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Sports

Participating in sport is not only fun and a great way to stay healthy, but it can also bring communities together, foster leadership and teach values that will help people to overcome poverty


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Water bottle

This 500ml water bottle mean you never have to buy - or throw away - a plastic water bottle again! It’s also compostable, once you’ve finished with it.

Cost: £3.50 plus p&p

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Sponsored events 2010 (276.53 kB)

Interactive pdf with details of organised sponsored events throughout 2010 which are specially tailored to young people

World Cup Activities (2.70 MB)

Nine easy-to-use activities for young people in school, youth groups and residential centres, exploring global justice aspects of the World Cup and how football is used in CAFOD's work around the world.

World Cup quiz (1.48 MB)

Interactive PowerPoint quiz based on the Millennium Development Goals, activity seven in the World Cup activities

World Cup assembly  (1.60 MB)

Images to accompany the World Cup assembly or liturgy, activity ten in the World Cup activities

Voices Rss Feed

Alice Ahenda of the St John's Sports Society in the Korogocho slum in Nairobi, Kenya shows how sport can change lives

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Published on 14/05/2010, last updated on 10/06/2010
External links

Church on the ball

World Cup website from the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference

Soccer Peace Tournament

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