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Rohingya Football Club Program Details

The Kick Project board has now reached agreement with the Rohingya Football Club, Kuala Lumpur, to proceed with the following program.  We are now formally raising funds for the following program, which we aim to begin in January 2016. Phase One: Part 1 Aim 1: Provide full playing kit for the current Rohingya Football Club (RFC) squad. This includes: shirts, shorts, socks, shin-pads, boots, goalkeeper equipment Aim 2: Fund a single playing space for football games. This includes paying fees on a designated municipal football field. Aim 3: Fund Transport. This includes purchasing or leasing a minivan. Part 2 Aim 1: To establish a “Ball Library”. This will be set up as a focal point for the RFC and also for the Rohingya community, with special focus on encouraging access for Rohingya children. Appropriate education initiatives (approved by both RFC representatives and The Kick Project via the Program Management Committee) may be conducted and/or...
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Football for Health in Burma

FIFA has announced a new children's health initiative in Burma. Part of the new awakening in Burma. Shame FIFA won't do a proper health check on itself...just saying... More here
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Burma/FIFA questions raised

Apropos the previous post on The Kick Project. Not surprising that questions are being asked. If bin Hammam has any brains he won't be playing these kinds of games. You just dont get away with tricks like this these days... Critics Blast FIFA support for Burmese regime crony "Chiang Mai (Mizzima) - Members of Burma's opposition ctiticised FIFA President Sepp Blatter and the organisation's general secretary Jerome Valcke for visiting Burma this week at the invitation of Myanmar Football Federation President Zaw Zaw..."( more ) Thomas Maung Shwe Mizzima March 17, 2011  
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Is this engagement or is it cosying up?

Memo to Mr Blatter: Football has great social influence. Your job is to see that it is used wisely. Sincerely The Kick Project Enough said. FIFA and Burma: the beautiful game It's a match to conjure with: FIFA president Sepp Blatter and the Burmese generals. An unaccountable regime, long dogged by allegations of corruption, mismanagement of resources, and arbitrary decision making. And then of course there are the Burmese....( more ) Tim Johnston The Financial Times March 18, 2011 Picture credit: Christian Science Monitor
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