[Certified NPO love.futbol Japan] Signed a partnership with e-sports “FC Community Series”. We will start “Goal for Good,” a donation program based on the number of goals scored in game tournaments, to support children who want to play soccer but are unable to do so due to financial poverty.
Certified NPO love.futbol Japan Press release: October 9, 2024 We have entered into a partnership with the e-sports “FC Community Series.” We will start “Goal for Good,” a donation program based on the number of goals scored in game tournaments, to support children who want to play soccer but are unable to do so due to financial poverty.
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partnership is expected to have the effect of increasing awareness of the issues and activities we are tackling among people who love soccer through e-sports, and expanding our circle of support. Together with new partners that connect esports and the real world, we will further advance our activities to improve the issue of child poverty and experience disparity in sports. FCS is a prize-winning e-sports soccer tournament series using the world’s popular soccer game “EA SPORTS(TM) FC” series, and is working to create a competitive and fun playing environment and spectator culture in Japan. It has been held regularly since 2023, and last season (FCS24) a total of eight tournaments were held at large commercial facilities in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka, and the scale of operation has grown to include more than 10,000 players in total. In addition, we have set up a trial play area at the tournament venue, and at each tournament, 100 to 250 people from a wide variety of facilities can actually play the EA SPORTS(TM) FC series. We will not only make it competitive as e-sports, but also contribute to the soccer industry through these initiatives. Information will be disseminated through the tournament’s official SNS. Official X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/FCS_JP Official note: https://note.com/fc_comm The number of children seeking support from our association has quadrupled in the past three years, due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and rising prices, and exceeded 400 for the first time this year. Currently, issues surrounding children include economic issues, the counseling environment, and issues of social understanding. The situation was found to be serious, with 60% of beneficiary households having an annual household income of less than 2 million yen, and 38% saying they had borrowed money for their children to play soccer. In general, sports tend to be seen as a luxury or a hobby, so when it comes to issues of disparity in opportunities for children, support for sports tends to be given lower priority than support for life infrastructure such as education and food. As a result, it continues to be difficult for those involved to raise their voices even when they are in trouble, and there is a need to increase society’s understanding of sports opportunities for children. While the scale of requests for support is expanding and various issues are becoming more apparent, the support system in Japanese soccer is not fully established. What is needed now is the cooperation of colleagues to create an environment that supports children. From 2021, love.fútbol Japan will be running an activity called “Children’s Soccer Back to School” for children who have given up on playing soccer or find it difficult to continue playing soccer due to economic poverty and social disparity. We are working on a support project with 21 soccer players, including Keima Togashi (Sagan Tosu), Yu Kobayashi, Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale), Maya Yamamoto (INAC Kobe), and Hinata Miyazawa (Manchester United WFC). I’m here. Over the past four years, we have provided more than 18 million yen in grants to approximately 1,600 children in 42 prefectures, including disbursing 50,000 yen in grants that can be used for soccer expenses, donating equipment, and providing empowerment exchanges for people with mental health issues. Delivering support to people. ▷Click here for activities in Japan in 2023
https://www.lovefutbol-japan.org/posts/45669146 love.fútbol Japan is an NPO that works to change the environment for children in Japan and Asia who are unable to play soccer safely due to economic poverty and social disparity. “Creating a community-type sports field” to resolve local issues and co-create a place where children can play, and “Children’s Soccer Back-to-School Support Project” in Japan, in which soccer players donate 1% of their annual salaries to support children. We operate “1% FOOTBALL CLUB”, a platform that supports people. Organization name: Certified NPO love.futbol Japan
Established: January 12, 2018 Representative director: Ryoya Kato Official website: https://www.lovefutbol-japan.org/ 1% FOOTBALL CLUB ： https://onepercentfc.com/ [Contact information] love.futbol Japan Public Relations Department MAIL： team@lovefutbol-japan.org