Arsenal Vision raises huge sum for Foundation
The Arsenal Vision podcast has, for the third year in a row, spent April raising money for The Arsenal Foundation to use towards our Coaching for Life programme – with staggering results
Coaching for Life: Zahrah’s story
Student coach Zahrah was keen to experience our Coaching for Life programme as part of her Arsenal education, but she had no idea just how inspirational her time at the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan would be
Raising funds for Coaching for Life
Leah Williamson is leading a campaign along with the Arsenal Vision podcast to raise funds for our project in the Za’atari refugee camp, run in partnership with Save the Children
Leah addresses the United Nations
Leah Williamson has addressed the United Nations Assembly to discuss empowering children and levelling the playing field for girls in sport – and she drew on the positive impact of our Coaching for Life Programme in Jordan in breaking down gender stereotypes
Coaching for Life: Bex’s story
How one Arsenal coach has seen the benefits of our Coaching for Life programme at the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan – it’s giving people the chance to rebuild their lives
Coaching for Life wins Save the Children award
The Arsenal Foundation’s Coaching for Life programme has received industry recognition at the Save the Children Partnerships Awards at The Shard
The positive impact of Coaching for Life
A new film launched today – on the 12th anniversary of the outbreak of war in Syria – tells the stories of Jana and Ward, Syrian refugees who fled to Jordan with their families to start a new life in Za’atari refugee camp
International Women’s Day: Coaching for Life
On International Women’s Day, we’re happy to announce that Coaching for Life, our football programme that builds sustainable resilience in children at the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, has recently achieved gender equity
Coaching for Life: Maya’s story
Maya, 14, is a Coaching for Life participant in Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan. Having arrived from Syria in 2013, she has taken a key role in standing up for the rights of young girls in the camp and tackling the issues of child marriage and child labour
Williamson visits Coaching For Life in Jakarta
Leah Williamson recently paid a very special visit to Indonesia to launch our Coaching for Life programme in Jakarta – and we have a photo gallery of her inspiring and humbling trip
A year in the life of Coaching for Life
It’s been nearly a year since Arsenal Academy Manager Per Mertesacker launched the start of the groundbreaking Coaching for Life programme on a visit to the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan. We look at the huge amount of progress that has been made in that time
Coaching for Life: Scarlett’s story
The Arsenal Foundation has worked with Save the Children to create Coaching for Life, a groundbreaking new project that uses football to enhance the mental wellbeing of children in the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan and slum communities of Jakarta, Indonesia. Arsenal in the Community’s Scarlett Hanrahan is working out in Jordan, training the local coaches who will deliver the project in Zaatari
Coaching for Life
2019 sees a step-change in our partnership with Save the Children through the creation of Coaching for Life. Working as one team, Arsenal and Save the Children have combined their expertise to create this unique programme to improve the mental wellbeing of children affected by conflict and violence – and you can find out more here
