TheCommunityImpactCoachInitiative
from
CoachesAcrossContinents
TheCommunityImpactCoachinitiativeisauniqueopportunityforcommunityleaderswhodon’ttypically
haveaccesstoprofessionaldevelopmentornetworkingexperiences.CACinvitesdedicatedleadersto
facilitateourEducationOutsidetheClassroomprogramsdomesticallyandinternationally.Thisprovidesthem
withextensiveknowledgetobenettheircommunityandexperiencesthatwillfurthertheirpersonalcareers.
Overthepast4years,wehaveworkedwith72CICsacross138CACprograms.
Thesecoacheshavedirectlyimpactedover545,800childrenin22countries!
Thisdocumenthighlightsthekeysuccessesofsomeofthese neleadersandcoaches.
HighlightedCommunityImpactCoaches AFRICA
SalimBlanden
FatmaSaidAhmed
CharlesOtieno
NicoPota
ASIA
TejasRamakrishna
PattyCaceres
MakaraSopheak
EUROPE
JamieTomkinson
NORTHAMERICA
JosephMarie-France
SOUTHAMERICA
DanielaGutierrez
LinaRestrepo
FranciscaRojasSerrano
Salimwasoneofthevery rstCommunity
ImpactCoachesbackin2013.Sincethenhe’s
coachedwithuseverysummerinKenya,in
additiontohisworkinhishomeofMbarara,
Uganda,wherehehascreatedhisownSports
Academywith80%oftheplayerson
scholarship.Hewasunanimouslyelectedasthe
DistrictChairmanforFUFAandistheChairman
ofYouthfor30districtsinwesternUganda.
“CAChasimpactedmylifeinmanydifferentways
andthemostimportantpartisaboutgender
equityasIgottheopportunitytogetinvolved
withbothgendersthroughCACgames,having
thesamevoiceandthesameopportunitiesonthe
eldwhichalsohelpedmeoffthe eldtousemy
voiceto ghtforgenderequityinmycommunity.”
FatmaSaidAhmed,Zanzibar
“WorkingwithCAChasreallyimprovedmycoaching
skills,travellingtodifferentpartsofAfricatotrain
coachesfromdifferentbackgrounds...Ihavelearnthow
tohandlepeoplewithdifferentbeliefsandattitudesthan
me,thishashelpedmefeelempoweredthroughtheCIC
experienceandhaschangedhowIseethingsanddeal
withsituations,henceboostingmeasarolemodelinmy
communitybypassingknowledgetomypeople.”
CharlesOtieno,Kenya
“Ifyouareacoach,everydayyouareastudent.SoI
learnedmanythingsfrommycolleaguecoaches
whoareworkingtogethertoruntheprogramfor
CAC.Soforme,itisverygoodbecausethereareso
manythingsnewtome:tobeontime,toorganize
theprogram,howtomeetwithabignumberof
teachers,andhowtorelatebetweensoccerand
socialdevelopment.”
NicoPota,Tanzania
TejasjoinedourteamasaCICin2015,
coachingwithusthroughoutIndia.Then
in2016and2017,hetravelled
internationallywithCACtoNepaland
Indonesia.Whenhe’snotworkingwith
CACcoaches,heheadsuphisown
organizationinIndia,SparkyFootball,in
whichheusesCACcurriculawiththe
intentionofempoweringandengaginga
lotmorechildren.Notablyhehasspread
thecurriculumtoteachersfromschools
forchildrenwithdisabilities.
“ThebestthingaboutworkingwithCACisthe
chancetofulllmypersonalmissionofhelping
changelivesthroughfootball.Plus,Iloveto
travelandCACtravelsalot.Andmost
importantly,Igettoinspireotherswithmystory.”
PattyCaceres,Philippines
“ThebestthingaboutworkingwithCACis
thattheyhaveverygoodteamwork.NowI
knowmoregamestoaddressChildRights
andFemaleEmpowerment,andIfeelmore
con dentinaskingplayerstheright
questionstomakethemthinkfor
themselves.”
MakaraSopheak,Cambodia
JamietravelledwithCACtoIndiain2016,
coachingwithusinBangalorefortwo
weeks.UponreturningtoScotland,his
organization,SpartansCFA,decidedtoset
upaSportforDevelopmentsub-team
withintheorganization,usingtheCAC
curriculumasabasistodelivergamesto
at-riskchildreninNorthEdinburgh.He’s
alsobeencreatinghisownactivitiesand
deliveringtheminlocalprimaryschools.
Marie-Francestartedherownfootballclubin
2012,whensherealizedtherewasnotasingle
sportorganizationforyouthinhersmall
Haitianneighborhood.AfterjoiningusasaCIC
inPort-au-PrinceandLeogane,she’scontinued
leadingotheradultsinSportforSocialImpact
training.Alwaysonetoinspire,she’sastrong
femalerolemodelforthegirls,boys,men,and
womensheleadsonthepitch.
In2017,DanielaleftPeruwithCACstaff,
enroutetoEcuadorwhereshefound
otherpassionatecoacheslikeherself,who
prioritizebeinganagentforsocialchange
abovecompetition.Connectingwith
themhasmotivatedhermorethanever
totransformherpassionintoaction.Back
inLima,shehasreceivedinvitationsfrom
SportforDevelopmentinstitutionstorun
trainingsandtoshareherexperiences
andideas.Theseinvaluableconnections
haveopenedupdoorsforhertowork
withmorepeoplewhosharethesame
passiontomakeabetterfuture!
“IamgratefultoCACforthespacesofgames
anddialoguearoundconceptsofequity,
equality,gender,culture,and,violence,among
othersocialissues.Mytoolboxexpandsupon
receivingtheCACandASKforChoicecurricula
withsuchavarietyofgamestoshare.”
LinaRestrepo,Colombia
“BeingaCommunityImpactCoachwithCAC
gavemeachancetoexperienceandlearnhow,
byembracingdiversityandothers’inner
wisdom,aleadercanfacilitatechangeand
autonomy.”
FranciscaRojasSerrano,Chile
CommunityImpactCoachesareimperativetothepositivesocialimpactthatCACishavingon
everycontinent.Withyoursupport,wewanttoexpandtheCICinitiativewithsomenewand
excitingideas:
*Full-timeCIC'sinkeyregions
tocoordinateandruncapacity
buildingtrainings
*GlobalsummitforallCIC’s
wheretheycanmeet,learn,
networkandexpand
knowledgeforongoingwork
*Moreopportunitiesfornew
CIC'sinunderserved
communities
Whysupportthe
CommunityImpact*Buildbrandlegacyandreputationthroughpositivepromotionalcontent
CoachInitiative? *Internalengagementofemployeestoimproveretentionandrecruitment
*SocialreturnonyourinvestmentthroughmeasurableglobalimpactofCIC’s
*Year-roundintegrationofinitiativeintooverallCSR/CauseMarketingstrategy
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