{"id":2318,"date":"2025-02-18T14:49:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T14:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/?post_type=innovation&#038;p=2318"},"modified":"2025-03-12T20:08:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T20:08:26","slug":"leveragingfootballformentalhealth","status":"publish","type":"innovation","link":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/fr\/innovations\/leveragingfootballformentalhealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Leveraging Football Coaching for Mental Health Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: Power Plus Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"ql-bg-container-block_6e3ea164e64822b29878d5f5b23cf8a2\" class=\"acf-block ql-bg-container bg-white\"><div class=\"ql-bg-container-inner\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Organisation de mise en \u0153uvre : <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ppf-tz.org\/\">Power Plus Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type de projet :&nbsp;<\/strong>D\u00e9monstration de principe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lieu :&nbsp;<\/strong>Kahama, Tanzania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Domaine(s) th\u00e9matique(s)<\/strong>: Sports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PPFoundation.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2321\" style=\"width:267px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PPFoundation.png 403w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PPFoundation-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Power Plus Foundation\u2019s sports-based innovation integrates mental health education into football coaching sessions, using the popularity of football to engage youth in discussions about mental well-being. 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