07.07.2010
Grassroot Soccer at the Football for Hope Festival 2010
It’s a Saturday at Leresche Primary School in Soweto, South Africa’s largest township just outside of Johannesburg. Four groups of boys and girls stretch and jostle for position, desperately trying to get hold of the ball in play. They jump up with hands reaching to the sky, repeatedly calling “Coach! Coach!” in hopes of receiving a pass. Finally, a young girl gains the attention of the coach and the ball bounces her way. She gathers it as the rest of circle falls quiet. She stands up proudly and tells everyone why she thinks that 18 is the right age for a young person to start having sex.
