The Netherlands

Everyone belongs on the team

Making sport easier to access and bringing young people together through their own team.

Football pitch in a Dutch neighbourhood
Young people arriving at a football pitch by bicycle

Change can start close to home

Not every child naturally finds their way to a club. Cost, equipment or simply feeling out of place can be enough to remain on the sidelines.

It starts in the neighbourhood: an accessible team, regular playing times and kit that lets everyone step onto the pitch as an equal from day one.

Illustration of young people playing sport together in the Netherlands

From participants to teammates

Sport is the beginning. Training together means keeping commitments, taking responsibility and discovering what you can mean to someone else.

The goal is not only to join in, but to feel that your presence matters.

An idea that must grow locally

The programme takes shape locally by listening first to schools, community coaches and, above all, young people themselves.

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