity was held in Vitomirica (Peja region). There were about 40 kids (Bosnians, Albanians, Roma) from Peja region. Read more...
 
 
16.11.2009 OFFS presentation
 
On  November 13 th , under the leadership of Faculty of sport of University of Sarajevo, and as a part of grand Sports fare in Sarajevo-s Skenderija hall, there was a presentation on Grassroots football. Open Fun Football Schools-s country coordinator Esad Hadzijusufovic was invited to give a lecture. Read more...
 
 
16.11.2009 OFFS Al-Salaam Baghdad 1 – 5 October
 
The activities of Al-Salaam Football Club - Cross Cultures’ (CCPA) partner in Iraq – have been among initiatives that have contributed to keep Askan West stay clear of getting embroiled by the civil war. Read more...
 
 
13.11.2009 International Diabets Day in Moldova
 
In connection with International Diabets Day celebrated on 14 November, FA of Moldova, central office OFFS Moldova and Novo Nordisk AS representatives in Chisinau,  held 13 November a celebration for children with diabetic in children hospital “Emilian Cotaga”. Read more.. 
 
 
13.11.2009 NovoNordis Cup in Bosanska Krupa, BiH 
 
NovoNordis Cup in Bosanska Krupa was held on November 12th with chidlren from Second elementary schools, first graders. Read more...
 
 
11.11.2009 News on NN Cup in Bosnia & Herzegovinahas
 
NovoNordisk Cup project has begun, and on 7'th of November it has been played in Zepce, on city stadium of NK Zepce, with 41 children from Zepce,Maglaj and KAlesija, then in Ilidza. Read more...
 
 
 
09.11.2009 Seminar for women's soccer
 
From the 2nd to 6th of November 2009 there was held a seminar for women's soccer in the city of Tiraspol (Moldova) on the basis of FC Sheriff. Read more...
 
 
09.11.2009 Things Talk Seminars in Moldova
 
5 of November were held Things Talk Seminar in primary school of Chisinau city, as well as in Edentsy city (north of Moldova). On this seminar children (about 50 children) heard a lot of information about environment and climate change. Read more...
 
 
05.11.2009 OFFS cup in Rustavi City

The cup was held between the pupils of primary schools within the framework of one day peace action. The event was organized together with the city municipality and lasted three week-ends (October 17 - November 4 2009). Read more...
 
 
05.11.2009 Thank you from Vares
 
Long after war in Bosnia, football club and sport activities didn’t exist at all, especially girls didn’t have a chance to practice sports. Lead by our desire to reach every municipality, every child, we came to Vares. These days we received very nice letter from a mother of a girl participant in OFFS in Vares. Read more...
 
 
05.11.2009 OFFS in Bosanska KRupa, BiH
 
Town of Bosanska KRupa has been a participant of CCPA OFFS for many years, and this year two OFFS took place there, with interesting participants and significant results. Read more...
 
 
04.11.2009 News from BiH
 
CCPA OFFS Sarajevo is preparing for organization of NN Cups in 20 locations. Read more...
 
 
03.11.2009 OFFS for children with disabilities in Moldova
 
On 1th November 2009, in a special school for children with disabilities, situated in Chisinau, there was held a football festival, where 25 children participated. Read more...
 
 
30.10.2009 Tournament devoted to struggle against racism
 
On October, 24th 2009 on sports base of Buiucani, has passed the football tournament devoted to struggle against racism and discrimination in football, this holiday is spent throughout 5 years. Read more...
 
 
30.10.2009 Building local capacity in Open Fun Football Schools
 
As part of the prestigious Sport for Peace Award given to Cross Cultures this summer, Beyond Sport has offered Cross Cultures and our local Open Fun Football Schools teams an in-kind contribution in the form of two managers from the Accenture to assist us in building local capacity. Read more...
 
 
 
29.10.2009 'The need of tailor-made programmes' - read Anders Levinsen blog
 
Click here to read Anders Levinsen first contribution.
 
 
24.10. 2009 Things Talk seminar in Lebanon
 
In Beirut, CCPA Lebanon in collaboration with HQ staff Denmark organised a five hours seminar for 112 primary education schoolteachers from the whole country. The seminar was organised in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and took place in a local Library. Read more...
 
 
20.10.2009 - New  article about CCPA on Uefa’s webpage

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18.10.2009 - Day of Fun Football in Magdacesi, Moldova
 
The Day of Fun Football was organized and conducted by sports school from Magdacesti. 50 children (25 girls and 25 boys), 6 OFFS coaches, 25 parents and 2 representatives of the Community attended the event. Read more... 
 
 
15.10.2009 - Day of Sport in Moldova
 
On the 15th of October at the school Mihai Vitezul, Day of sport was held. On this day the school held competition in many kind of sport, including football.
 
 
09.10.2009 - One-day activities in Kosovo
 
On 9th of October in Kosovo there was an activity with public elementary schools. It was a one-day activity supported by CCPA and its instructors and some coaches, and also including local physical education teachers. Read more...
 
 
09.10.2009 - FAM C License Course in Moldova
 
In period 5-9 October 2009 in town Cantemir, South of Moldova, on the border with Romania, Football Association of Moldova under umbrella CCPA/OFFS,  held the FAM C License Course for local coaches. Read more...
 
 
08.10.2009 - Street Sport event in Kosovo
 
Yesterday in Mitrovica South, Kosovo, at the FC Trepca 89 stadium, they held a street sport event, where they included children from the North Mitrovica and the South (three communities are involved Albanians, Serbs and Roma). See pictures...
 
 
 
08.10.2009 - Staff and instructor's evaluation meeting in Bosnia and Herzegovina
 
On October 8th CCPA Staff and instrucotrs meeting was sucesfully finished. All planned topics have been covered and disscused vastly. All the seminars, shchools and additional activities have been evaluated. Read more...
 
 
07.10.2009 - Football Federation event in the orphanage of Gyumri city
 
Armenian Football Federation organized interesting activities for children from orphanage in Gyumri city on October 7, 2009. The orphanage in Gyumri gave shelter to 75 children from the age of 3 to 18. Read more...
 
 
07.10.2009 - Regional OFFS Camp, August - 2009

During August, 2009 Open Fun Football Schools, Macedonia have succefuly organized one more project in cooperation with the American Embassy in Macedonia. Read more... 
 
 
 
06.10.2009 - Cross Cultures joins the global Streetfootballworld Network
 
The streetfootballworld network interconnects and strengthens long-term social development initiatives that use the unique potential of football to transform
the lives of disadvantaged individuals from around the world, consolidating an environment of social change on a global scale. Read more...
 
 
02.10.2009 - Football holiday in  kindergarten
 
The 2. of October 2009, a football festival was hold in a kindergarten № 112 situated in Chisinau located in the Brincush street, with support FA of Moldova and the office OFFS Moldova. Read more... 
 
 
26.09.2009 - FA BIH Study group visits FA Netherlands
 
As a part of educational and study group for GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL, representatives of GRASSROOTS comitee BIH have visited Netherlands from 23rd to 26th September, together with representatives from Belarus and Georgia. Read more...

 


 
 
25.09.2009 - The International Day for Peace celebration in Caucasus
 
CCPA Open Fun Football Schools in Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia celebrates the international 'Day for Peace' by a number of events. See the schedule...
 
 
 
 
23.09.2009 - A successful season in Macedonia

 

Macedonia has successfully organized 22 Open Fun Football Schools in the 2009 season. Read more...
 
 
 
23.09.2009 - The International Day for Peace in Moldova
 
In connection with The International Day for Peace celebrated annually on 21th of September, the Football Asociation of Moldova in cooperation with the central office OFFS Moldova, organized a football festival in Ribnita (Transnistria),  on 23th of September. Read more...
 
 
21.09.2009 - The International Day for Peace in Azerbaijan
 
Azerbaijan celebratede The International Day for Peace, with an event held in the city of Sumgait. Attended by 40 childrens and 4 coaches. See pictures... 
 
 
21.09.2009 - OFFS and SOS Children's Village Ganja celebrates 'Day for Peace'
 
In cooperation with SOS Children's Village, Ganja in Azerbaijan Open Fun Football Schools celebrated the UN International Day for Peace. 45 children, 5 OFFS coaches and 2 representatives of the Community attended the event which took place 21st of September. Read more...
 
 
18.09.2009 - CHANGING DIABETES 
 
NOVO NORDISK AND CROSS CULTURESS CROATIA joined in activity called Changing Diabetes in order to educate children and adults about diabetes. Novo Nordisk educational bus on his international tour, visited Zagreb, at 17- 18 September 2009. Read more...
 
 
16.09.2009 - Evaluation meeting in Tbilisi
 
The purpose of the meeting was to make an update of the schools and seminars in order to adjust for next year’s seminars. Meetings in the Balkans in October will follow up evaluation of the educational matters. Read more...
 

 
 
16.09.2009 - Open Fun Football Schools established in refugee camp in Georgia
 
Inside the camp local coaches from Open Fun Football Schools organise activities on a day-to-day basis for children on a mini pitch especially built for the activities of Open Fun Football Schools. Read more...
 
 
15.09.2009 - Open Fun Football Schools celebrates the UN international Day of Peace
 

In contribution to the celebration of the UN international Day of Peace, Cross Cultures is supporting this important initiative through our Open Fun Football Schools programme. Read more...

 
 
 
15.09.2009 - Cross Cultures Project Association has joined Beyond Sport World
 
Cross Cultures runs Open Fun Football Schools, street sport and club programmes and other community-based children's sport programmes to promote tolerance, non-discrimination and peaceful co-existence among people living in divided communities. Read more...
 
 
 
 
 
 
12.09.2009 - Moonjam Release
 
7. September 2009  the Danish jazz-pop-rock band Moonjam released their new album: Raining in Asia.
 
Track #7 is specially dedicated to Cross Cultures and the Open Fun Football Schools. Read more...
 
 
 
08.09.2009 - Another successful season in Bosnia and Herzegovina
 
Another summer is almost behind us as well as our another successful season ! Read more...
 
 
 
05.09.2009 - Football tournament for disadvantaged children in Moldova
 

In tournament take part 24 children, they are divided into 4 teams, and play with each other. All the children received gifts and souvenirs. Read more...

 
 
 
27.08.2009 - The president of Republic of Macedonia visited the Open Fun Football School in Strumica 
 
In line with his visit of the city of Strumica, the President of Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Gjorgje Ivanov made an effort to visit the Open Fun Football School. Read more...  
 
 
24.08.2009 - First Open Fun Football School in Ukraine
 
It was a historical moment when the OFFS branch in Moldova arranged the first Open Fun Football School in Ukraine. Read more... 
 
09.07.2009 - Cross Cultures Project Association wins the international 'Sport for Peace Award' by Beyond Sport
 
One of the sport's most prestigious awards "Sport for Peace" was presented by former Prime Minister Tony Blair to Anders Levinsen, founder of Cross Cultures Project Association (CCPA). Read more...