FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation company, and the UEFA Foundation for Children today announce a co-funded community project that will use football as a tool to attract and engage young adults in employability programs.
A charitable grant, awarded under community investment platform FedEx Cares and matched by UEFA Foundation for Children, will build the capacity of local sports organisations to structure and deliver football-based employability programs in their communities.The project will be overseen by global non-profit streetfootballworld and delivered on the ground by network member organisations in four locations – Policy Centre for Roma and Minorities (Romania), the Oltalom Sport Association (Hungary) and Sport Against Racism (Ireland) and Sport 4 Life (UK).
“Due to its universal popularity, football gives community organisations a wide reach and provides a common platform to engage with young people who face challenging circumstances,” said Dr. Vladimir Borkovic, director, streetfootballworld. “This program will equip sports organisations with the tools to guide young people who are furthest from the job market into education, training and, ultimately, sustainable employment.”
FedEx Express是FedEx Corp.（NYSE:FDX）的子公司，也是世界上最大的快递运输公司，与欧足联儿童基金会今天宣布了一项共同资助的社区项目，该项目将利用足球作为吸引和吸引年轻人参与就业计划的工具。
由社区投资平台FedEx Cares提供并由欧足联儿童基金会匹配的慈善赠款将建设当地体育组织的能力，以在其社区构建和实施基于足球的就业计划。该项目将由全球非营利街头足球世界监督，并由四个地点的网络成员组织在实地交付——罗姆人和少数民族政策中心（罗马尼亚）、Oltalom体育协会（匈牙利）、反对种族主义体育（爱尔兰）和体育4生活（英国）。
街头足球世界总监弗拉基米尔·博尔科维奇博士说：“由于足球的普遍普及，足球为社区组织提供了广泛的影响力，并为面临挑战的年轻人提供了一个共同的平台。”。“该计划将为体育组织提供工具，引导距离就业市场最远的年轻人接受教育、培训，并最终实现可持续就业。”
