The theme for the festival was helping children improve their health while also enjoying the thrill of playing football, and by all accounts it was a great success.The participants were…
Sport Matters, an Australian-based organisation founded in 2011 to make a difference in people’s lives using sport as a tool for development in Australia, the Pacific, Asia and Africa, launched…
Even countries like the USA and India who weren’t typically known as “football countries” have not been able to escape the charm of the game and the contagious enthusiasm of…
In March 2014, the Just Play Project Managers and top instructors from OFC’s 11 Member Associations came together in Auckland, New Zealand to learn as much as possible about the…
Helping to link the two organisations through that programme is Sport for Development specialist Melissa Palombi, one of the key members of the UNICEF team collaborating with OFC on Just…
This week has seen the OFC Academy in Auckland, New Zealand play host to the Just Play Instructors Course. The programme’s project managers and top instructors came together from the…
UNICEF Pacific Representative, Dr. Karen Allen said “the Just Play Programme is a perfect fit with UNICEF’s Sports for Development Programme which uses sports, recreation and play to fulfil the…
As part of that process the OFC Social Responsibility Department is introducing a new 34-session programme.The new programme is currently being shared with the Just Play Project Managers and top…
With the new programme set for release this month, the three-day Just Play instructor Course provides an opportunity for instructors to familiarise themselves with the new content, and how to…
With 8 March 2014 marking International Women’s Day, the inroads this programme makes all year-round in the realms of gender equality and female empowerment comes under the spotlight. Just Play…