Dads Against Drugs - Dads Week

DADs in Switzerland

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DADs in Bern

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2008 strategy developments

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You'll never walk alone.

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DADs Foca 08 Team to meet the Lord Mayor of Hull

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DADs in the news world-wide

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Focus on Football & Freedom

13/09/2008

The DADs summer programme finishes tomorrow 5th September at a the KC Stadium organised by CHOICES - Hull service-user involvement group. Theirinafter focus will be on completing the second phase of the grant that we received from Team England Footballers Charity.

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There has been changes to the grants structure which is focused on commissioning processes, whilst there are grants available, they are specific and DADs has to readjust its services to comply with the opportunities available, thus there will be focus on educational developments including drug awareness programmes alongside outreach football sessions.

The Football & Freedom social enterprise which was setup to support DADs will be a main priority of development, with the aim of building a sustainable way forward. It is still in the early stages of development with positive investment of startup grants and expert support.

For further information about developments for both DADs and Football & Freedom contact Rob Broomfield.

CASL in Nairobi

05/09/2008

Our streetfootballworld network friends in Nairobi, Capital Area Soccer League continue to work with DADs to develop programmes. Enouce Ndeche is in regular daily and weekly contact with Rob Broomfield via emails, discussing projects, sharing information and working to secure a future for each respective programme.

CASL focus on HIV/Aids and secured a Football for Hope grant this year to develop their work, also following the trauma and violence after the Presidential elections, there was projects setup to tackle local conflict.

CASL will be developing Football & Freedom Africa and will be supported by the team from Hull.

EUROSCHOOLS 2008

13/09/2008

DADs partnership with the global streetfootballworld Berlin based network has created a unique chance for Endeavour High School in Hull to represent England at the 2008 EUROSCHOOLS CAMP in Switzerland and Austria.

The 54 nation event will feature football fair play and networking workshops. The two male and two female students and two accompanying teachers are setting out from Humberside Airport on Sunday 14th September, travelling to Amsterdam Shipol before flying to Zurich where they will be met by streetfootballworld and travel to their base in Trojen, Switzerland by rail.

The first few days will be spent in Switzerland in a pool of 27 nations whilst another pool of 27 nations will play in Austria, the final stages will be held in Vaduz, Lichtenstein befor travelling home after a seven day visit.

EUROSCHOOLS is part of the UEFA international football year following the EURO Championship Finals in Switzerland and Austria.

Networking and partnership developments

17/09/2008

The DADs management team is focused on networking and the development of new partnerships to continue with its award winning work.

"The changing economy and the effect on charities nationally has nessecitated changes in the way the Third Sector focuses on delivering its work" says Rob Broomfield the DADs founder member and Chief Executive, Rob added "we want to get away from short term grant maintainance and build social sustainability, our focus is now on a consortia approach which is cost effective and efficient, throughout the forthcoming months there will be a period of networking, conferencing and meetings to build strong and robust partnerships".

EUROSCHOOLS news

19/09/2008

You can access uptodate news about the EUROSCHOOLS event in Switzerland & Lichtenstein that Hull school Endeavour High is participating in, representing England amongst 54 nations.

DADs was instrumental in supporting Endeavours place at the event that has been organised by the global streetfootballworld network that DADs are members.

DADs Trustee "hangs up boots"

22/09/2008

John Hall who has presided over DADs since its humble beginnings within the Neighbourhood Watch in 2000 to the current international standing, has given up his role of Trustee.

Rob Broomfield DADs Founder member said "we are really sorry to see John go, and also Annie his wife who's hospitality was very much appreciated at Board Meetings; but its the right time for them to go to enjoy their lives away from the pressures of running a charity in todays uncertain climate, John has done his bit and he should be justifiably proud at enabling the DADs charity to succeed way beyond what we originally set out to do in 2001".

Tony Normington, DADs Trustee said "John has been a tower of strength within DADs and he has taken on so much responsibility at at time when he needs to ensure that he has more time to devote to his family, he has done his fair share of the work with honesty and integrity".

A new Trustee has been appointed to fill in the position made vacant by his resignation, whilst there is an ongoing programme to build a Board of Trustees to tackle the pertinent issues that DADs faces on a daily basis.

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Liverpool Cup

23/09/2008

DADs beneficiaries and teamsters will be meeting up with NACRO, Liverpool and streetleague, London to play in a football tournament and network at the end of October. The tournament will also include a local charity football team.

NACRO, Liverpool have organised the event that will include overnight accommodation in Liverpools new Youth Hostel. The event is fully sponsored and will include a tour of the city.

Funding bonus for DADs

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News from Uganda

23/09/2008

Stephen Pritchard former DADs beneficiary and volunteer has developed his organisation Community Development Through Sport to include 22 staff (including 12 full time) who have a proper structured organisation to work in many villages throughout Uganda.

The Federation of Ugandan Football Associations representative for the West of Uganda has joined the management committee of the football team.

Rob Broomfield of DADs said "this is a remarkable story of success for a DADs beneficiary whom we engaged and supported during a difficult period in his life and shows what can be done with very little resource to start with, we are really proud that he has succeeded because of his own determination".

Charity bike ride planned for 2009

23/09/2008

A cycle ride is being planned for 2009 with pledges already to raise £20,000 for drug awareness programmes. The cycle ride will be either a point-to-point with a fixed destination or a cyclo-sportive ride that will include a circuit around the Yorkshire Wolds.

The DADs programmes has included other sports and is currently developing a running/triathlon programme on a Wednesday night with regular attendees that is growing.

A small organisational group are meeting to look at the different options and organisation of the event that will be publicised and launched in Spring 2009. For further information contact Rob Broomfield m: 07921249054

Liverpool Cup update

29/09/2008

The DADs team will be facing seven other teams including streetleague (London) and NACRO (Liverpool) for the Liverpool Cup.

The team of eight beneficiaries will be staying at the new Liverpool Youth Hostel and will have a tour of Anfield as part of the itineray.

The event is organised by NACRO and follows the networking in Bosnia & Herzegovina in May this year when streetleague, NACRO and DADs participated in Foca 08.

elevenforfreedom™ haute couture

30/09/2008

The Football & Freedom company limited by guarantee which is the social enterprise set up to supports DADs is progressing well under the difficult economic climate that is affecting charities and social enterprises.

Wendy Broomfield, Sales Director said "we are progressing well, our fashion designer has started work on the haute couture dress that will inspire and move forward the social enterprise".

Sales of the elevenforfreedom™ t's are going well, reaching sales targets, whilst the character education and 90 minute seminar programmes are progressing.

The priority for Football & Freedom is sustainability within a three year business plan, focusing on specific sales targets and social sustainability for DADs.

ITV News features DADs

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Football & Freedom kicks forward

09/10/2008

Jonathan Leafe from strawberry the websites designers and marketing advisors are working with Football & Freedom to create a positive way forward for Football & Freedom witha new mission statement.

The mission statement reads:

Football & Freedom uses football to engage people, raising awareness of human rights issues, tackling drug problems at ground level and to motivate positive change.

Football & Freedom seeks to raise sponsorship and generate income through conferences, seminars and related merchandise.

With your help and support Football & Freedom can extend its operations to directly influence and help people at grass routes level promoting harmony and prosperity in hard to reach and social deprived areas in the UK, Europe and the World.

Football & freedom will embrace the best of Dads Against Drugs and move forward with a global campaign tackling human rights and human health rights issues with football and other sports.

DADs goals achieved...

09/10/2008

Rob Broomfield DADs Founder is reflecting on seven years of work and milestones reached, Rob said "when we set out in 2001 we set an ambitious target of achievements and we have succeeded way beyond our expectations and surprised a few on the way that were dismissive of our ambitions", Rob adds "we have raised and delivered in excess of £1 million worth of projects exceeding all outcomes, we also built self esteem and confidence with beneficiaries in communities and prisons and we have superb case studies to reflect on, we are award winners, travelled internationally and set up a social enterprise that is making profit".

Tony Normington DADs Trustee said "anyone who has participated in the DADs programme has got someting out of it and we are proud of our achivements and will at the next board meetings discuss the best way forward".

DADs ambitious programme regularly features in the local, national and international press, with enquiries about our work from organisations around the world including recently Amnesty International as well as featuring on ITV news this week talking about drugs and parenting.

The DADs team are winners...

Liverpool Cup 08

15/10/2008

The Liverpool is briging together eight teams representing organisations active in the field of social inclusion and football development. The teams will consist of eight players between the ages of 16 & 25. These players are from areas of high deprivation and many are socially excluded.

NACRO (Liverpool) are organising the event alongside Liverpool Youth Service, KICKZ, streetleague (London & Glasgow), Second Chance (Newcastle) and DADs.

The two day tournament will culminate with a visit to Anfield, home of Liverpool FC.

The DADs team will be supported by two Teamsters who will support the team at the event.

Consortia approach 2009

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DADs International

21/10/2008

A report will be published on the DADs website highlighting its international developments and partnerships.

Since DADS launched in 2001, it soon became members of the Berlin based streetfootballworld organisation. Soon there was a networking opportunity witha scheme in Kenya called Capital Area Soccer League (CASL), funds were raised and DADs sent two volunteers to embark on a fact finding mission. Links with CASL are on going weekly.

This year DADs were invited to attend Foca08 in Bosnia & Herzegovina, taking eight youths and two co-ordinators to participate in Fair Play football and network with 24 other organisations from Europe and the Balkans. The event was focused on conflict resolution, DADs featured in FIFA magazine, BBC World Service and local media as well as media throughout Europe.

Following Foca08, DADs Rob Broomfield presented at a symposium in Bern, Switzerland as part of UEFA 2008.

In September, DADs organised for Endeavour High School to represent England at EUROSCHOOLS 2008 in Switzerland and Lichtenstein. Endeavour featured in the national press as the worst school in England a few years ago. Four pupils and two teachers participated in a 53 Nation UEFA sponsored and streetfootballworld organised event.

International links are ongoing with partnership developments in the USA where a DADs programme will be piloted.

Enouce Ndeche

21/10/2008

Enouce has sent greetings to DADs from South Africa where he has been on an American Education Development course. He is pictured on a boat traveling on the Atlantic Ocean to Robben Island to see where Nelson Mandela was held captive.

CASL our partners in Nairobi, Kenya received a Football for Hope grant this year from streetfootballworld (FIFA funding) for their tremendous work they do with local people regarding HIV/Aids; also recently they have made massive efforts following the conflict during the Presidential elections to tackle issues and prevent violence in their local community.

It was during this period that Enouce was in daily contact with DADs Rob Broomfield, talking about the problems that he was facing, he sent photographs of burnt out buildings and the aftermath of the events where many people died, he organised a reconciliation football match between local youths which was reported on this website.

Enouce is also working with Football & Freedom to tackle issues of human rights and human health rights, our aim is to meet up in South Africa at the 2010 World Cup. Currently we are working on an idea to help us get there to launch Football & Freedom Africa for social sustainability. At the moment we are aiming to be part of the global World Trade Centres, there is a new one in Hull and an existing site in Nairobi.

Board meets to plan future

22/10/2008

The DADs Board of Trustees are meeting to plan for the next five years to reflect on successes and focus on strengths to tackle pertinent issues in the community.

The Board of Trustees will tackle issues of funding, local to international work that includes planning for the World Cup in South Africa, resources and administration.

The Board of Trustees are keen to attract dedicated, enthusiastic people whom are willing to support the charities objects and support the outreach work.

Tony Normington DADs Trustee said "we are really keen to continue to develop our outreach programme that benefits kids and youths whom are often ignored and have little opportunity to develop themselves".

Liverpool Cup

27/10/2008

A team of DADs beneficiaries and volunteers travelled to the Kensington area of Liverpool to participate in a Fair Play Tournament organised by Nacro Liverpool Youth Service Officer, Paul Hurford.

Paul had travelled to the streetfootballworld organised Foca 08 tournament in Bosnia & Herzegovina earlier this year, during this event he promised to get the UK's streetfootballworld organisations together along with other organisations to network and play football.

Nacro Liverpool Youth Service teams participated alongside DADs, streetleague (London & Glasgow), Kickz, Second Chance (Sunderland) and Liverpool Homeless Club.

The event was played on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th October in windy and rainy conditions under fair play rules. On Saturday night Nacro provided hospitality for the teams whilst the organisations involved networked and discussed ideas for a UK streetfootballworld network with bi-annual events in their cities.

The eight teams competed for the Liverpool Cup on two pitches called Anfield (Liverpool FC) and Goodison (Everton FC). Second Chance from Sunderland won the Liverpool Cup whilst the plate competition was won by streetleague, DADs were awarded the competitions Fair Play award. Former England International and Tottenham Hotspur player Andy Sinton was in attendance at the event and present the medals and trophies to all the players.

The DADs team utilised funds from the England Players Football Charity to attend the event.

DADs Liverpool Cup team

27/10/2008

The DADs team that participated included William Broomfield who was is a student at Leeds Metropolitan University studying Physical Education, the Liverpool Cup was a placement on this course. Chris Lill has been a beneficiary with DADs for many years and is now a valued volunteer working on outreach programmes, this was his first DADs Tour, he was keen to learn about the role of Team Co-ordinator for future tours.

Charlie Broomfield, Matthew Lill and Tom Mulley are all Foca08 legends, having travelled to Bosnia & Herzegovina to participate in the inaugural streetfootballworld European networking event that help support local youths in their reconcilliation from the Yugoslavian Wars ten years ago. In Liverpool they met up with Foca08 legends from streetleague and NACRO Liverpool.

DADs UK

29/10/2008

Following Foca 08 (see logo pictured) and the Liverpool Cup, DADs will be working with fellow streetfootballworld member organisations streetleague (London & Glasgow) and NACRO (Liverpool) to establish a social inclusion support network with bi-annual events in the organisations respective cities, the aim is to bring together other football based organisations to network and share good practice.

The UK networks implementation, structure and sustainability will be discussed at further networking meetings facillitated by streetfootballworld.

It is envisaged that DADs will organise a UK network football and seminar event in the 2009 or 2010.

Football UnConference

05/11/2008

The Football & Freedom social enterprise alongside the DADs charity are planning to organise a dynamic Football UnConference for late Spring, early Summer 2009.

The event will focus on networking with local football, statutory and business organisations that tackle and/or support issues of social exclusion, health and crime, to ultimately link with UK partners in the Berlin based global streetfootballworld network.

The current focus is on consortia development to create a working party to organise the event. For further information contact Rob Broomfield m: 07921249054

Trustees meet 5th November

08/11/2008

The DADS charity Board of Trustees met on the 5th November to review the current status of the Charity and its future football outreach programme.

Primary focus will be on building the capacity of the Board of Trustees and increase to a minimum of five new Trustees by April 2009.

The Football outreach programme will focus on Fair Play football education and non-refferee matches, this is in line with the membership of the global Berlin-based streetfootballworld network.

There will be a single focus on events, football outreach and fundraising for the South Africa World Cup in 2010. Fundraising will be targeted at small grants as opposed to the larger administrative and output focused grants, there will be opportunity for commissioned work with project and administrative management fees paid at a rate negotiated with the Board of Trustees.

The DADs football team with a new kit, will play four charity fundraising matches per year against celebrity and organised teams including playing for the new annual DADs Trophy, which again will be focused on Fair Play football without a referee.

There will be a new Volunteer Policy, created to ensure that those who participate in DADs outreach are doing it for the right reasons, that they [volunteers and beneficiaries] will sign a declaration of good faith and abide by the objects set by the Charity.

Local consortia development will continue, including the continued development of the national UK membership of streetfootballworld network, whose first event was held in Liverpool recently. International developments will continue within the framework of streetfootballworld and also plan to cooperate more closely with our streetfootballworld partner Capital Area Soccer League in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Football & Freedom Limited not-for-profit social enterprise through its profits will support DADs in the future, but Football & Freedom will be totally independent of the DADs charity.

Overall the Trustees were proud of the acheivements in 2009, in particular reiterating their support for the workers and volunteers and with positive enthusiasm kick forward the second phase of the award winning work in 2009 and beyond.

DADs winter break

11/11/2008

The DADs outreach programme will stop at the end of November and restart in February 2009.

Notification of football outreach venue will be through this website, email and telephone.

Dr Auma Obama visits CASL

14/11/2008

Dr Auma Obama has visited our friend Enouce Ndeche at CASL to see nature of the football outreach delivered which is currently supported by Football for Hope.

Currently living in Kenya, Dr Auma Obama campaigned for Barak Obama in the USA before he was elected as President.

Enouce Ndeche said "it was a real honour for us that Dr Auma Obama came to visit and see what we do, its not only HIV/Aids that we focus on but conflict as well, which followed our Presidential elections, our project workers explained what we do and the problems and obstacles we face when tackling pertinent issues, she went away impressed with our efforts".

DADs partnered streetfootballworld network member Capital Area Soccer League several years ago and has sent workers and volunteers on factfinding tours to Nairobi, Kenya. Future networking is planned with the aim of meeting at the World Cup in South Africa 2010.

Football & Freedom Kicks Forward

14/11/2008

The Football & Freedom social enterprise set up to support DADs and other football good causes is building capacity and will be focused on launching several products in 2009 including the elevenforfreedom educational character programme.

Rob Broomfield the Managing Director said "Football & Freedom is an independent not-for-profit company that aims to support DADs and CASL (in Nairobi) as well as many other good football causes, our aim is to create a network of members and also encourage a young entrepreneurial leadership approach that will benefit the long term social prfitability of our aims".

Already the brand is international with development work in Nairobi, Kenya aiming to create a distinct Football & Freedom Africa brand.

CASL tackling HIV/Aids in Nairobi

14/11/2008

News from our friend and partner in Nairobi, Enouce Ndeche (CASL) is very positive, this includes the developing Football & Freedom Africa partnership, links with Dr Auma Obama and successful football outreach programmes.

Football & Freedom
Regular discussion regarding the development of Football & Freedom Africa and the deign of a products range is ongoing, soon Football & Freedom will be members of the World Trade Centre organisations that have offices in Hull and Nairobi.

Dr Auma Obama
The half-sister of the new US President Barak Obama is working with CASL in Nairobi and will be part of a two day funded resaerch programme that involves several other organisations in Nairobi. Researchers will travel to Nairobi from Washington DC to evaluate the initiatve that has been set up by Dr Auma Obama.

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Working with a Football for Hope grant through the streetfootballworld network, CASL continues to use football to tackle issues of HIV/Aids, recently many young people received graduation certificates for completing awareness courses. See images by Enouce Ndeche.

DADs Rob Broomfield and CASL's Enouce Ndeche on a daily basis discuss outreach and problem solve as well as supporting each others aspirations, its is DADs and CASL aims to meet in South Africa 2010 for the World Cup.

Mrembo, Nairobi

21/11/2008

Football & Freedom Africa will kick off with the Mrembo Project which is targeting 200 females in the Majengo slums in Nairobi.

Majengo is one of the slums in Kenya that HIV prevalence is high, rape cases, abortion and early pregnancy too. Hardly a week passes without the occurrence of one of the above. Mrembo girls project is providing these girls with information, guidance and counseling through use of sports, theartre and video shows. The girls in turn are in a better position to make informed choices concerning their sexuality and lead healthy lives.

Football & Freedom will soon be launching a 200 UK female only group to support the Mrembo Project.

Mrembo Project in Nairobi

27/11/2008

Football & freedom are developing a programme to tackle human health right issues that affect 200 girls and young women in the Majengo Slums, Nairobi.

The Merembo Project has been established by our partners in Nairobi, Capital Area Soccer League to tackle issues of poor self esteem, harrassment and HIV/Aids through football schemes.

Wendy Broomfield, Football & Freedom said "we are building a membership of 200 girls and women in the UK to tackle these issues with empathy and also learn from them about problem solving, we are also working to establish direct links of travel to Nairobi in 2009 to see what is happening there".

As part of the Football & Freedom intervention, there are links with the Hull and Nairobi World Trade Centres to establish micro-enterprises to sustain the future of the programme with a new elevenforfreedom clothing range that will include a new logo specifically for Football & Freedom Africa.

The UK membership of the Mrembo Project is open to any female and will be launched in February at a Salsa Night in Hessle, details of this event will be published on this website.

Mrembo 200

27/11/2008

The Mrembo 200 membership is open for females of all ages, the membership fee is £5, thisi will give you access to news and events over the next 18 months, with four annual newsletters delivered via email or post.

There will be membership forums and workshops to discuss how we can develop local programmes to support girls and young ladies that will help us to problem solve issues with our friends in Nairobi whose Mrembo project is helping 200 girls in the Majengo Slums with issues of HIV/Aids, Harassment and rape. The project in Nairobi is coordinated by Nancy Wjeri of Capital Area Soccer League.

The Mrembo 200 membership scheme is being coordinated through Football & Freedom, for further information please contact Wendy Broomfield m: 07921249055.

A year in the Life of DADs 2008

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January
Media focus with DADs featuring on Radio Humberside, Radio Viking and KCFM to discuss drugs crisis and young people.

Support given to partners in Nairobi, Capital Area Soccer League, whom are in the middle of violent scenes following the Kenyan Presidential Elections.

February
New Football & Freedom website launches, the indepenedent social enterprise in part has been set up to support DADs and other good footballing causes.

March
DADs VIP invite to run Sports Relief Mile in Hull with beneficiaries and volunteers.

Through the membership of the Berlin based streetfootballworld network, DADs invited to travel to Bosnia & Herzegovina for Foca 08. The team of beneficiaries that will travel will be selected from the NRF outreach programme.

April
West Area Committee and the British Red Cross commission DADs for Summer Outreach programme.

Team England Footballers Charity with messages sent from England Players select DADs to deliver outreach in 2008/09, one of only eleven organisations to be selected.

Running with DADs club started by new Trustee.

Team selected for Foca 08 and fundraising campaign for additional funding started, ultimately raising £3,500, big donation from Hull City Council.

Unique Hairstylists work with Football & Freedom to create Eleven characters for education programme.

May
DADs invited to attend a Sports & Development Symposium in Bern, Switzerland in conjuction with UEFA Football Championships.

Eight beneficiaries in the DADs team travels to Bosnia & Herzegovina to participate in a 24 European Country Fair Play football tournament, two DADs workers network with all other organisations to create a European streetfootballworld network.

DADs celebrate Hull City promotion to the Premiership at the top of a mountain Pass on a bus with teams from Turkey, Germany, Poland and Ireland, all join in the celebrations.

Bus breaks down on route to airport, additional night spent in Sarajevo, that turned out to be a humbling experience, 10 years after the Yugoslav Wars.

DADs in the national Sun newspaper.

June
DADs team versus Wigga XI at Fair Play Football (no referees), ex Lincoln City player states that it is the best game of football he had played in - DADs adopts the Fair Play methods and networks with new partners KicK Fair and Street Football for Tolerance in Germany who created the concept.

Steve Pritchard former DADs beneficiary celebrates success of Ugandan Project that has created employment and engages 000's of local people. Celtic Football Club send kit for his team.

DADs Rob Broomfield presents talk in Bern, Switzerland alongside notable speakers and also the inspiration behind the film "Bend it like Beckham".

DADs invited by streetfootballworld network to find a school from England, Ireland and Scotland for 54 nations EUROSCHOOLS events in Switzerland and Lichtenstein as part of the European Football Championships. Endeavour High School in Hull selected.

July
DADs beneficiaries meet the Lord Mayor of Hull at a Guildhall reception.

Summer football outreach kicks forward with sessions daily.

DADs feature in the international press in numerous journals, including FIFA magazine, Serbian, German and many other foreign publications following Foca 08.

August
DADs beneficaries feature in a film for England footballers.

Football & Freedom celebrate first sales of the elevenforfreedom clothing range.

Football outreach sessions daily throughout summer period in Parks and Greenfield sites - over 300 attend all sessions.

September
Endeavour High Schools travels to Switzeraland and Lichtenstein for EUROSCHOOLS 2008.

October
DADs team of beneficiaries travel to Liverpool for the inaugural Liverpool Cup with UK streetfootballworld partners. A dynamic fair play football tournament and networking event was deemed a huge success for all, and was enhanced with the appearence of former England footballers.

DADs starts plans with partners for a UK networking event in 2009.

November
DADs calculates that it has delivered over £1m of football, skills and education programmes since the launch in 2001.

DADs Kenyan partners strengthen links with Football & Freedom for the Mrembo 200 Project, targeting 200 women and girls in both Nairobi and Hull.

Inspiring Haute Couture dress design on target for launch of 2009 clothing range for Football & Freedom, first viewing at a Salsa Night in February 2009 - many tickets already sold.

December
Reflection on 2008 International Year and continuing football outreach success locally, with new targets and plans for 2009 and beyond.

A Big Thanks You for all the genuine support particularly the investment in our beneficiaries and for the parents who genuinely care and particularly our partners who are right behind what we do.

Show Racism the Red Card

03/12/2008

DADs has been invited to attend the launch of the new Show Racism the Red Card video at the KC Stadium on the 4th December. DADs Rob Broomfield will attend with four pupils and a Teacher from Endeavour High School whom DADs partnered with to send a team to EUROSCHOOLS Camp in Switzerland and Lichtenstein this year.

Hull City players and the Minister for Culture, Media and Sport will be in attendance.

2009 and beyond

29/12/2008

DADs are to reflect on successes and work towards building an international platform to enable kids and youths to work together in 2009 and beyond.

Local partnerships are being strengthened to follow on from the international networking in 2008 were DADs teams travelled to Bosnia & Herzegovina, Switzerland and Lichtenstein.

DADs CEO Rob Broomfield said "with a clear mandate to offer opportunity through partnerships to enable beneficiaries to network internationally and with the DADs Trustees pushing for expansion and new opportunity, 2009 and beyond will shape the future of the DADs charity for the next decade".

Existing partnerships are to be strengthened with a DADs UnConference in 2009, this will include the streetfootballworld UK networking partnership which followed Foca 08 (Bosnia & Herzegovina) and the Liverpool Cup inagural UK networking event.

With new projects linked to Football & Freedom including Mrembo, Nairobi and newly established links with Brazil, DADs international is being kicked forward with enthusiasm.

Vijana Amani Pamoja

05/01/2009

Our friends and partners in Nairobi, CASL (Capital Area Soccer League) have changed their name to Vijana Amani Pamoja which means 'youth together with peace'.

The changes are in line with their development of outreach programmes which are supported by Football for Hope grants.