Institutional Development

Organisations have a relationship with their broader environment: networks of partner organisations, individual professionals and donors; legislation and regulations (the “rules”), “politics”, target groups, the cultural context. Organisations that work with and use the resources of this broader context have shown to perform better and have better chances of creating a larger impact than those that work in isolation or choose to set up parallel structures. Institutional development (ID) thus creates the conditions for strengthening individual organisations.

The official campaign of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ will carry the name Football for Hope – 20 Centres for 2010. The concept of the campaign is to build twenty Centres (five in South Africa and fifteen in other African countries) that should benefit disadvantaged African communities. The ‘hardware’ of the centres will consist of a small-size pitch with one-star artificial turf, as well as educational and health care facilities. The ‘software’ of the Football for Hope Centres will be provided by on-site local implementing partners who will strengthen their activities in the community.