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FOOTBALL4SCHOOLS INITIATIVE - IAS Academy in Coimbatore

Nov 02, 2022

FOOTBALL4SCHOOLS INITIATIVE

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Recently, the Ministry of Education has signed an MoU with Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and All India Football Federation (AIFF) for the ‘Football4Schools’ initiative in India.

  • The Football4Schools program is a step towards translating Prime Minister’s vision of making sports a way of life as well as creating well-rounded citizens.
  • It aims to empower 25 million young boys and girls in India through sports-integrated learning.
  • It espouses the spirit of National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.

Objectives:

  • Empower learners (boys and girls) with valuable life skills and competencies.
  • Empower and provide coach-educators with the training to deliver sport and life-skills activities.
  • Build the capacity of stakeholders (Schools, Member Associations and public authorities) to deliver training in life skills through football.
  • Strengthen the cooperation between governments and participating schools to enable partnerships, alliances and intersectoral collaboration.

FIFA

  • FIFA is the highest governing body of football in the world.
  • It is the international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer.
  • FIFA is a non-profit organisation.
  • Founded in 1904, FIFA was launched to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. FIFA now comprises 211 member nations.
  • It is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Objectives:

  • The primary objective of FIFA is to spread football internationally and promoting integrity and fair play.
  • It is responsible for the organization and promotion of international tournaments, including the men’s World Cup, which started in 1930, and the women’s World Cup, which began in 1991.
  • It is affiliated with the International Olympic Committee and is also a member of the International Football Association Board, which is responsible for setting the rules of football.