OSCAR Foundation - Education with a Kick!

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Help children and youth from low-income communities to complete their education.

ABOUT US

OSCAR Foundation is a football for development non-profit dedicated to empowering children and youth in low-income communities in India. OSCAR uses football as a tool to deliver education and life skills sessions enabling children and youth to become role models in their community.

EDUCATION PROGRAMME

The Education Programme offers interventions in Early Childhood Education, Remedial Education, and Digital Learning in low-income communities across India. Our Early Learning Centre is designed for school readiness in young children and to prevent late enrolments.

FOOTBALL PROGRAMME

Centered on our ‘No School – No Football’ policy, the Football Programme reaches out to only those children who are committed to completing formal education. The Programme delivers structured sessions using football-oriented games managing…

FOOTBALL PROGRAMME

YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAMME

Young Leaders Programme offers a residential leadership training to youth from low-income communities that showcase leadership potential. The Young Leaders training focuses on professional development of the participants and trains them in delivering.

IMPACT

3,890

'Football For Good' Sessions Conducted

1,187

Girls Empowered Through Football

49

Young Leaders Trained

156

Children With Disabilities Benefited

Impact figures for 2018-19

PARTNERS

BLOG

Blog

December 12, 2019

Become an OSCAR Young Leader. Apply Now!

OSCAR Foundation is inviting youth from Mumbai who want to make a difference in their communities to join the Young Leaders Programme starting from February 2020. Girls and boys between…

Blog

December 6, 2019

VOTE FOR OSCAR

Cityzens Giving, Manchester City’s global community initiative, which supports Young Leaders around the world to change lives through the power of football, is back. This year, it features OSCAR Foundation’s…

Team OSCAR

Blog

December 4, 2019

The importance of taking the initiative — on and off the pitch

Football is an incredible tool to bring people together and change lives for the better. In March I had the privilege of visiting India for the first time, and I…

Xavi Hernandez