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Project Name | Life Skills through Football Programme | ||||||||||||||||||
Amount Utilized (INR) | 6248000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Project Description | The funds were utilised to implement OSCAR Foundation’s Life Skills Through Football programme, which empowers children and youth from underserved communities. Key activities included the identification and training of Young Leaders from the community in football coaching, life skills facilitation, child safeguarding, and first aid. These trained youth conducted weekly football and structured life skills sessions for children aged 8–18, focusing on topics such as teamwork, communication, gender equality, and decision-making. The project also provided sports equipment, organised community engagement sessions, and ensured continuous monitoring and evaluation to assess outcomes and impact. | ||||||||||||||||||
Locations | Mumbai City > Maharashtra (MH),Jhunjhunu > Rajasthan (RJ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Causes | Education & youth opportunity > Sports education,Education & youth opportunity > Non formal education & lifeskills | ||||||||||||||||||
Beneficiary Group | Children | ||||||||||||||||||
Beneficiary Description | The project directly benefited a total of 580 children between the ages of 8 and 18 years from underserved communities in Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Rajasthan. Of the total participants, approximately 30% were girls and 70% were boys, with a strong focus on promoting gender inclusion and equal participation in sports. The children came from low-income backgrounds with limited access to structured sports and life skills education. In addition to the child beneficiaries, the project also engaged and trained 30 community youth aged 18 to 25 years as Young Leaders, building their capacities in football coaching, facilitation, and leadership. These youth leaders acted as mentors and role models, helping to deliver the sessions and create a safe, inclusive learning environment for the children. | ||||||||||||||||||
Impact | - Reached over 580 children across Mumbai and Rajasthan through structured football and life skills education. - Conducted 1,146 sessions, combining football training with lessons on teamwork, leadership, gender equality, and communication. - Trained 30 Young Leaders and supported 4 community-based coaches, strengthening local capacity and youth leadership. - Provided supplementary nutrition (bananas and eggs) during sessions, improving children’s health and participation. - Organised exposure visits to museums and hosted an annual Football Day, encouraging learning beyond the field. - Built over 18 community football teams, increasing participation and fostering team spirit. - Delivered capacity-building training on child safeguarding, life skills, first aid, and football coaching. - Promoted gender inclusion and positive behaviour change in children through regular engagement and mentorship. - Indirectly impacted parents and community stakeholders by encouraging supportive attitudes towards children’s development. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Project Name | Football and Life Skills Programme | ||||||||||||||||||
Amount Utilized (INR) | 1985016 | ||||||||||||||||||
Project Description | The funds were used to implement the Football Life Skills programme for children aged 8 to 18, combining football training with essential life skills education. Key activities included: 1. We covered life-skills topics such as communication skills, problem solving, decision making, self awareness and managing emotions through our football sessions. 2. Integrating a gender life skills model into a summer camp for 782 participants, covering topics like puberty, consent, menstruation and allyship. 3. Conducted pre and post football skill tests, resulting in 63.3% improvement in athletic abilities and 82.2% enhancement in technical skills. 4. Conducted parents meetings to discuss injury protocols, child safeguarding, gender roles and supporting children's goals. 5. Conducted children's meetings on injury prevention, safe touch and program updates. 6. Providing gender training for our team and weekly capacity-building sessions for coaches to improve session quality. | ||||||||||||||||||
Locations | Mumbai City > Maharashtra (MH) | ||||||||||||||||||
Causes | Education > Sports education | ||||||||||||||||||
Beneficiary Group | Children | ||||||||||||||||||
Beneficiary Description | 487 beneficiaries in the age group of 8-16 years are part of football and life skills programme from Mumbai, Karnataka and Rajasthan with 34% girls participants. | ||||||||||||||||||
Impact | - Engaged over 487 children in Mumbai, Karnataka and Rajasthan Football Life Skills program. - Reached 782 participants in summer camps, emphasising gender life skills. - 63.3% of children improved athletic abilities; 82.2% enhanced technical football skills based on pre- and post-assessments. - 1,100 participants attended Annual Football Day Events, promoting sportsmanship, teamwork, and fair play. - Engaged 250+ parents through regular meetings and home visits, focusing on child safeguarding, nutrition and support. - Significant improvements observed in communication, problem-solving, decision-making, self-awareness, and emotional management among participants. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Project Name | Football & Life Skills | ||||||||||||
Amount Utilized (INR) | 2500000 | ||||||||||||
Project Description | OSCAR Foundation believes the core values inherent in football are principles necessary for community development. Based on our ‘No School, No Football’ policy, OSCAR Foundation provides football and life skills sessions to children from underprivileged backgrounds on the condition that they attend school regularly. Football and Life-Skills sessions are delivered based on an in-house curriculum that imparts socio-emotional learning, value education and physical activity. | ||||||||||||
Locations | Yadgir > Karnataka (KA),Jhunjhunu > Rajasthan (RJ),Mumbai City > Maharashtra (MH) | ||||||||||||
Causes | Education > Non formal education,Education > Sports education | ||||||||||||
Beneficiary Group | Children | ||||||||||||
Beneficiary Description | The OSCAR Foundation's beneficiaries span the age range of 8 to 18 years, encompassing 2894 males and 1379 females, for a cumulative count of 4273. Emerging from marginalized communities in underserved regions, these children bring with them diverse backgrounds and life experiences. These youngsters are particularly susceptible to negative influences, which could lead them down paths of engaging in anti-social activities, becoming ensnared in addictive behaviors such as gambling and alcohol consumption. These vulnerabilities often result in school dropout rates or irregular attendance. Nonetheless, the OSCAR Foundation stands as a beacon of hope, guiding these beneficiaries towards constructive avenues and fostering their resilience to transcend the hurdles they face. Despite confronting formidable challenges, they share a common goal of shaping a more promising tomorrow. | ||||||||||||
Impact | In Karnataka, a total of 290 sessions were held, including 99 dedicated to life skills training. The participant count reached 884, with 43.67% being female and 56.33% male. Mumbai saw a more extensive engagement, with 951 sessions, out of which 291 were focused on life skills. The total participants in Mumbai amounted to 3130, comprising 30.26% females and 69.74% males. Rajasthan conducted 118 sessions, exclusively non-life skill sessions, engaging a total of 262 participants, of which 17.94% were female and 82.06% male. Across all locations, the grand total of sessions conducted stood at 1359, with 390 being life skill sessions. The overall participants numbered 4273, with a gender distribution of 32.27% female and 67.73% male. | ||||||||||||
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