CANFF Honduras
CANFF Honduras started in 2008 and since then has grown in popularity among the people in the Bay Islands of Honduras, specifically Roatan. CANFF Honduras was CAN Fútbol Foundation’s first program and it stands as a testimony to the fact that the sport of soccer can be utilized as the medium with which to promote other facets of personal development such as education and public health. CANFF Honduras’ projects and initiatives are overseen by our three head coaches, Luis Alvarado, Ramon Hernandez, and Selyn Gonzalez.
Goal: To use the sport of soccer as the vehicle to promote education and public health initiatives throughout the island.
Core Objectives
- To utilize the sport of soccer as the platform and the vehicle to promote academics and healthy living.
- To launch and fund community service projects in order to clean-up local communities
- To create a sense of unity within the local communities and therefore creating a positive dynamic between the coaches, players, and the community at large.
- To reward all of our student-athletes with soccer equipment if they maintain an 87% Grade Point Average (GPA) on their Midterm and Final grades.
- To provide our teams with the necessary equipment with which to train.
CANFF Tampa
CANFF Tampa was started in 2009 and is a domestically-based outreach that collaborates with local organizations in order to combine their mission and vision with our goal of using sports as the vehicle to reach underprivileged youth. In order to carry out our vision of utilizing the power of soccer as the vehicle to empower the world’s youth domestically, we have formed an alliance with RYFP so that, together, we can positively impact the lives of the young refugee student-athletes living in the greater Tampa Bay vicinity.
Goal: To collaborate with Refugee Youth and Family Program (RYFP) in order to help them carry out their vision of helping refugee youth reach their highest levels of achievement through school, family support, and sports. In Hillsborough County alone, RYFP serves approximately 130 refugee children ranging from 5-18 years old.
What Is Refugee Youth and Family Program (RYFP)?
RYFP supports refugee youth to reach their highest levels of achievement through school and family support. We work to improve school success for refugee students, reducing dropout risk factors, helping youths successfully transition from school to the workplace, and improving the acculturation and preservation of the refugee family. Cultural and recreational outings, mentor and tutoring support, career exploration and development services are offered to eligible youth enrolled in the program. Families also benefit as we bring speakers to meet with parents to learn more about the Florida school systems, health and mental health programs, healthy marriages and more. RYFP also has programs in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties.
How Does CANFF Help?
CANFF partners with RYFP by providing them with the necessary assistance with which to carry out the sport and development part of their initiative. CANFF offers coaching expertise and provides RYFP student-athletes and directors with soccer and coaching equipment in order to facilitate productive practices and enhance these students’s athletic development.
Core Objectives
- To provide RYFP with the necessary soccer equipment to facilitate positive athletic growth.
- To promote education to the children of refugees, improving their academic success.
- To help these refugee youth understand the concept of unity through the sport.
CANFF Kenya
Kanga Football Club has evolved from infancy where upon it was called Kanga Village Football Club. It was started in 1997 by the late David Ang’ila who was a renowned footballer. But the club went down sprawling that same year because of lack of commitment from members. It was later picked up by Joel Ochieng’ Wao in the year 2001. During those inception years, it was majorly a way of bringing the youths to fellowship together at football during the evening hours. After balling, they could involve in the usual evening politicking, learn from each other and subsequently cultivate an atmosphere of brotherhood and comfort with one another. That was a key thing in ensuring cohesiveness among families in the village.
But this was the beginning of an idea under investigation as it became apparent later on. The ideas sprung up exponentially and in the year 2006, there was a strong belief that through combined efforts, the club could reach most youths beyond Kanga Village (Rongo, Nyanza Province, Kenya)and share the visionary ideas through soccer as the engine towards success. Also, the members of the club management committee were good enough to serve as the role models to the youths towards realization of the grand finale.Consequently, Kanga Football Foundation was formed but it never went further beyond the football club nomenclature. To date, the club is growing stronger. But most importantly, the club is being used as a stepping stone to reach more youths in a broader perspective under the umbrella of CANFF Kenya.The official launching of CANFF Kenya was in December 23, 2009 with CANFF Kenya football tournament in Kanga High School. Joel’s ultimate vision is to have CANFF Kenya’s branch attain a national and global recognition in positively impacting the lives of the youth.
Motto: Strong to Succeed!
Strategies
- All players are expected to report to the field at 4pm till 6pm everyday unless under permission from stakeholders. They are also required to respond to home and away games and appear 30 minutes before kick offs.
- Every player is expected to respect the peers and stakeholders. They are required to observe maximum etiquette including but not limited to wearing appropriate apparels (gears) into the field: No long trousers (pants) into the field of play. No player is expected to argue with the referee unless authorized by the captain.
- Membership comprise of youths from within the district and/or other. Typically, it is open and voluntary but there is a life membership fee of 50 Kenyan Shillings ($0.65 USD). Besides club operations, it attracts a spectrum of people across borders of specialization that assist in motivating the youth.
- English and Swahili are highly recommended in field of play. However, for new comers, any understandable language (such as Luo) is accepted to ease communication among individuals.
- Absenteeism of players without apology is subject to a fine of 10 Kenyan Shillings ($0.14 USD).
