2024
GIRLS REFLECT ON HOW GOALS HAITI PREPARED THEM FOR CONCACAF STAGE
When Haiti secured its spot at the 2024 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship, which runs February 1-11, several girls on the national team paid a visit to the place where it all started at GOALS Haiti. Read more.
Women’s soccer coaching magazine features GOALS HAITI
“A project borne from disaster has inspired 1,500 youngsters and helped develop internationals. HANNAH DUNCAN talks to KATHY McALLISTER to learn more. Haiti girls achieving their squad 'GOALS’”. Read more.
2023
SHORT FILM CAPTURES HAITI’S HISTORIC WORLD CUP IMPACT THROUGH GOALS HAITI
The short film “Footsteps” has been released by Naomi Osaka’s production company Hana Kuma, in partnership with Play Academy grantee partner GOALS Haiti. It offers a fresh perspective on how the Haitian National Women’s team are creating a blueprint for girls back home. Learn more
Haiti’s jounrey to its first womens world cup
GOALS Executive Director and one if its coaches were interviewed by NPR for their program The World about the significance of Haiti reaching the Women’s World Cup for the historic first time and having 3 GOALS alumnae on the team. Listen here
Local goalkeeper headed to world cup
The goalie began playing soccer as a young girl on the streets of Haiti with anyone who would join her and in anything she had on, from her church-service dresses to everyday clothes. At 9 years old she joined the GOALS Haiti soccer academy, which prepares young players with potential and utilizes soccer and education to build stronger, healthier communities in the country’s rural areas. Learn more
SPORTS BREAK LANGUAGE BARRIERS, UNITE YOUTH PROGRAM LEADERS
We were honored to present our work at the Laureus Sport for Good foundation Annual Summit in London. The focus was on coaching girls in sport and gender equity. Around 170 programs from across the globe, representing 43 countries engaged in interactive workshops, listened on panel discussions and got to network with programs from around the world. Learn more
FIFA community programme
To commemorate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the FIFA Foundation announced 114 organizations from 54 countries (including GOALS Haiti) will benefit from financial support under its Community Programme in 2023. Learn more
laureus continues their support of GOALS Haiti
Using an innovative model focused on soccer, school and service, GOALS Haiti engages youth and their families from communities across Haiti in programs that emphasize education, health and the environment to improve quality of life. Learn more
Gender and climate project launch
We are delighted to announce that GOALS Haiti is part of 10 successful Women-Led Organizations that will be working in partnership with CAC’s Choice for Women brand on the Gender and Climate Project funded by The Swedish Postcode Foundation. Learn more
2022
protecting youth through football
Thomas Hirst interviewed our Executive Director for The Periphery about our work. “Teaching them leadership skills, conflict resolution skills, and building up their self-esteem is huge. Having a way, like GOALS, to keep them engaged, to de-escalate conflict, and de-escalate their stress is more important now than ever.” Learn more
sport addressing humanitarian crises
Beyond Sport interviewed our Executive Director for their series on how sport is addressing humanitarian crises. “When I speak with staff and program participants there is the feeling that without our programs kids would not have a positive outlet in their lives. The collective stress from living in crisis upon crisis is fatiguing and weighs on everyone in Haiti no matter where you are located. For youth to have a space to be kids, spend time with their friends, play a game and reduce that stress is more important now than ever before.” Learn more
empowering girls through play
Play Academy with Naomi Osaka is a program created through a partnership between Naomi Osaka, NIKE, Inc., and Laureus Sport for Good, with the goal of changing girls’ lives through play and sport. With the support of Play Academy’s funding GOALS added a program teaching about gender-based violence that helps kids understand what it means, identifying warning signs, and how to defend themselves. It is part of the process of equipping the next generation of leaders. Learn more
2021
sport and development Article
Youth Leadership in Rural Haiti. Article on how we use soccer to engage youth in education and leadership opportunities in remote rural communities by our Executive Director Kathy McAllister.
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UEFA blog post
The UEFA Foundation has joined forces with the GOALS Haiti using football as a means to engage youth in Haiti. Together, they are working to fight against child poverty in Haiti by improving children’s development.
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2020
sport philanthropy podcast
Sport Philanthropy Director Roy Kessel interviewed our Executive Director Kathy McAllister on sport and education as a tool for change with youth and communities in Haiti.
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Peace and sport interview
Peace and Sport interviewed our Executive Director Kathy McAllister on how football is guiding youth to education in Haiti.
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the importance of giving back
Professional soccer player Arianna Criscione talks about her desire to give back and how she connected to support GOALS through Common Goal.
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football 4 good magazine
Interview with Francesca Casseus “While the football brings the kids in, it's through the coaching, mentoring, and education that we're seeing a real change. I’m really glad that it has become a centrepiece of the community and that I can help that in some way.”
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2019
CAC press release
Coaches Across Continents announces that GOALS Haiti has earned their accreditation certificate with CAC to create legacies of social change based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through Purposeful Play.
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beyond sport press release
Beyond Sport announces the 2019 shortlist for their awards. GOALS Haiti is among the finalists in the category for Sport for Health and Well-Being.
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2018
beyond sport press release
Beyond Sport announces the 2018 shortlist for their awards. GOALS Haiti is among the finalists in the category for Sport for Health and Well-Being.
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heart beat radio
Community leader Cindi Bright interviews GOALS Haiti Executive Director Kathy McAllister on her show Heart Beat Radio. They discuss community development, Haiti and what it means to give back.
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2017
THE SIGNAL
Saugus JV girls soccer player Hope Weidman’s email inbox was flooded with photos of youth soccer players from Haiti showing off some new soccer equipment.
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2016
AFP
Sport is integral to Haiti recovery, the GOALS programme told AFP that morale can be rebuilt through the power of sport.
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FIFA TV
The GOALS organisation is using the power of football to teach Haitian children literacy as well as health and social education in the post-earthquake era.
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Winner of the Beyond Sport Award 2016
Leveling the playing field: The GOALS Literacy Project.
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2013
soccer without limits
Powered by Sports and Social Change, Soccer Without Limits featured us in SWOLing for Good: GOALS.
Can soccer save the world?
Our infographic from 2013’s annual report featured here.
haiti tempo
Exclusive interview with Kona Shen – The Founder and Executive Officer of GOALS Haiti was part of a comprehensive effort by Haiti Tempo to help raise awareness about GOALS’ work in Haiti.
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Kitchener group assisting efforts in haiti
Highlighting the contributions of community members from Kitchener, Canada to kids and community members who participate in GOALS Haiti programs.
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sports doing good newsletter
GOALS is featured alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Steve Nash!
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streetfootballworld
GOALS work is featured in a number of ways, including profiling a video as a part of the Gillette Football Club in partnership with Google, featuring our work with InFocus, and more.
2012
pittsburgh tribune-review
Caitlan Carney is profiled for her incredible efforts to collect soccer equipment for GOALS’ participants in Haiti.
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pittsburgh post-gazette
Caitlan Carney is also profiled here for more of her incredible efforts.
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haiti libre
Haiti Libre wrote about GOALS after we received Beyond Sport’s “Best New Project” Award for our first two years of programs.
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the CARIBBEAN journal
Another write up after we received Beyond Sport’s “Best New Project” Award for our first two years of programs.
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90:00 soccer
Another write up after receiving the Beyond Sport’s “Best New Project” Award.
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One World Futbol
GOALS’ work is highlighted in a number of ways, including video interviews with Kona and blog posts on their website.
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SAlESFORCe
Kona was featured in a video produced by Salesforce for their annual Dreamforce convention, which screened before a keynote presentation with Richard Branson.
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totalfootballmag
The sporting world is taking notice! GOALS was featured on TotalFootballMag's front page and also in their world football news section.
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the bulletin
Thanks to Jared Bowns, tens of thousands of residents in northeastern Connecticut read about GOALS on the front page of their Saturday newspaper!
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winy radio
GOALS was on the air with WINY Radio in northeastern Connecticut.
the villager
GOALS was featured in The Villager newspapers published in Killingly, Putnam, Woodstock, and Thompson.
1013 main street
This radio station in Seoul, South Korea interviewed Kona about GOALS for our first coverage for in Asia.
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the huffington post
GOALS was featured as it marked the second anniversary of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
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On January 11, 2012, GOALS was featured again in “The Best of HuffPost’s ‘Greatest Person of the Day.”
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can soccer save the world?
Can Soccer Save the World?, which explores the power of sport to achieve social change, has featured GOALS regularly since January 2012.
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High School Pieces
High School Pieces named Kona Shen an "Inspiring Lady" and published an interview on their online magazine for high school girls.
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The International Platform on Sport and Development
GOALS’ work has been highlighted several times since we began operations in 2010 – thank you for helping spread the word!
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2011
le jit productions
GOALS was featured in a short video to help us raise awareness about our work in Haiti. This video has since been featured on Fox Soccer, the Gillette Football Club, and many other sites. This is a great piece just under four minutes that explains a lot about what GOALS does and the philosophy behind our work. You really get a sense of what it feels like to be on the ground in Leogane, and the atmosphere of our programs!
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the huffington post
GOALS was profiled on July 14 as part of their “Greatest Person of the Day” series.
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