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History:

AFDP Global was launched in October 2018 at the Emirates Stadium in London.[1][2][3][4] AFDP Global is the successor organisation to the Asian Football Development Programme (AFDP) which was founded by Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein in 2012 and focused on Asia and the Middle East. Its achievements included reaching over 80,000 young people directly through its projects; training over 500 coaches, administrators and referees in refugee camps[5][6], schools and clubs; distributing over 100,000 footballs to young people's programmes and organisations and completing 30 projects reaching 25 countries[7]. AFDP Global extends this remit so as to serve more children in disadvantaged communities worldwide[8]

In November 2018, allegations that members of the Afghanistan national women's football team were physically and sexually abused by men from the country's football federation were published in the UK[9]. On Feb 5th 2019, AFDP Global convened a round table in London which recommended FIFA set up a fully independent enquiry into the abuse and establish a proper grievance procedure to protect the victims[10][11]. Following the round table, Kelly Lindsey, coach to the Afghanistan national women's team, began working with AFDP Global to promote good governance in women's football.[12]AFDP Global continues to highlight this case and other issues affecting women's football.[13]

On March 5th 2019, AFDP Global named former France and Liverpool manager Gerrard Houllier, Canadian International Karina LeBlanc and former Arsenal and France footballer Robert Pires as its first three ambassadors. [14]

Current partnerships include those with La Liga, the UEFA Foundation for Children, streetworldfootball (sfw) and War Child, called War Child Football Club.

References

  1. ^ "Soccer Jordan Al Hussein-Hussein". AP. 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  2. ^ "Former FIFA official Prince Ali takes soccer charity global". NBC Sports. AP. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. ^ "Prince Ali focusing on football mission outside FIFA and AFC". Reuters. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  4. ^ "HRH Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein to unveil new social initiative at Soccerex USA". Soccerex (Press release). 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  5. ^ "The most important soccer is not being played in Brazil but in refugee camps in Jordan". The Washington Post. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  6. ^ "Prince Ali opens new football pitch in Zaatari". Jordan Times. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  7. ^ Refugee kids healing through sport - CNN Video, retrieved 2018-11-19
  8. ^ "Prince Ali dumps football politics to focus on AFDP social development initiative". Inside World Football. 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  9. ^ Wrack, Suzanne (2018-11-30). "Fifa examining claims of sexual and physical abuse on Afghanistan women's team". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  10. ^ "Integrity: Prince Ali says FIFA must act urgently to reform statutes on sexual abuse". Inside World Football. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  11. ^ "FIFA urged to step in over sexual abuse claims in Afghan women's..." Reuters. 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  12. ^ Lindsey, Kelly (2019-03-12). "Women's football -- a vision for the future". CNN. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  13. ^ "Prince Ali fights for women's rights in football". France 24. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  14. ^ "Houllier, LeBlanc and Pires join as ambassadors for social initiative AFDP Global". Inside World Football. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2019-03-08.


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