#Morethanfootball Action Day 3 Focuses on SDGs

25 September 2020

#Morethanfootball Action Day 3 Focuses on SDGs

Today was the third #Morethanfootball Action Day focusing on Sport and its intersection with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Clubs and other participating organisations were encouraged to showcase and celebrate their programmes that deal with the vast array of topics covered under those international aspirations.

Barca Foundation, the charity arm of FC Barcelona, highlighted some of the ways they seek to help achieve the SDGs.

Shakhtar Social, the winners of the inaugural More Than Football Award, also took part in the celebrations. Players from their club, Shakhtar Donetsk, spent the day with children with various disabilities.

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Игроки «Шахтера» поддержали особенных детей ⠀ Дети с ограниченными возможностями, участники проекта @letsplayfcsd, получили в подарок футболки #Morethanfootball, подписанные «горняками». ⠀ Четвертый год подряд «Шахтер» принимает участие в @morethanfootballactionweeks – социальной кампании, которая проводится при поддержке @europeanclubassociation, @uefa_foundation и @efdnfoundation. В 2019 году акция объединила 106 футбольных организаций из 30 стран Европы. ⠀ Цель кампании – показать: футбол – больше чем спорт. Футбол – это один из ключевых инструментов влияния на решение социальных проблем. ⠀ Партнеры проекта «Давай, играй!» – ДТЭК, PM foundation, Академия А+, @_unfpa_ukraine_ и @specialolympics. ⠀ Гравці «Шахтаря» підтримали особливих дітей ⠀ Діти з обмеженими можливостями, учасники проєкту @letsplayfcsd, отримали в подарунок футболки #Morethanfootball, підписані «гірниками». ⠀ Четвертий рік поспіль «Шахтар» бере участь у @morethanfootballactionweeks – соціальній кампанії, що проводиться за підтримки @europeanclubassociation, @uefa_foundation та @efdnfoundation. 2019 року акція об'єднала 106 футбольних організацій з 30 країн Європи. ⠀ Мета кампанії – показати: футбол – більше ніж спорт. Футбол – це один з ключових інструментів впливу на вирішення соціальних проблем. ⠀ Партнери проєкту «Давай, грай!» – ДТЕК, @pm.foundation_ua, @academyplus_sport, @_unfpa_ukraine_ та @specialolympics. ⠀ #Шахтар #Shakhtar #FCShakhtar #Шахтер #FCSD #Україна #Ukraine #Украина #UKR #football #футбол #Донецьк #Donetsk #Донецк #Киев #Kyiv #Київ #ShakhtarSocial #WeareMorethanfootball #ДТЭК #ДТЕК #EFDN #ECA #UEFAFoundationforChildren #давайиграй #давайграй

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Na #Morethanfootball Action Weeks assinalamos hoje o nosso contributo para os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável, designadamente o nº 4 – Educação de Qualidade.#Football4SDGs #FundaçãoBenfica#EFDN

Geplaatst door Fundação Benfica op Vrijdag 25 september 2020

EFDN members implement projects ranging from education, health and wellbeing, gender equality to climate action and partnerships for the goals. Athletic Club Bilbao, an EFDN member, for instance runs a monthly competition based on the United Nations SDGs around the themes of sustainability, social welfare, gender equality and culture. Through the initiative, participants raise awareness of the small but important role we must all play individually, in preserving and improving the environment.

Annually and in collaboration with Lurgaia, the Foundation offsets the carbon emissions of Athletic Club’s men’s and women’s first teams and the men’s second team by planting trees and bushes in areas of the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve.

EFDN AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

We are convinced that football is a powerful tool with the potential to tackle challenges entailed in each of the 17 SDGs. Together with its members and partners, EFDN aims at working towards new milestones in Community and Social Responsibility within football.

Sport, including football, has proven to be a cost-effective and flexible tool in promoting peace and development objectives. Our work shows us on a daily basis that football has the power to change lives.

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