Project title: Bridges of Trust and Cooperation – Genesis: Football for Peace Academy
Project duration: 01/01/2019 – 31/12/2022
Donor: UEFA Foundation for children
Location: Middle Bosnia Canton

1. Primary school “Prva osnovna škola” from Donji Vakuf,
2. Primary school “Hasan Kjafija Pruščak” from Donji Vakuf,
   3. Primary school “Kiseljak 1” from Kiseljak,
   4. Primary school “Gromiljak” from Kiseljak,
3. Primary school “Treća osnovna škola” from Bugojno,
   6. Primary school “Prva osnovna škola Jaklić” from Bugojno,
4. Primary school “Novi Travnik” from Novi Travnik and
5. Primary school ”Safvet-beg Bašagić” from Novi Travnik.

Detailed description of Genesis Football for Peace Academy:
Football is the most popular sport in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has the power to capture the mind and passion of children who have grown up with a history and influence of conflict and ethnic segregation. Sometimes though, football can be used as a weapon
for hate and inciting even more division in local communities. Genesis: Football for Peace Academy will, through specific sport for development and peace methodology use football to foster goodwill, communication and tolerance in communities and schools where it currently does not exist. Using the proven Football 3 methodology, a unique adaption of traditional football to promote peace, respect and equality, Genesis Project will support the use of football in the right way to promote co-existence and mutual respect to children and to their communities. We see football as a key driver of social and peaceful community development. Through the support of international capacity building partners, Genesis Project will train 72 football3 mediators and 48 football3 coaches, who will continue to spread and implement football3 activities in their schools and local communities. Football3 is a unique way of playing football that is changing lives across the world. It is based on the principle that the basic values of fair play, gender equality, teamwork and respect are just as important as a football skill. Named after its ‘three halves’ – a pre-match discussion, football game, and post-match discussion – football3 incorporates key life lessons into every match. Football3 is based on dialogue and it provides an ideal platform for teaching players how to prevent violence and resolve conflicts peacefully.

Expected results Year 2 (2020):
– To educate 24 football3 mediators;
– To educate 16 football3 coaches;
– To deliver 1 training on football3 methodology;
– To educate 128 football3 players (16 per primary school);
– To deliver 288 weekly football3 sessions (36 per primary school);
– To deliver 40 football3 matches (5 per primary schools);
– To deliver 64 football3 classroom sessions (8 per primary school);

Project activities:
Activity 1. Selection and training of football3 mediators;
Activity 2. Selection and training of football3 coaches teachers of sport and school pedagogues;
Activity 3. Donation of necessary sport equipment and signing of the memorandums of understanding with the school management;
Activity 4. Selection and training of the football3 players;
Activity 5. Organization and facilitation of the football3 matches;
Activity 6. Project impact evaluation activities.